Fascinating Animals of the Rainforest
Explore the diverse wildlife inhabiting the lush rainforests through an educational journey featuring unique creatures like the Potoo with its remarkable camouflage and the majestic Jaguar known for its stealth and power. Discover their appearances, diets, and habitats in this immersive study. Dive into creating fact files about these captivating animals and hone your knowledge on adaptations and rainforest ecosystems.
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1 3 Date: Wednesday, 17 July 2024 Create a mind map and all the animals you know/ have learnt about in your rainforest lessons with Mrs Hodge and Mrs Robinson Pen Title: Animals of the rainforest Underline using a ruler! Ruler Organised Animals of the rainforest Underline Date
Learning objectives: In today s lesson you will be able to .... Design your own animal that can survive in a tropical rainforest Describe what adaptation means. Identify key facts about animals that live in a Tropical Rainforest.
Write down the keyword and meaning 1.Habitat a place where animals live.
Animals of a rainforest Read the information The animals we are going to look at are typically found in the rainforests of South America. Red-Eyed Tree Frog Red-Eyed Tree Frog Potoo Potoo Scarlet Macaw Sloth Scarlet Macaw Sloth Jaguar Jaguar Emerald Tree Boa Emerald Tree Boa
Potoo Potoos are a noisy, strange-looking bird, which can often be found in the canopy of the Amazon rainforest. Appearance They have huge, gaping mouths. Potoos have large, sometimes yellow, eyes. Their feathers are grey, brown and black, and are perfect as camouflage against tree trunks. Read the information Diet The potoo mostly eats bugs and insects, including grasshoppers, moths and beetles. Habitat Potoos can be found in humid forests in Central and South America. They live in the high branches of trees, camouflaged among the tree bark.
Jaguar The jaguar is a member of the wild cat family that can be found in the rainforest regions. Appearance They are famous for their beautiful, spotted coats. They can reach up to six feet in length, from their nose to the tip of their tail. They have powerful jaws and sharp teeth. Read the information Diet Jaguars are carnivores with an extensive list of possible meals including squirrels, deer and monkeys. Habitat Jaguars are found in rainforests as well as grasslands and woodlands. They spend much of their time on the ground or the forest floor, using their soft padded paws to stalk quietly through the undergrowth.
Animals of a rainforest Create a fact file on a Patoo or jaguar animal that lives in the rainforest. Use slide 5 or 6 to find information Using your prior knowledge and the non fiction books you have been using in your English lessons on the Rainforest, choose another animal and create a fact file on that.
Adaptation What does adaptation mean? Watch the video and come up with a definition to explain what adaptation means. ANIMALS ADAPTATION | How Adaptation In Animals Work? | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz - YouTube Adaptation means ..
Animals of a rainforest Create an animal and write a sentence on what adaptations you think this animal has to enable it to survive in the rainforest. What you must include: Name of your animal Label special features How has it adapted to survive in the TRF Which layer of the TRF it would be found in.
How have animals adapted to survive in the rainforest? Explain your answer
