World Class Citizens Your presenter is Iain Baird B’Ed(Hons), BA, MA(EPS) South America through Rain Forests

Who is your presenter? Iain Baird taught as a secondary Science for 35 years Iain has been involved with Global Education for 20 years Iain left teaching in 2012 in order to establish World Class Citizens Ltd in order to support global learning in schools. Iain provides primary and secondary classroom activities days on global education topics, particularly Africa. He has travelled to Kenya many times and leads a six school student exchange project called Tujuane. Iain is a British Council Professional Ambassador

Aims of this presentation? 1.How can a study of the Amazon rainforest help to cover some of the requirements of the new KS2 Geography National Curriculum PoS. 2.Which countries in North and South America are part of the British Council Connecting Classrooms Programme? 3.Where can you obtain resources to support classroom activities on rainforests? 4.How can a carry out a simple rainforest science activity in the classroom?

Geography KS2 PoS ‘Pupils should extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area and the UK to include Europe, North and South America’. ‘Pupils should be taught to: Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region or area of the UK, a region in a European country, and a region or area within North and South America.’ KS2 PoS Geography NC for Sept 2014

Rainforests of the World

Rainforests are found on the Equator

within the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

South America

Countries of South America

The Amazon River Basin

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Venzuela

Linking with a South American school Register your school through the British Council Schools-Online website: You can then search for South American Schools that are also seeking international partners. The Connecting Classrooms Grant Programme can provide a grant of £3000 for a year. Visit the appropriate pages of the Schools-Online

S. America countries supported by Connecting Classrooms funding Brazil

S. America countries supported by Connecting Classrooms funding Brazil Argentina

S. America countries supported by Connecting Classrooms funding Brazil Argentina Colombia

S. America countries supported by Connecting Classrooms funding Brazil Argentina Colombia Mexico

S. America countries supported by Connecting Classrooms funding Brazil Argentina Colombia Mexico Jamaica

S. America countries supported by Connecting Classrooms funding Brazil Argentina Colombia Mexico Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago

Indigenous Civilizations of Central and South America

Peoples of South America

Effects of Colonisation

Physical Geography Iguazu Falls between Argentina and Brazil The Andes Mountains formed by two continental plates moving in opposite directions

South America and Chocolate

Science KS2 AT They recognise that there is a great variety of living things and understand the importance of classification. They explain that different organisms are found in different habitats because of differences in environmental factors [for example, the availability of light or water]. Life and Living Things the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle Materials and their Properties

The structure of a rainforest

Identify Rainforest Structure

Structure of a Rainforest

Rainforest Models

Rainforests and the Water Cycle Precipitation (Rain) Condensation Evaporation Transpiration

Rainforests and the Water Cycle

Transpiration from rainforest trees BBC CONGO Clip

Rainforests – The Lungs of the Planet

Rainforests and Climate Change Deforestation leads to: Reduction of emission of oxygen Reduction of absorption of carbon dioxide Increase of carbon dioxide in atmosphere Increase in global temperatures Melting ice caps and glaciers Rising sea levels – flooding of coastal areas More violent storms and hurricanes

Climate Change

Rainforests and Art Henri Roussos

Practical demonstration of how rain forms over rainforest

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