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In the Rainforest

From The Magic School Bus · 1996

In the Rainforest
26 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

Searching for a missing cocoa crop, the class explores the layers of a rainforest. They see how countless living things depend on one another.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Searching for a missing cocoa crop, the class explores the layers of a rainforest.

  1. Why do so many living things share the rainforest?
  2. How does the tall canopy affect life below it?
  3. What happens to the forest if one part is removed?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: rainforest, canopy, ecosystem.

Try it: Name three rainforest living things and how each depends on another.

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