1. Social Studies 4/6 Have your spiral notebook with you when you sit down Write down your CW and HW in your planner Warm-Up: set up your spiral for today – Open to page 47-48 – Title both pages “Amazon Vocab”

2. Land Use in the Amazon Rainforest

3. Gallery Walk – Vocab notes – Use pages 47-48 of your spiral At each table you will find 1-2 vocab terms For each term, you will want to do 2 things: – Write down the term on pages 47-48 – Write down the definition IN YOUR OWN WORDS You will only have 5 minutes per table: – Please use your time well! – Please work together!

4. Biodiversity Definition: The variety of plants and animals that live in one area

5. Carbon-Oxygen Cycle Definition: Carbon and Oxygen cycle among plants, people, animals, and the environment

6. Deforestation Deforestation – removing or clearing away trees from a forest

7. Sustainable Development Definition: Using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today, without hurting the needs of the future

8. Tropical Rainforest Definition: Evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions

9. Natives Definition: A person whose ancestors have always lived in the Amazon Rainforest

10. Rubber Tapper Definition: A person who uses the sap from the rainforest trees to make rubber

11. Logger Definition: A person who cuts down trees to sell or make wood products

12. Settler Definition: A person who will move to the forest to live

13. Cattle Rancher Definition: A person who raises cattle for the milk and beef they provide

14. Environmentalist Definition: A person who works toward protecting the environment

15. Government Definition: The group of people who make political decisions of a country, state, or city.

16. Vocab Illustrations DUE TODAY AT THE END OF CLASS!! Draw a quick illustration/icon/symbol/etc for each term that you defined today – The goal is to have a visual representation for what each term means – You should have 12 total illustrations MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THE PAPER!!

17. Creative Writing – Use pages 42-43 Homework – Due Friday! Topic – Rainforest Adventure Goal – Use at least 6 of your new vocabulary words – Underline the word as you are using it!! – Most creative one wins a fabulous prize and candy!

18. Rainforest Groups – Period 1 Government – Jeremiah’s Table Environmentalists – Chris’s Table Rubber Tappers – Addison’s Table Natives – Mikkylah’s Table Settlers – Cannon’s Table Ranchers – Jaelyn’s Table Loggers – Donivan’s Table

19. Rainforest Groups – Period 3 Government – Tyler’s Table Environmentalists – Saul’s Table Rubber Tappers – Shay’s Table Natives – Arianna’s Table Settlers – Devin’s Table Ranchers – Sherleen’s Table Loggers – Ethan’s Table

20. Rainforest Groups – Period 4 Government – Keenan’s Table Environmentalists – Alyssa’s Table Rubber Tappers – Jerray’s Table Natives – Dani’s Table Settlers – Aaron’s Table Ranchers – Jayda’s Table Loggers – Braden’s Table

21. Rainforest Groups – Period 5 Government – Laynee’s Table Environmentalists – Gaby’s Table Rubber Tappers – Aiden’s Table Natives – Brian’s Table Settlers – Amari’s Table Ranchers – Tyler’s Table Loggers – Ember’s Table

22. Rainforest Groups – Period 6 Government – Nik’s Table Environmentalists – Catherine’s Table Rubber Tappers – Sydney’s Table Natives – Jocee’s Table Settlers – Nathanial’s Table Ranchers – Bailey’s Table Loggers – Madi’s Table