1. Learning Objectives To explore the layers of the Rainforest
To explain the difference in Flora and Fauna

2. Using a double page draw this grid into your book
Emergent
Under canopy
Canopy
Shrub

3. Annotate your work Emergent Under canopy Canopy Shrub
The tops of the trees
Emergent
Under canopy
Canopy
Shrub
The layer where most animal life is found
This layer of dense undergrowth

4. Make sure you add detail
Mosses and Ferns
Big broad leaves that the
water can run off from
Epiphytes A plant that
grows on another plant

5. Which layer would you find these plants and animals?
Add some of these too

6. What about the fungus? – the most
important species in the rainforest!

7. Lonely Planet Watch these clips of the rainforest and discuss
Is our woodland similar to the rainforest?
Why do you think this? – Justify your opinion