1. By Jessica Reber Benedictine University

2. This is a webquest designed to help students study and learn about the tropical rainforest. Students will be able to identify the various layers of the tropical rainforest. Students will be able to identify various animals that live within the tropical rainforest. Students will be able to identify what part of the world the tropical rainforests are located. HomePrevious

3. Rainforests usually have warm, wet, sunny climates. Millions of plants and animals are found in the rainforest. Rainforests have layers of plant-life, called strata. Rainforest plant and animal life relies on each other for survival. Information about the Rainforests Home Previous

4. This webquest will help you learn more about tropical rainforests! Rainforests are located in the Tropics.Tropics Rainforests have four layers of strata (zones) called emergents, canopy, understory, and forest floor.strata Countless animals live in the rainforests!animals Now, let’s begin! Here’s a video to watch to get you started! http://www.field- trips.org/tours/sci/rainforest/_tourlaunch1.htm http://www.field- trips.org/tours/sci/rainforest/_tourlaunch1.htm Home Previous

5. The class will be split up into four different groups. The groups will be: 1. Forest Floor 2. Understory 3. Canopy 4. Emergent Layer Each group will research their layer of the rainforest. Each person in the group will be researching an animal found in their layer of the rainforest. Each person in the group will be making a poster about their animal when they are finished researching. Each person in the group will later be presenting their poster about the animal they chose. Home Previous

6. Each person in the group will be researching an animal found in their layer of the rainforest. Each person in the group will be making a poster about their animal when they are finished researching. Each person in the group will later be presenting their poster about the animal they chose. Home Previous

7. Activity #1 After the teach places you in your group and you are assigned a layer of the rainforest, you will research your layer and answer the questions on your Strata Worksheet. Here is the worksheet: Strata WorksheetStrataStrata Worksheet Activity #2 Each student will begin researching the animal they are assigned in their layer of the rainforest using the following links: http://kids.mongabay.com/ http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Sampling.shtmlhttp://kids.mongabay.com/ http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Sampling.shtml http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endangered_animals/end angeredanimals_1.htm http://www.rainforestanimals.net/ http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htm http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/animals/index.htm http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/Rainforestfacts.htm http://www.rainforestanimals.net/ http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/science/rf_animals.html http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/animals/animals.htmhttp://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htmhttp://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/animals/index.htmhttp://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/Rainforestfacts.htmhttp://www.rainforestanimals.net/http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/science/rf_animals.htmlhttp://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/animals/animals.htm Activity # 3 Each group will present their worksheet about their layer of the rainforest. Each student will present their poster about their animal. Home Previous

8. Each group should begin their presentations by providing information about their layer of the rainforest. Use the information you wrote on the Strata Worksheet to help your group present your layer to the class. Next, each group member will present their poster on the animal they were assigned that lives in their layer of the rainforest, providing information about the animal. If you want you can also make index cards to help you present. HomePrevious

9. For Strata: Strata Worksheet http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/Strata.shtml For animals: http://kids.mongabay.com/ http://members.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Samplin g.shtml http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endangered_ani mals/endangeredanimals_1.htm http://www.rainforestanimals.net/ http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htm http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/animals/index.htm http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/Rainforestfacts.htm http://www.rainforestanimals.net/ http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/science/rf_animals.html http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/animals/animals.htmhttp://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htmhttp://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/animals/index.htmhttp://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/Rainforestfacts.htmhttp://www.rainforestanimals.net/http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/science/rf_animals.htmlhttp://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/animals/animals.htm Home Previous

10. Students will be graded according to their participation and completion of their poster as well as the completion of their worksheet. Poster Rubric Participation Rubric Home Previous

11. Congratulations! You have now completed your Rainforest Webquest! You have completed the Strata Worksheet, completed your research, and completed your poster about the animal you were assigned that lives in your layer of the rainforest! I hope you had fun and learned new facts about the rainforest and the plants and animals living within it! Home Previous