Inside a Rainforest
Describe a tropical rainforest as warm and often humid, with a shaded forest floor beneath thick treetops. Name possible sounds, including bird calls, insect buzzing and water dripping from wet leaves.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Describe tropical rainforest air as warm and often humid, and explain that humid air contains much invisible water vapour
- Explain that canopy leaves block much sunlight, leaving the forest floor shaded while some light gets through
- Name at least two possible rainforest sounds and explain that sounds can vary between places and moments
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Tropical rainforests are warm and wet. Their air is often humid. Humid air contains lots of water vapour, a gas you cannot see. Warm, humid air can make your skin feel sticky. Water vapour is not tiny visible drops.
Thick treetops form a leafy roof called the canopy. Leaves block much sunlight, so the forest floor is shaded during the day. Some sunlight gets through gaps. A shaded place can still be warm.
Mia stands under rainforest trees. The air feels warm and sticky. Animals such as birds and insects make calls and buzzing sounds. Water drips from a wet leaf. These are possible rainforest sounds.
Rainforest sounds change between places and moments. There can be quieter moments too. Hearing calls, buzzing and dripping at the same time tells you that different sounds are happening together. It does not show that every place is always noisy.
Tropical rainforest air is warm and often humid. Leaves shade the ground. You may hear calls, buzzing and dripping water.
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Linked video lesson by Iseult Gillespie for TED-Ed. Flashcards written for this dataset.
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