NOVICE

APPRENTICE

PRACTITIONER

EXPERT

Plants and

Animals

� I know of a plant or animal from the tropical rainforest

� I know some names for animals and plants from the tropical rainforest

� I can name at least 3 animals AND plants from the tropical rainforest

� I can identify more than three tropical rainforest animals and plants AND explain what layer of the rainforest they can be found in

Climate

� I know that it rains a lot in a rainforest

� I know two features of the weather in a tropical rainforest

� I can describe the climate of a tropical rainforest

� I can describe in detail the relationship between climatic conditions (e.g air, temperature, rainfall) and the ecosystem

Deforestation

� I am aware that forests are cut down

� I know a reason for rainforest deforestation

� I know of reasons why rainforest destruction occurs and can describe an effect of it

� I can describe in detail at least two cause and effects from tropical rainforest deforestation

Geography

� I know the name of a rainforest region

� I can locate on a map/globe one tropical rainforest

� I can locate 2 tropical rainforests on a map or globe

� I can locate on a map or globe at least three tropical rainforests, and describe the similarities of their locations

Products

� I know of something that is found in a rainforest

� I know of something that has a special use in the rainforest

� I can name products that originate in a rainforest

� I can name some raw materials from tropical rainforests that go into making products used globally

People

� I can describe a feature of my community

� I can describe a feature of a South American rainforest community

� I know of at least two similarities between my own community and a South American rainforest community

�  I can describe comparisons/contrasts between my own community and a South American rainforest community