Make a presentation to convince government officials to let your group use the Rainforest.

Objectives

• Students will discover that rainforests are home to millions of species.
• Students will describe the components of either a food chain or a food web.
• Students will use effective speaking strategies.
• Students will indicate that some organisms decompose dead plants and animals into simple minerals and nutrients for use by other living things, thereby recyding matter.

Procedure

• Students will have fully studied the Rainforest unit.
• Students will be divided into six groups: Natives, Subsistence Farmers, Cattlemen, Lumbermen, Scientists, and Coffee Plantation Owner and Family.
• The students will then work on a Power Point presentation within their groups to present to the acting government official.

Sunshine State Standards

• SC.B.1.2.1
• SC.B.G.1.2.1
• SC.B.F.1.2.2
• SC.G.1.2.4
• SC.G.2.2.1
• SC.G.2.2.3

NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students

• Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information and describe personal consequences of inappropriate use
• Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, remediate skill deficits, and facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.

Materials

• Pencil
• Paper
• Note cards
• Presentation software (AppleWorks slide show, PowerPoint, etc.)

Project Title: Rainforest Debate
Teachers Name: Janice Hamilton
School: Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School
District: Marion
Grade Level: 4th Grade