Learning Objectives To explore the layers of the Rainforest To explain the difference in Flora and Fauna

Using a double page draw this grid into your book Emergent Under canopy Canopy Shrub

Annotate your work Emergent Under canopy Canopy Shrub The tops of the trees Emergent Under canopy Canopy Shrub The layer where most animal life is found This layer of dense undergrowth

Make sure you add detail Mosses and Ferns Big broad leaves that the water can run off from Epiphytes A plant that grows on another plant

Which layer would you find these plants and animals? Add some of these too

What about the fungus? – the most important species in the rainforest!

Lonely Planet Watch these clips of the rainforest and discuss Is our woodland similar to the rainforest? Why do you think this? – Justify your opinion