Journey through the Rain Forest

the tropical rain forest!

What is a rainforest??
The rainforest is Earths oldest ecosystem!

They are very dense, hot forests called rain forests because it is raining an average of 120 days per year in these areas! http://www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html DID YOU KNOW

the rainforests cover only 6% of Earths surface but contain more than the worlds plant & animal species!

Where are the rain forests?

The Lungs of the Planet

The Amazon is the biggest tropical rainforest in the world covering 2.5 million square miles! How big is that? As big as the 48 mainland US states!

THE AMAZON

The Amazon is called the lungs because it is our worlds biggest supply of oxygen! More than 20% of all the oxygen is produced from this one forest!

Where are the rain forests?

The rainforests are located in a band all the way around the globe called the tropics. This area is found along the equator, giving it a certain temperature & climate

Because the rain forests are found near the equator, the temperature stays hot all year long!

It never freezes!

Temp. Range = 75-80 degrees

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So who lives there?

DID YOU KNOW
30 million species of plants & animals live in the rainforests!

1/2 of the worlds animals

and 2/3 of the worlds plants all live together in these dense, dark environments.

A night search
Lets see what plants and animals we can find hiding in the tropical rainforest at night!

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JAGUAR

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JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

GORILLA

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

GORILLA

PIRANHA

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

GORILLA

PIRANHA

PARROT

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

GORILLA

PIRANHA

PARROT

BENGAL TIGER

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

GORILLA

PIRANHA

PARROT

BENGAL TIGER

GIBBON

TOUCAN

JAGUAR

SPIDER MONKEY

RED-EYED TREE FROG

GORILLA

PIRANHA

PARROT

BENGAL TIGER

GIBBON

VIPER

1000s of types of trees!

ORCHIDS & EXOTIC FLOWERS

VENUS FLY TRAP

Rafflesia the biggest flower in the world!

2500 species of vines

Lush growth

Who is that monkey playing in the rainforest??

Todays Activity
TOP FLAP
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ANIMALS: ______________ ______________ ______________ PLANTS: ______________ ______________ ______________

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TEMPERATURE: _________ WATER: ______________