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This activity (on pages 19-24) introduces learners to the rain forest's layers—emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor—and has learners make paper lianas (vines that live attached to trees) and bromeliads (stiff plants that catch rainwater.) There are also pictures of rain forest critters (spider monkey, fruit bat, macaw, agouti, poison frog) for learners to color and cut out. All of these plants and animals can be attached to the trees learners create in the "Build a Tree" activity in the same activity book.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 1 to 2 hours
- 1 cent - $1 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity, Model
- English, Spanish
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- tape
- 2-3 grocery bags or brown construction paper
- several sheets of different shades of green tissue paper
- scissors
- pencil
- crayons, colored pencils or paint
- ruler
Subjects
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Life Sciences
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Diversity of Life
- Plants
- Animals
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Ecology
- Ecosystems
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Diversity of Life
Informal Categories
- Animals
- Nature and Environment
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves teamwork and communication skills
- Links STEM to other topics of interest such as arts and humanities
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Designed specifically for
- Rural dweller
Culture, ethnicity, and gender
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Girls
- Explicity developed for this group
Other
Foreign language versions of this resource:
Components that are part of this resource:
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection
- Science After School Consumer's Guide
Rights:
- All rights reserved, University of Nebraska State Museum, 2001
Funding Sources:
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- National Science Foundation Informal Science Education Program, 9909496