Identify the main regions that rain forests are located and discuss why. Rubber is like latex and can be found in certain plants that we can find right outdoors. Have your students collect dandelions. They should break the stem and push a white liquid out of the stem. This is latex.
Students can let it dry on their fingers until it is colorless.
You will find that it has all the properties of latex. If enough is collected, you can even use it as an eraser. The students will make a mini-canopy. Place the plant cutting in the glass of water and let it grow. Once the plant cutting has begun to root, put the large jar over the class of water and plant.