What Is a Rainforest?
Science · Rainforests · conceptual
Know that a rainforest is a thick, tall forest found in hot, wet places near the Equator where it rains almost every day, creating a warm, damp environment where plants and animals thrive
What mastery looks like
- Describe a rainforest as a forest that is hot and wet, located near the Equator
- Explain that it rains very often in a rainforest, which is why the plants grow so tall and thick
- Point to the Equator on a globe and say that rainforests are found in the hot belt near it
Check your understanding
If What Is a Rainforest? sees a picture of a thick, green jungle with huge trees and dangling vines, can they tell you it's a rainforest and explain that it's hot and rainy there almost every day?
Prerequisites
None — this is a foundational concept.