Transcript Take a Walk in The Rainforest

Take a Walk in The Rainforest
Ms. Lopez
1st grade classroom
Essential Question
• I would like you to think about this
question during our unit on the
Rainforest
• How are we like plants and animals?
What we will doing in this Unit
• You will learn about the Rainforest and
the about the different plant and animals
live within the Rainforest.
• Students will complete several different
activities over the next three weeks, and
at the end of the unit will have a compete
profile on the Rainforest, including a
short powerpoint, art projects, and
writing assignments.
What you will be doing for the
next week
• Students will create a power point slide
show. Students will have the opportunity to
work on project during computer lab time
• With parents assists students will create four
to five slides on two different plants and
two different animals that are located in the
Rainforest.
Sample Power Point
• I will show you a power point slide show of what
should be included in your power point
• I will be sending home a letter to your parents
about this project and where they can find the the
sample power point on the classrooms web page.
• The next few slide is simple of two different plants
and two different animals that are found in the
Rainforest.
Plant and Animals that Live in
the RainForest
By: Ms. Lopez
What I choose :
• The plants I choose where the:
• Epiphytes
• Strangler Fig Tree
• The animals I choose where the:
• Macaw
• Sloth
Epiphytes
• They are air plants
• Grow everywhere, but
can be found on
branches, trucks, and
leaves of trees.
• They begin their life in
from seeds transported
by birds or winds.
Strangler Fig Tree
• Strangler fig trees use
another trees to climb
up to the sunlight.
• As they grow they
wrap around the old
trees.
Macaw
• Macaws are the largest
of all parrots
• There are sixteen
different species of
macawas.
• They have beautiful
tails that are longer
than their bodies.
Sloth
• The Sloths are
extremely slow
moving mammals
found in the
Rainforest.
• There hair is gray and
brown.
• They are the size of a
small dog.
Outline for Power Point Project
• Choose a background for your power point
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project.
Please included three short facts about the two
plants and animals that you choose
Add a picture of each plant and animal
Have four to five slides in your power point
project.
Have parent check work before turning in your
project.