Interdisciplinary Social Studies Have the students take a picture of the world and color in all the areas that are considered rain forests. Also, name the country that they're found in and the different types of people that live there. Mathematics Have the students create a graph on the amount of deforestation that has occurred over the last 100 years. They could also include a graph with percentage that show the areas with the most deforestation occurring in the shortest amount of time. Art Have the students draw a picture of what the rain forest and the living communities within it might look like once total deforestation took place.
Science Make a poster depicting the life cycle of a tree in the rain forest.
Include the water cycle and nutrient cycle for the trees existence. Write a report on deforestation which should include the implications of and benefits of, if any. List ways in which we could help the animals of the rain forest stay in existence even though deforestation is occurring in their environment. The tropical rain forests of Costa Rica are continuing to be diminished. By destroying the rain forest, not only are animal environments in jeopardy, but also the human race that has built their lives around the rain forest and all it has to offer to their culture.