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The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the whole world. It is home to many different plants, animals and people who all depend on each other for their survival.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20 per cent of the world's oxygen (the stuff we breathe) hence is it an EXTREMELY important place for everyone on earth, not just those of us lucky enough to live there.
There are four different levels or layers in a rainforest and at each layer you will find different plants and animals (and the people) living. Life at the top of the rainforest in the tall trees is very different to life on the ground level. So let's start by having a look at these different layers.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20 per cent of the world's oxygen (the stuff we breathe) hence is it an EXTREMELY important place for everyone on earth, not just those of us lucky enough to live there.
There are four different levels or layers in a rainforest and at each layer you will find different plants and animals (and the people) living. Life at the top of the rainforest in the tall trees is very different to life on the ground level. So let's start by having a look at these different layers.
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Now it's your turn to get busy. Your task is to draw your own picture of the layers of the rainforest on a piece of butchers paper, making sure that you label each of the layers. HOWEVER, I want you to draw a picture that is to scale.
Work in pairs to try to work out what a good scale would be to use, considering that the highest trees are 60m.
Use the picture from the link above and your textbooks (particularly 'Rainforest Riches' page 9) to make sure you are getting the height of the different layers right.
In later lessons we will be looking at what plants and animals live at each layer so be sure to leave some room to write in the names.
These will be hung on our class walls so make them as colourful and interesting as you like!