How has _________adapted to living in the Rainforest?
Here are some animals you might want to research.
Camouflage
The first and most common animal adaptation in a tropical rainforest is camouflage. For an animal to successfully exhibit this adaptation, it needs not only to have a colour that will help it blend into the environment but also a shape that is unrecognisable by its predator. Leaf-tailed Gecko The Leaf-tailed Gecko which exhibits camouflage by having a skin similar to tree bark covered with moss. |
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Rainforest Facts Padlet
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What is a Rainforest?
Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climates, and lots of rain. In some rainforests it rains more than one inch nearly every day of the year!
Rainforests are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest in South America.
Rainforests are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest in South America.
Our big idea question is:
What makes an environment extreme and how do living things survive?
To answer this question we will explore:
Climate
Vegetation
Animals
Habitat/Features
To answer this question we will explore:
Climate
Vegetation
Animals
Habitat/Features
Reading material
These books explore life in the desert, read as many as you can to explore these fascinating topic. Think of the BIG question... how would you answer it?
Here are some books in EPIC, this is a good place to start building your knowledge about the Rainforests.
Here are some books in EPIC, this is a good place to start building your knowledge about the Rainforests.
EPIC books
EPIC - Animals in the Rainforest
EPIC - Read to me
EPIC - Videos
National Geographic Kids website
https://www.natgeokids.com/nz/discover/geography/physical-geography/15-cool-things-about-rainforests/
More videos
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