Unit 1 - Resources

Videos
Diagrams, Maps and Tables
Diagrams
Tables
Maps
Fact Sheets and Texts
Image Library
Glossary
Websites
Teaching Strategies and Materials

Our Tropical Rainforest
Rainforest Features
The Water Cycle
Photosynthesis: the Energy Cycle
Rainforest Food Webs
How do People Use the Rainforest?
Animals and Plants in Danger

Tables

Rainforest Benefits Table
National Rainforest Distribution Table
Rare and Threatened Animal Classification Table
Rare and Threatened Animal Percentages Table
Rare and Threatened Plant Classification Table
Rare and Threatened Plant Percentages Table
Animal and Plant Diversity Table
Animal Diversity Comparisons Table
Animals and Preferred Habitats Table
Plant Diversity Table
Endemic Animal Table

Maps

Vegetation Map
Eastern Australian Rainforests Map
World Rainforests Map

Fact Sheets and Texts

Cryptosphere Animal Groups Fact Sheet
Cryptosphere Insects Fact Sheet
Cryptosphere Arachnids Fact Sheet
Cryptosphere Vertebrates Fact Sheet
Other Cryptosphere Life Forms Fact Sheet
Fungus Facts Fact Sheet
Ancient Forests Fact Sheet
Ancient Flowering Plants Fact Sheet
Canopy Fact Sheet
Leaf Shapes Fact Sheet
Climbing Strategies Fact Sheet
Climax and Pioneer Plants Fact Sheet
Seed Dispersal Tropical Topics
Webs of Life 1 Tropical Topics
Webs of Life 2 Tropical Topics
Light in the Rainforest Tropical Topics
Photosynthesis Activity Sheet
Rare and Threatened Animal Species List
Rare and Threatened Plant Species List
Cassowary Education Kit

Image Library

Glossary

Websites

http://www.wettropics.gov.au/

http://rainforest-australia.com/

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/
biomes/rainforest/rainfrst.html

http://www.mongabay.com/home.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/
animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml

http://www.the-livingrainforest.co.uk

http://www.rrrc.org.au/

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm

http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/index.html

Teaching Strategies and Materials

Think–Pair-Share Strategy
1-2-4 Strategy
Top Level Structures
Inside Outside Circle Technique
Compare and Contrast Table
Poetry Forms
Information Report Template
Brochure Assessment Unit 1
Multimedia Presentation Assessment Unit 1
Information Report Assessment Unit 1