This lesson plan is designed for life science students. It may also be used for creative writing and research. Students will write a paragraph about animals in the rainforest. Students will illustrate the animals in the rainforest and their habitat. Students will research the subject using the internet, CD-Roms, encyclopedia, magazines and books.
Teacher logs onto the internet.
Teacher scrolls down to section about animal in a tropical rainforest. This will be their animal. After presentations is a good time to show a rainforest video from the local Region Center or other materials center. Students are now interested in the topic since they have just spent time researching animals in the rainforest. This is also a good time to go into lessons on Endangered Species and how we can help save them.