1. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples.

2. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, it covers over five and a half million square kilometres which is equal to 1.4 billion acres, which is alot! It is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40,000 plant species, but people are cutting down the trees and the animals are slowly dying.

3. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. More than two thirds of the world's plant species are found in the tropical rainforests. Plants provide shelter and food for rainforest animals, as well as taking part in providing the world with oxygen. Plants and Trees This is an Orchid. This is a lipstick tree.

4. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Amazon Trees There are 400 billion trees in the Amazon rainforest. The most popular species include the rubber tree, the walking palm and the ungurahui tree, whose oil can be extracted to make juices and ice cream. In the wild, the rubber tree will grow to heights of 100 to 130 feet, and can live up to 100 years. Its most famous feature is the milky white sap, known as latex, which flows freely from the tree when a piece of bark is removed. Latex is a liquid that can be made into rubber and other things like tyres, gloves, elastic bands and rubbers like the ones we use in school.

5. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Deforestation There are many reasons why deforestation is taking place. People who take part in cattle ranching, logging, mining, farming and road construction all add to the destruction of the rainforest. When the rainforest is cut-down at the frightening rate it has been, the earth loses 137 species of plants and animals each day. I would like to see the people re-planting new trees to keep us and the rainforest alive.

6. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Animals of the Rainforest Gorillas Gorillas are the largest of all great apes. They are vegetarian, they eat fruit and leaves. Gorillas cannot swim. Female gorillas give birth every 4 years like a leap year. A gorilla will beat his chest to warn off any danger, but Gorillas are shy and not aggressive unless they are disturbed. Sloths Sloths are extremely slow- moving mammals found in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America. There are two species of sloths, they are called two-toed and three-toed. Most sloths are about the size of a small dog and they have short, flat heads. Spider Monkeys Spider monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. They have long, skinny arms and tails that can hold onto branches. These monkeys spend most of their time in the trees and have a powerful grip on the branches even though they have no thumbs.

7. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Here are some more animals that live in the rainforest. Toucan Parrot Jaguar Tree Frog Blue Morpho Butterfly Rainforest Crocodile

8. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. People of the Rainforest Tropical rainforests are home to tribal peoples who rely on their surroundings for food, shelter, and medicines. Today very few forest people live in simple ways. Most have been moved on by outside settlers or have been forced to give up their life styles by governments. The people who still live in the Amazon Rainforest are called indigenous peoples. This means if you were born in the Rainforest, you belong there.

9. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. People’s Clothes Their clothing is simple and comfortable. The men and boys wear loin cloths, and the women and girls wear wraparound skirts. One of the great things about what they wear is that they never have to worry about their clothes going out of style! Not all people from the rainforest wear what they do, though many of them also wear clothes like we wear, like shorts and t-shirts. They might not look any different to you, especially if they are in a city or have traded with people from outside their village. Trading means swapping for items because the Amazon people don’t have any money!

10. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Tribal Face Painting Tribal Face Painting has been used for many reasons. For hunting, religious reasons, camouflaging or to scare the enemy. Several tribal fighting techniques including dancing, were used to strike terror. Decorating their faces with various patterns and shapes has been a part of their families history. Face painting is a common theme across the Rainforest people. Other tribes in America and Africa use different patterns and shapes.

11. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Tribal Food The people live off the land by hunting, fishing, and growing fruits and vegetables to survive on. Manioc is one of their main crops. They use the roots of the manioc plant to make flour for bread. But before they do that, the people need to be careful because they need squeeze all of the poison out of the manioc first. Some people even put the poison on the end of their spears to use when they go hunting! To cook the food, they use a stove that you might have seen in camping. We don’t use stoves to cook our food, we use normal cookers. The women do most of the cooking while the men are hunting for food.

12. Edit the text off the left side of the slide with your own phrase. The animation is already done for you; just copy and paste the slide into your existing presentation. To change the background image, on the Design tab of the ribbon, click Format Background, and then Insert picture from File. Sample picture courtesy of Bill Staples. Made by Ciaran