1. Where are the Rainforests?
Monday, 04 November 2019
Where are the Rainforests?
L/O
To know where in the world tropical rainforests are found
Starter
Complete your knowledge dartboard by shading each section using the key.
Anything you shade in green, write a few notes about to show your understanding.
Year 7/8 GEOG Miss Black

2. Tropical rainforests are located near the equator.
L/O – To know where in the world tropical rainforests are found
Bronze - Locate the world’s tropical rainforests on a map
Silver - Describe the location of the world’s tropical rainforests
Gold – describe and explain the location of the world’s TRF using geographical terms
Tropical rainforests are located near the equator.
Fifty seven per cent (57%) of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America.
One third of the world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil.
Other tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (25% of the world's tropical rainforests) and West Africa (18%).
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

3. Choose a task to continue with
L/O – To know where in the world tropical rainforests are found
Bronze - Locate the world’s tropical rainforests on a map
Silver - Describe the location of the world’s tropical rainforests
Gold – describe and explain the location of the world’s TRF using geographical terms
TASK – Complete the map you have been given to locate the tropical rainforests of the world.
Choose a task to continue with
Answer the questions
Name 4 countries with a TRF
Which continent has the biggest TRF?
Which continent has NO tropical rainforests?
Write a description of where the tropical rainforests are found.
Name 4 countries
Name 3 continents
Name the 2 tropics
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

4. Check your work now. Make any corrections, then come to the carpet.
(South East) Asia
Papua New
Guinea
Mexico
Congo
Indonesia
Brazil
Africa
South
America
Madagascar
Assessment for Learning: Children who need to change much to go to Miss Black to check their work.
Rest of children to return to desks.
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5. Level 4 Questions Level Up to level 5
L/O – To know where in the world tropical rainforests are found
Bronze - Locate the world’s tropical rainforests on a map
Silver - Describe the location of the world’s tropical rainforests
Gold – describe and explain the location of the world’s TRF using geographical terms
Just why are rainforests found where they are found?
In your pairs try to answer the questions using the video
Level 4 Questions
1. What is an equatorial climate?
2. What is the other name for an equatorial climate?
3. What is an equatorial climate like?
Level Up to level 5
Why does an equatorial climate exist?
Why do rainforests exist in this climate?
video
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

6. Choose a task from the plenary board
L/O – To know where in the world tropical rainforests are found
Bronze - Locate the world’s tropical rainforests on a map
Silver - Describe the location of the world’s tropical rainforests
Gold – describe and explain the location of the world’s TRF using geographical terms
Plenary
Choose a task from the plenary board
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

7. L/O – To know where in the world tropical rainforests are found
Bronze - Locate the world’s tropical rainforests on a map
Silver - Describe the location of the world’s tropical rainforests
Gold – describe and explain the location of the world’s TRF using geographical terms
Roll a Plenary 1 2 3 4 5 6
Write a text message explaining your learning.
Pick 5 key words from the topic/lesson and explain how they link together.
Draw a diagram to show what you have learnt today.
Tweet what you have learnt using 140 characters.
Draw a small dartboard in your book. Draw a dart where you think you are.
Today I learnt…
Complete the sentence.
3,2,1
Write down 3 key words, 2 things you learnt and 1 question
5-5-1: write 5 sentences based on learning, then 5 words then 1 word to summarise the lesson.
Write 5 quiz questions for somebody to answer.
Create a menu of what you have learnt today (starter, main, dessert).
Just a minute – talk about what you have learnt for 1 minute in pairs.
Give me 5
Write down 5 key words from the lesson and their meanings
On the post it write a sentence of what you have learnt and a question for class.
Check and correct
Swap work, check their SPaG and correct any errors.
Summarise your learning in 3-5 bullet points.
Peer assess somebody’s work using success criteria/L.Os.
Be the Teacher
quiz the class
Write down 3 things that you have learnt today.
Pick 5 key words from the lesson and write a question for each one.
Use hexagons to link your learning from today.
Write three exam questions based on your learning today.
Plenary Pyramid
Top 1 thing to improve
Middle 2 things learnt
Bottom 3 key words
Draw your brain and fill it with what you have learnt.
Create a set of anagrams with clues based on key words and descriptions
Peer Assessment
Swap you work, read it. Give a WWW and EBI comment.
Write a Facebook status update of your learning.
Instagram
Draw a diagram on the sheet to show what you learnt.
3 stars and a wish
3 things you understood, 1 thing you need to improve.
Exit Ticket
Complete an exit ticket about the lesson
Write a newspaper headline to summarise today’s lesson.
Use the jigsaw connections to link and summarise your learning.
Verbal Tennis
Play verbal tennis as a class or in pairs
3-4-5 tell 3 people 4 things things that you have learnt today in 5 minutes.
Real World
Relate your learning to the world outside the classroom.
Create a paper plane and summarise learning on each part of the plane.
Create a mind map to review your learning.
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