Why are rainforests important to us?

Based on the National curriculum for Geography in KS2, use this unit hub to inform your medium-term plan.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Where in the world are tropical rainforests?

  • To describe and give examples of a biome and find the location and some features of the Amazon rainforest.

Lesson 2: What is the Amazon rainforest like?

  • To describe the characteristics of each layer of a tropical rainforest.

Lesson 3: Who lives in the rainforest?

  • To understand the lives of indigenous peoples living in the Amazon rainforest.

Lesson 4: How are rainforests changing?

  • To describe why tropical rainforests are important and understand the threats to the Amazon.

Lesson 5: How is our local woodland used?: Data collection

  • To understand how local woodland is used using a variety of data collection methods.

Lesson 6: How is our local woodland used?: Findings

  • To analyse and present findings on how local woodland is used.

Key skills

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  • To know where North

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Assessment – Geography Y4: Why are rainforests important to us?

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