Animals of the Amazon
Rainforest animals rely on their environment for survival.
1. On the Banks of the Amazon
After listening to the story, watch this video to understand why the Amazon Rain Forest is so important to everyone, not just the people and wildlife of Brazil.
Next, link to a Padlet by clicking on your teacher's name below. With your partner, write one sentence that tells why the Amazon is so important.
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2. Look at the animals below with your partner and choose three animals that you might like to research.
3. Amazon Animal Form
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4. Levels of a Rain Forest
After reading about the levels of the rainforest, click on this short quiz to keep you on your toes.
*FOR FUN* How many species of vertebrate animals live in the Amazon Rainforest?
5. The Endangered Species Act
6. Starting your Research
We will be using Student Britannica to do our research. Before you search for your animal, be sure to click on the ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tab. Then type your animal's name in the search box.
Select an article that has a number 1 or 2 in a yellow or green circle before the title and that has Amazing Animals of the World under the article title. After you locate your article, read the fast facts and short description to fill in the animal information sheet that Mrs. Prescott shared with you.
7. Choosing an image of your animal.
When you find the image you like, save it to your chromebook.
8. Blabberize
Watch this quick tutorial video on how to use this website and then click here to go to Blabberize. Mrs. Prescott will provide you with the username and password for this website.
10. DoSomething.org
We will be writing thank you cards to these park rangers who work daily to protect elephants, rhinos, tigers, and sea turtles. Here are a few examples of letters written by children to park rangers in Africa.
We will be writing our thank you cards through the website DoSomething.org.
*FOR FUN* What is the name of this shy amphibian that lives high in the tree canopy of the rainforest?
11. Reviewing what we have learned.
- the importance of the Amazon Rainforest
- the animals that live there
- what endangered and threatened mean
- how we can protect these species