Hi Everyone!!
Some animals of the rainforsts have a special way of getting around the tree tops to under ground tunnels. But there is one animal that caught my eye. The flying squirrel Is a very special animal. Between it`s arms and leggs there is a great strech of skin. When these animals jump from the trees they open there arms and legs, the skin unfold allowing for more wind resistance. I have made a small movie of how the skinn works
Cheers
Bradley :-)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
George14 Narrative
Hi Everyone I have finished the draft on my narrative.
It's about a 13 year old boy called Rick who gets lost in the Amazon rainforest while exploring with his father John........
It's about a 13 year old boy called Rick who gets lost in the Amazon rainforest while exploring with his father John........
Josh7 description
Here is my description of an animal.
The green tree python is located in mostly canopies of the tropical rainforest in
This python is light green with blue and white spots. It sometimes has a white or yellow stripe down its back. This snake is usually about one and a half metres in length but can get up to 2.20metres
This snake waits in the canopy for prey to come close, then springs upon it stunning it, and constricts till the prey is dead. When it eats and when it swallows it whole, when it has large food like a big rodent, it can dislocate its jaws to swallow it. This python mostly hunt their prey during the night using its heat pits. It eats reptiles, birds, rodents and bats. This snake is hard to spot because of its camouflage which helps it hunt. It sometimes uses its tail to lure its prey closer to itself.
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The green tree pythons usually mate from September to December but sometimes all year round. The female find a place to lay her eggs rather on the ground or in a tree hole. Female snakes lay between 6 and 30 eggs. Once the female snake has laid her eggs, she lays on them to incubate them. The mother guards her clutch of eggs with her life. Shivering to keep her body temperature up, she only leaves the nest to eat. It takes 45 to 50 days for the eggs to hatch. The young are coloured orange, yellow or blue which attract hungry predators. That’s why they go up into the trees as fast as they can. They are green by the time they reach the age of two years.
This python is fascinating because of its laziness and cunningness when hunting its prey.
Young green tree python
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tania 16
Rainforests are the home for millions of different animals. Animals are found in each section of the rainforest. It is thought that Tropical Rainforests contain half of the world’s known species.
While all rainforest have the same types of animals – rainforests in different countries have different species.
My favourite animal that lives in overseas rainforests are Spider Monkeys. Spider monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. Here they usually stay in the canopy away from their predators (jaguars, pumas, ocelots, and large snakes) that live on the floor of the rainforest.
The spider monkey has a brown body with black hands and feet. It has a long tail that it uses to move from branch to branch as it has no thumbs. Its tail also helps it balance when it is standing up. It is between 30 – 60 centimetres in height and weights around 6 kilograms.
Spider monkeys eat nuts, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, and spiders.
Spiders monkeys usually live in groups and communicate with many calls, screeches, barks, and other sounds.The female spider monkey only has a baby every two to five years. They look after it for a year often carrying it on their backs. The mother looks after the baby for twelve months often carrying it on their backs.
The spider monkey is in danger because Indigenous people hunt them for food and logging is destroying their homes.
Another animal in Amazon Rainforest is the African Dwarf Crocodile. They are between 90 and 180 cm long!! This little crocodile is in danger because of losing its habitat. The skin of the animal is useless in the leather trade, so it is not poached
Central and Southern American rainforests have colourful birds like our parrots. Macaws are the largest of these. They eat nuts, fruits, and seeds with their sharp, hooked bills.
Some Australian Rainforest Animals. (picture to link)
Ulysses Butterfly
The Ulysses Butterfly is one of the largest and most beautiful butterflies in the Australian Rainforest and lives mainly in the mountains. It has bright blue wings that are surrounded by black on the edges of its wings.
King Parrot
The male King Parrot has a bright red body and head with deep green wings and blue on its chest. It is more colourful than the female who does not have the red head. They are found in trees at the edge of the forest where they eat seeds, berries, other fruits, nuts and nectar. Sometimes they also can be seen walking on the ground eating fallen seeds and fruit.
King parrots are usually seen in pairs as the male finds a mate and stays with her for life.
Giant Green Tree Frog
The Green Tree Frog is an amphibian that lives in the canopy but mates on the ground in water. They are larger than most Australian frogs (about 10 centimetres long). They eat cockroaches, spiders, flies, crickets and sometimes mice. The Green Tree Frog blend into the colours of the rainforest plants (camouflaged) with its green skin and bulging orange and red eyes.
Green Tree Python
It has bright green scales with a yellow belly. It lives only in Tropical Rainforests. Like most pythons it kills its prey (small mammals and birds) by wrapping its body around it. It has shape fangs but it is not poisonous.
Tiger Quoll
The Tiger Quoll is twice as large as other Quolls and it has white spots along their tail. It has bright eyes, a pointed snout with a moist pink nose and sharp teeth. Their fur is and is red-brown to dark brown and white and they have a long tail.
They live in rainforest in caves, hollow logs, burrows and hollow trees.
They are carnivores eating gliders, possums, rabbits and even small wallabies, bird’s eggs and dead animals and are mainly nocturnal.
Red Necked Pademelon
A Red Necked Pademelon is a marsupial. It is a small kangaroo that feeds on the edges of the forest. Their fur is soft and thick, grey brown on the back and a white chest. Its ears are large to help it hear the sounds of predators. If they sense danger they will thump their back legs on the ground to warn other Pademelons.
There are just a few of the many animals living in rainforests. Some haven’t even been named identified yet.
References
http://www.australianfauna.com/kingparrot.php
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tiger-quoll.html
spiderhttp://spidermonkeys.com/Facts.html
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/spider-monkey.html
While all rainforest have the same types of animals – rainforests in different countries have different species.
My favourite animal that lives in overseas rainforests are Spider Monkeys. Spider monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. Here they usually stay in the canopy away from their predators (jaguars, pumas, ocelots, and large snakes) that live on the floor of the rainforest.
The spider monkey has a brown body with black hands and feet. It has a long tail that it uses to move from branch to branch as it has no thumbs. Its tail also helps it balance when it is standing up. It is between 30 – 60 centimetres in height and weights around 6 kilograms.
Spider monkeys eat nuts, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, and spiders.
Spiders monkeys usually live in groups and communicate with many calls, screeches, barks, and other sounds.The female spider monkey only has a baby every two to five years. They look after it for a year often carrying it on their backs. The mother looks after the baby for twelve months often carrying it on their backs.
The spider monkey is in danger because Indigenous people hunt them for food and logging is destroying their homes.
Another animal in Amazon Rainforest is the African Dwarf Crocodile. They are between 90 and 180 cm long!! This little crocodile is in danger because of losing its habitat. The skin of the animal is useless in the leather trade, so it is not poached
Central and Southern American rainforests have colourful birds like our parrots. Macaws are the largest of these. They eat nuts, fruits, and seeds with their sharp, hooked bills.
Some Australian Rainforest Animals. (picture to link)
Ulysses Butterfly
The Ulysses Butterfly is one of the largest and most beautiful butterflies in the Australian Rainforest and lives mainly in the mountains. It has bright blue wings that are surrounded by black on the edges of its wings.
King Parrot
The male King Parrot has a bright red body and head with deep green wings and blue on its chest. It is more colourful than the female who does not have the red head. They are found in trees at the edge of the forest where they eat seeds, berries, other fruits, nuts and nectar. Sometimes they also can be seen walking on the ground eating fallen seeds and fruit.
King parrots are usually seen in pairs as the male finds a mate and stays with her for life.
Giant Green Tree Frog
The Green Tree Frog is an amphibian that lives in the canopy but mates on the ground in water. They are larger than most Australian frogs (about 10 centimetres long). They eat cockroaches, spiders, flies, crickets and sometimes mice. The Green Tree Frog blend into the colours of the rainforest plants (camouflaged) with its green skin and bulging orange and red eyes.
Green Tree Python
It has bright green scales with a yellow belly. It lives only in Tropical Rainforests. Like most pythons it kills its prey (small mammals and birds) by wrapping its body around it. It has shape fangs but it is not poisonous.
Tiger Quoll
The Tiger Quoll is twice as large as other Quolls and it has white spots along their tail. It has bright eyes, a pointed snout with a moist pink nose and sharp teeth. Their fur is and is red-brown to dark brown and white and they have a long tail.
They live in rainforest in caves, hollow logs, burrows and hollow trees.
They are carnivores eating gliders, possums, rabbits and even small wallabies, bird’s eggs and dead animals and are mainly nocturnal.
Red Necked Pademelon
A Red Necked Pademelon is a marsupial. It is a small kangaroo that feeds on the edges of the forest. Their fur is soft and thick, grey brown on the back and a white chest. Its ears are large to help it hear the sounds of predators. If they sense danger they will thump their back legs on the ground to warn other Pademelons.
There are just a few of the many animals living in rainforests. Some haven’t even been named identified yet.
References
http://www.australianfauna.com/kingparrot.php
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tiger-quoll.html
spiderhttp://spidermonkeys.com/Facts.html
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/spider-monkey.html
Bradley 10 Rainforests of Australia and The world.
Hi Everyone
Here are my maps that I drew for the world and Australia.
Cheers
Bradley:-)
Bradley 9 Scary Trekking
Hi everyone!!
In the rainforests there are many deep crevices and holes. It Is important for rainforest people to conquer these obstacles with speed. So they invented rainforest bridges. They cut down medium trees and tried them all together with Liana vines. Then they put more vines until the bridge could support the weight of a person. I have done a small diagram of what a rainforest side view looks like.
How ever just to make you say no I planted a few fake booby traps.
You might have to double click on it to see it bigger.
Cheers
Bradley:-)
In the rainforests there are many deep crevices and holes. It Is important for rainforest people to conquer these obstacles with speed. So they invented rainforest bridges. They cut down medium trees and tried them all together with Liana vines. Then they put more vines until the bridge could support the weight of a person. I have done a small diagram of what a rainforest side view looks like.
How ever just to make you say no I planted a few fake booby traps.
You might have to double click on it to see it bigger.
Cheers
Bradley:-)
joshua2
Rainforests are forests with an abundance of trees and other plant life. They contain many different animal species. Rainforests flourish in areas that have high rainfall. High rainfall is necessary to help promote plant growth and create a lush environment. There are four different layers that make up a rainforest. These are – the emergent layer, the canopy, the understorey and forest floor. There are three different types of rainforest and they are Tropical, Sub-tropical and Temperate rainforests.
The green tree python is located in mostly canopies of the tropical rainforest in
This python is green with blue and white spots it sometimes has a white or yellow stripe down it’s back.
This snake waits in the canopy for prey to come close then springs upon it stunning it then constricts till the prey is dead. When it eats and when it swallows it's hole when it has large food like a big rodent it can dislocate it’s jaws to swallow it.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
George 11 Conservation and Destruction of Rainforests
Hi Everyone here is a really interesting website about destruction and conservation of Rainforests.
http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
Tania 13 Flora
Rainforest Flora
There is a great variety of plants in the rainforest. More than two thirds of the world's different plants are found in tropical rainforests.
Rainforest plants have to struggle to survive because there is limited light, space and food. Many plants have different ways to help them survive. These include using other plants for support, having brightly coloured flowers or scent t and growing special root systems.
A species of plant that uses another plant for support is Epiphytes. These plants live on air but grow on the trunks, branches and leaves of trees. Some epiphytes include orchids, cacti, bromeliads, lichens, mosses and ferns. They begin their life in the canopy from seeds or spores carried there by birds, animals or winds.
Bromeliads have thick, waxy leaves that have a round shape in middle for holding water. It also gives a home for several creatures including frogs, tadpoles, snails and beetles. When these animals die they provide nutrients for the plant.
One type of epiphyte is an orchid. There are many different varieties of orchids (up to 20,000 known species). Orchids have different shapes, colours and size but all orchids have three petals. Not all orchids are epiphytes - usually only the ones in tropical areas. In the temperate areas they usually grow in the soil. Orchids are usually brightly coloured to attract animals to help them pollinate.
Some plants like the Strangler Fig live on other trees but end up killing it. A Strangler Fig starts to grow like an epiphyte but lets down its roots. When the roots touch the ground the fig quickly starts to grow until it kills the other tree.
Lianas (climbing vines) are tangled, woody climbing plants that use other plants for support. They come in a variety of lengths and sizes. Unlike epiphytes they start to grow on the forest floor and climb upwards towards the sunlight using the trunks of other trees for support. When they reach the top of the canopy they often spread to other trees or other lianas. Ninety per cent of the world's vine species grow in tropical rainforests.
Another way rainforest plants have changed to their environment is by having different root systems. Some very tall trees have buttress roots. These are roots which grow out from the bottom of the trunk. They can be over four metres above the ground. Without these huge roots to support their size and weight the trees would over balance. These soils big roots also mean that there is a wider area form which the tree and get food.
Mangroves have different roots, their roots point up out of the ground. They grow in wet, muddy soil at the water's edge where there are tides or flooding.
The curtain fig has a root system that covers a wide area and looks like a curtain.
Some trees in a rainforest protect themselves by being poisonous or having stinging parts. The Stinging tree in Australia grows to a height of up to 30 metres. It large, bright green leaves have holes from insects and it has fine spines that are poisonous. The Lawyer Cane is also has needle sharp spikes.
Saprophytes don’t need the sun. They turn dead and decaying matter into nutrients for other plants to use. Some are so small that they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Saprophytes include mushrooms and other fungi. Carnivorous plants are special plants that get their food from animals. The Venus fly trap has tiny hairs in the middle and when an insect or spider crawls along the leaves and touches these hairs the trap closes. Another carnivorous plant is the pitcher plant which is found in Southeast Asia. This has a tube that fills with liquid to make a trap.
Plants in the rainforest are very important because they give shelter and food for rainforest animals. They also help the environment by using carbon dioxide and replacing it with oxygen. Many of the different species of plants in the rainforest are also used in medicines.
References
http://pro.corbis.com/images/WK017569.jpg?size=67&uid=834766FA-1125-4B65-B9A9-51942E071607
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/saprophytes.html
Jones Stephen Rainforests
Paris Steve Australian Forests and Woodlands
There is a great variety of plants in the rainforest. More than two thirds of the world's different plants are found in tropical rainforests.
Rainforest plants have to struggle to survive because there is limited light, space and food. Many plants have different ways to help them survive. These include using other plants for support, having brightly coloured flowers or scent t and growing special root systems.
A species of plant that uses another plant for support is Epiphytes. These plants live on air but grow on the trunks, branches and leaves of trees. Some epiphytes include orchids, cacti, bromeliads, lichens, mosses and ferns. They begin their life in the canopy from seeds or spores carried there by birds, animals or winds.
Bromeliads have thick, waxy leaves that have a round shape in middle for holding water. It also gives a home for several creatures including frogs, tadpoles, snails and beetles. When these animals die they provide nutrients for the plant.
One type of epiphyte is an orchid. There are many different varieties of orchids (up to 20,000 known species). Orchids have different shapes, colours and size but all orchids have three petals. Not all orchids are epiphytes - usually only the ones in tropical areas. In the temperate areas they usually grow in the soil. Orchids are usually brightly coloured to attract animals to help them pollinate.
Some plants like the Strangler Fig live on other trees but end up killing it. A Strangler Fig starts to grow like an epiphyte but lets down its roots. When the roots touch the ground the fig quickly starts to grow until it kills the other tree.
Lianas (climbing vines) are tangled, woody climbing plants that use other plants for support. They come in a variety of lengths and sizes. Unlike epiphytes they start to grow on the forest floor and climb upwards towards the sunlight using the trunks of other trees for support. When they reach the top of the canopy they often spread to other trees or other lianas. Ninety per cent of the world's vine species grow in tropical rainforests.
Another way rainforest plants have changed to their environment is by having different root systems. Some very tall trees have buttress roots. These are roots which grow out from the bottom of the trunk. They can be over four metres above the ground. Without these huge roots to support their size and weight the trees would over balance. These soils big roots also mean that there is a wider area form which the tree and get food.
Mangroves have different roots, their roots point up out of the ground. They grow in wet, muddy soil at the water's edge where there are tides or flooding.
The curtain fig has a root system that covers a wide area and looks like a curtain.
Some trees in a rainforest protect themselves by being poisonous or having stinging parts. The Stinging tree in Australia grows to a height of up to 30 metres. It large, bright green leaves have holes from insects and it has fine spines that are poisonous. The Lawyer Cane is also has needle sharp spikes.
Saprophytes don’t need the sun. They turn dead and decaying matter into nutrients for other plants to use. Some are so small that they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Saprophytes include mushrooms and other fungi. Carnivorous plants are special plants that get their food from animals. The Venus fly trap has tiny hairs in the middle and when an insect or spider crawls along the leaves and touches these hairs the trap closes. Another carnivorous plant is the pitcher plant which is found in Southeast Asia. This has a tube that fills with liquid to make a trap.
Plants in the rainforest are very important because they give shelter and food for rainforest animals. They also help the environment by using carbon dioxide and replacing it with oxygen. Many of the different species of plants in the rainforest are also used in medicines.
References
http://pro.corbis.com/images/WK017569.jpg?size=67&uid=834766FA-1125-4B65-B9A9-51942E071607
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/saprophytes.html
Jones Stephen Rainforests
Paris Steve Australian Forests and Woodlands
Tania 11Location
Where are Rainforests found?
Rainforests can be grouped as Tropical Rainforest, Subtropical and Temperate depending on the latitude and altitude.
Tropical rainforests are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn in areas of high rainfall. They cover about 5 percent of the earth’s surface and are found in the Amazon Basin, Central America, Central and West Africa, South East Asia, South East Madagascar and the coastal parts of North East Queensland.
Rainforests in Australia.
In Australia, Rainforests are found along the east coast and some parts of Victoria and Tasmania. The Tropical Rainforests are north of Townsville (Queensland) where there is high rainfall all year. To the south of Mackay to Sydney is the area of Sub- Tropical Rainforests. Temperate Rainforests are found where it is cooler, in other areas of NSW, Tasmania and Eastern and Southern Victoria.
Rainforests can be grouped as Tropical Rainforest, Subtropical and Temperate depending on the latitude and altitude.
Tropical rainforests are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn in areas of high rainfall. They cover about 5 percent of the earth’s surface and are found in the Amazon Basin, Central America, Central and West Africa, South East Asia, South East Madagascar and the coastal parts of North East Queensland.
Rainforests in Australia.
In Australia, Rainforests are found along the east coast and some parts of Victoria and Tasmania. The Tropical Rainforests are north of Townsville (Queensland) where there is high rainfall all year. To the south of Mackay to Sydney is the area of Sub- Tropical Rainforests. Temperate Rainforests are found where it is cooler, in other areas of NSW, Tasmania and Eastern and Southern Victoria.
Bradley 8 Tropical Trivia
Hi Everyone
Here are some pretty cool facts I found at http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?fa=y&art_id=6 It`s a very good web site.
About one-quarter of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants.
The largest catfish in the world lives in a tropical rainforest river in Vietnam. It weighs over 300kg.
The world’s only species of flying snake and lizard live in the Borneo rainforest.
Rainforests have 170,000 of the world's 400,000 known plant species.
Cheers
Bradley
Here are some pretty cool facts I found at http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?fa=y&art_id=6 It`s a very good web site.
About one-quarter of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants.
The largest catfish in the world lives in a tropical rainforest river in Vietnam. It weighs over 300kg.
The world’s only species of flying snake and lizard live in the Borneo rainforest.
Rainforests have 170,000 of the world's 400,000 known plant species.
Cheers
Bradley
Bradley 7 Plants water and survival
I have done an experiment. People that are living in the rainforests as well as explorers often can run out of water. If this happens they can usually find a close stream or river. But if the unexpected happens and they cant find this they turn to the trees. The video will show you why .
Cheers Bradley
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Josh5
In the fork of a tree in the canopy where there is some dirt and moisture, the strangler fig seed germinates and sends long skinny roots down the trunk of the tree to the forest floor. The vine grows really big and wraps around the tree.
sam11
Hi everyone
Here is another fun fact
Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, eating both animals and plants.
More than 2,000 different species of butterflies are found in the rainforests of South America.
The forests of Central Africa are home to more than 8,000 different species of plants.
Flying animals of Asian rainforests include frogs, squirrels and snakes
Form Sam
Here is another fun fact
Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, eating both animals and plants.
More than 2,000 different species of butterflies are found in the rainforests of South America.
The forests of Central Africa are home to more than 8,000 different species of plants.
Flying animals of Asian rainforests include frogs, squirrels and snakes
Form Sam
sam 10
Hi everone
Here is a nother fun fact
An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second.
Giant bamboo plants can grow up to 9 inches a day.
The trees of a tropical rainforest are so densely packed that rain falling on the canopy can take as long as 10 minutes to reach the ground.
In the moist rainforests of South America, sloths move so slowly that algae are able to grow in their fur
Here is a nother fun fact
An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second.
Giant bamboo plants can grow up to 9 inches a day.
The trees of a tropical rainforest are so densely packed that rain falling on the canopy can take as long as 10 minutes to reach the ground.
In the moist rainforests of South America, sloths move so slowly that algae are able to grow in their fur
George8 Parts of the Rainforests
Hi Everyone here is my Parts of the Rainforests writing.
There are four main Strata (layers) of a Tropical Rainforest - the Emergents, Canopy, Understory and Forest Floor. Each of these is very different in many ways such as the temperature, type of flora and fauna, the humidity and the height of the layer.
Emergents
The Emergent level is the tallest part of a Rainforest. It is made up of the tops of the tallest trees. The trees are much higher than the normal trees in the canopy. Emergent trees range from 60m to 80m tall. The emergent level is home to many species of birds such as the Scarlet Macaw, Proboscis Monkey, Pygmy Glider, Eagle, Parrot, Vulture and many more. Some of these examples are found in Australian Tropical Rainforests.
Canopy
The Canopy is made up of the tops of the normal trees in a Rainforest. It ranges from 20m to 60m in height. The canopy is full of life with the Toucan, Scarlet Macaw, Howler Monkey, Orang-utan and the Sloth. The Canopy is very thick and because of that not much light at all gets into the undergrowth. Many animals live in the canopy since there is lots of food.
Understorey
The understory is a very dark, hot, damp place. It contains trees that tolerate low light. Along rivers, roads and cut areas the sunlight can be strong enough to make the understory very dense. Some of the animals that live in the Rainforest understorey are Iguana, Boa Constrictor, Fruit Bat, Leaf Cutter Ants, Spider Monkey and Butterflies.
The forest floor isn’t crowded. It does not have much sunlight reaching it at all. It is very hot and the humidity levels are high. Small plants such as ferns and mosses live here. Dead vegetation and animals rot very quickly. Tall trees that reach up into the emergent layer have huge buttress roots to keep them upright as the soil is not very good in tropical rainforests. Lots of animals live on the forest floor including the Tapir, Army Ants, Scorpion, Anteater, Matamata, Turtle, Piranha, Caiman, Arapaima, Anaconda, Jaguar and Giant Millipede. Many decomposers live on the forest floor. Insects eat
the decaying plants and animals it recycles the forest waste and provide nutrients for the flora to use.
George7 Introduction Final
Hi Everyone here is my introduction final.
Introduction
There are three types of rainforests: Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate rainforests. Tropical rainforests are based in the Torrid (Tropical) zone, subtropical are in the subtropical zone, while temperate rainforests are in the temperate zone of the world. Tropical rainforests get on average 4000mm of rainfall each year. This is more than the other types of rainforests. Tropical rainforests are found in South and Central America, Africa,
The trees are usually from 30m to 60m tall. They form a dense canopy that stops light getting to the undergrowth. In a Tropical Rainforest it usually rains every day. Trees in the Rainforest shed and grow their leaves all year round. The plants need light, water and food with special nutrients in them. When trees, plants and animals die, they rot very quickly, due to the heat and humidity.
Many different types of fauna are found in the Rainforests, including monkeys, parrots, macaws, army ants, basilisk, flying lizard, harpy eagle, hummingbird, jaguar, possums, okapi, orang-utan, piranha, frogs, hornbill, sloth, bats, butterflies and many more.
People have lived in the rainforests for 1000’s of years. Some of the tribes that live or have lived in Rainforests are the Pygmies, Aztecs, Incas, Australian Aborigines and Indians.
Rainforests are in danger of extinction as their size continues to decrease due to logging, fire and poaching of the rainforest inhabitants.
National parks are protecting the flora and fauna of Rainforests. New laws are being put in place as we realise the importance of rainforests and their inhabitants.
Tania 10 Tree Snails
ENDANGERED!!
The Oahu Tree Snails lives in Hawaii and no where else in the world.There once was 40 species each with a unique shell pattern.Now there are only 6!!!!!They are being KILLED by the Wolf snail man introduced to the island. Read more about it or watch a video of a Oahu Tree Snail meating a Wolf snail.Find out what happens at this website.
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/speciesprofile/rainforest/oahutreesnails.html#A
Monday, August 24, 2009
Bradley 6 Water, Plants and survival.
Hi Everyone.
I have done an experiment. People that are living in the rainforests as well as explorers often can run out of water. If this happens they can usually find a close stream or river. But if the unexpected happens and they cant find this they turn to the trees. The video will show you why .
I have done an experiment. People that are living in the rainforests as well as explorers often can run out of water. If this happens they can usually find a close stream or river. But if the unexpected happens and they cant find this they turn to the trees. The video will show you why .
Cheers Bradley
sam 9
Hi everyone
here is a nother fun fact
Fact: A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies.
Fact: Rainforests provide many important products for people: timber, coffee, cocoa and many medicinal products, including those used in the treatment of cancer.
Fact: Seventy percent of the plants identified by the U.S. National Cancer Institute as useful in the treatment of cancer are found only in rainforests.
found at http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/facts.html
here is a nother fun fact
Fact: A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies.
Fact: Rainforests provide many important products for people: timber, coffee, cocoa and many medicinal products, including those used in the treatment of cancer.
Fact: Seventy percent of the plants identified by the U.S. National Cancer Institute as useful in the treatment of cancer are found only in rainforests.
found at http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/facts.html
sam 8
Hi everyone
Here are some more fun facts
Fact: Rainforests are found on every continent across the Earth, except Antarctica.
Fact: There are two major types of rainforest: temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests
Here are some more fun facts
Fact: Rainforests are found on every continent across the Earth, except Antarctica.
Fact: There are two major types of rainforest: temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests
Friday, August 21, 2009
Bradley5 URL
Hi Everyone!!
If you are short for plants in you power point have a look at this site. It has got heaps of Australian plants. http://rainforest-australia.com/Rainforest_Plants.htm
Cheers
Bradley
If you are short for plants in you power point have a look at this site. It has got heaps of Australian plants. http://rainforest-australia.com/Rainforest_Plants.htm
Cheers
Bradley
Tania 7 Criky a croc
These croc's live in the Amazon RF. They are between 90 and 180 cm long!!
This little crocodile is in danger because of losing its habitat. The skin of the animal is useless in the leather trade, so it is not poached.
This little crocodile is in danger because of losing its habitat. The skin of the animal is useless in the leather trade, so it is not poached.
Bradley 4. Nobody said mokeys howl.
Picture from: travelwithachallenge.comHi Everyone,
Did you know that in the forest there is a special animal called the Howler Monkey. And it sure does live up to its name, this unusual animal can be heard up to 4.3 kilometers away. The only animal that is louder is the blue whale!!
Cheers
Bradley
Bradley3 Beds `r` us. Special deal!!
HI everyone!!
I have made a small rainforest bed model. Then I labelled the bed so it would make more sense.
It is very important to be off the ground so many small animals cant jump in bed with you.
Cheers
Bradley
tayla 6 rainforest people
People of the rainforest make there home out of vines ,twigs and leaves big or small .
First they weave the vines and twigs to make an oval shape. Then they attach leaves on the top of the oval and rap a vine around the ends of the leaves to hold them in place. Then they just add all different thiings on to there home to make it nice.
Josh4
The strangler fig is a creeper that grows in the fork of a large tree in a rainforest and there are about 150 species world wide.
The beech orange fungus grows on beech trees but only in spring. It grows from a little spore and gets its nutrients and food from the beech tree it grows on.
Tayla 5
80% of the flowers in the Australian rainforests are not found anywhere else in the world.
Bats are essential for the pollination of many tropical foodstuffs such as bananas and mangoes.
1 out of 4 ingredients in our medicine is from rainforest plants.
Bats are essential for the pollination of many tropical foodstuffs such as bananas and mangoes.
1 out of 4 ingredients in our medicine is from rainforest plants.
Tayla 4
In Roman mythology, Flora was a goddess of flowers and the season of spring. Flora was married to Favonius, the wind god, and her companion was Hercules. Due to her association with plants, her name in modern English also means plant life.
Flora
Louise Abbéma 1913
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tayla 3
Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, which means they eat animals and plants.
More than 2,000 different species of butterflies are found in the rainforests of South America.
The forests of Central Africa are home to more than 8,000 different species of plants.
Flying animals of Asian rainforests include frogs, squirrels and snakes....creepy
Josh3
Epiphytes are plants that grow on a another tree but don’t get food from the tree they get there food from stuff that falls on there roots.
George6 Great Website
Hi Everyone here is a great website showing good animal and plant profiles.
Found at:
http://kids.mongabay.com/
Found at:
http://kids.mongabay.com/
George5 Did you know??
Hi Everyone,
Did you know 30 million plant and animals species live in tropical rainforests???
Found at:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Grainforest.html
Did you know 30 million plant and animals species live in tropical rainforests???
Found at:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Grainforest.html
Tania 6
This is a rainforest haiku poem.
A Rainforest Haiku
Huge, strong buttress roots
Tall, leafy green towering trees
Lovely rainforests
A Rainforest Haiku
Huge, strong buttress rootsTall, leafy green towering trees
Lovely rainforests
Tania 5
Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface and now they cover about 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could disappear in less then 40 years!!
One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with people destroying them or fires and things like that.
One hectare (2.47 acres) may contain over 750 types of trees and 1500 species of higher plants.
So we had better look after our rainforests just in case they disappear and so might us as we may not be able to breath.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bradley1 fiers
Hi Everyone.
Did you know that in the rain forests explorers carry the fire to there new camp where they then don't have to worry about lighting a fire. The explorers place coles under there beds so then no animals end up sleeping with them!!
Cheers Bradley
Did you know that in the rain forests explorers carry the fire to there new camp where they then don't have to worry about lighting a fire. The explorers place coles under there beds so then no animals end up sleeping with them!!
Cheers Bradley
Josh2
Tropical rainforests are hot, humid and damp. The temperature ranges from 24˚C to 27˚C. Mainly the Tropical Rainforests are found around the Equator in central and south America, central and western Africa, Southeast Asia , New Guinea and north-east Australia
Pheynia 1
The Australian forests are special because they have things that don't exists anywhere else in the world.
A rain forest is a fantastic habitat for millions of animals and plants. A rain forest is dark and moist, There are lots of trees growing closely together. It is really called bio-diversity and that means that lots of different thing together.Dense means when there are lots of things in one place .Luxuriant means rich in variety and growth .
There are all sorts of rain forest
. tropical rain forest
. subtropical rain forest
. temperate rain forest
The picture shows different levels in the rain forest
Pheynia
Tayla 2
Here are some interesting facts I found today.
- An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second
- Giant bamboo plants can grow up to 9 inches a day
- The trees of a tropical rainforest are so close together that rain can take up to 10 minutes to fall from the canopy to the ground
- In the rainforest's of South America it is so moist that because sloths move so slowly algae can grow on their fur....yuk!
George4 Layers of a Rainforest
Hi Everyone here is a great website showing the layers of a rainforest.
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html
Fletcher 2
hi everyone if you would like to learn about some insects of the rainforest like the green pill millipede or the spiny yellow catapiller go to http://travel.mongabay.com/topics/rainforest_insects.htm or if you would like to learn about the rainforest in Queensland go to http://www.skyrail.com.au/rainforests.html
I hope you enjoy the rest of the term.
Tania 4
Here are some pictures of the Daintree forest!!
It is so amazing!
If you would like to build your own rainforest visit this link:
Tom3
Hi Everyone
Did you know that the oldest rain forest in the world is in Illinois USA. This rain forest is 300 million years old!!
Cheers
Tom
Source http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-039-s-Oldest-Rainforest-52733.shtml
Did you know that the oldest rain forest in the world is in Illinois USA. This rain forest is 300 million years old!!
Cheers
Tom
Source http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-039-s-Oldest-Rainforest-52733.shtml
sam 7
Hi everyone
this is a really cool fact
There are more types of animals in one h of a rain forest than in any habitat in the world.
this is a really cool fact
There are more types of animals in one h of a rain forest than in any habitat in the world.
sam 6
Hi everyone
Here is another Fun fact.
Experts estimates that we are losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. That equates to 50,000 species a year. As the rainforest species disappear, so do many possible cures for life-threatening diseases. Currently, 121 prescription drugs sold worldwide come from plant-derived sources. While 25% of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest ingredients, less that 1% of these tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists.
Most rainforests are cleared by chainsaws, bulldozers and fires for its timber value and then are followed by farming and ranching operations, even by world giants like Mitsubishi Corporation, Georgia Pacific, Texaco and Unocal.
found at http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
Here is another Fun fact.
Experts estimates that we are losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. That equates to 50,000 species a year. As the rainforest species disappear, so do many possible cures for life-threatening diseases. Currently, 121 prescription drugs sold worldwide come from plant-derived sources. While 25% of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest ingredients, less that 1% of these tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists.
Most rainforests are cleared by chainsaws, bulldozers and fires for its timber value and then are followed by farming and ranching operations, even by world giants like Mitsubishi Corporation, Georgia Pacific, Texaco and Unocal.
found at http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
George3 Correct Definitions
Hi Everyone i had my definitions mixed up here are the correct ones.
Epiphytes: Plants that grow on other plants but do not get food or water from them.
Emergents: The tallest trees in a rainforest.
Epiphytes: Plants that grow on other plants but do not get food or water from them.
Emergents: The tallest trees in a rainforest.
George2 Introduction
Here are my notes which I have typed into sentences as an introduction.
Introduction
Tropical Rainforests are based in the tropical zone of the world.
The trees are usually from 30m to 60m tall, they form a dense canopy that stops light getting to the undergrowth. Rainforests are easy to hack through. In a Tropical Rainforest it usually rains every day. Trees in the Rainforest shed and grow their leaves all year round. The plants need light, water and food with special nutrients in them. When trees die, they rot very quickly, due to the heat and humidity.
Many different fauna are found in the Rainforest, including monkeys, parrots, macaws, army ants, basilisk, flying lizard, harpy eagle, hummingbird, jaguar, possums, okapi, orang-utan, piranha, frogs, hornbill, sloth, bat, butterflies and many more.
People have lived in the rainforests for 1000’s of years. Some of the tribes that live or have lived in Rainforests are the Pygmies, Aztecs, Incas and Indians.
Rainforests are in great danger of extinction from logging, poaching of the animals and burning.
National parks are protecting the flora and fauna of Rainforests. New laws are being put in place as we realise the importance of rainforests and their inhabitants.
Tania 3
This is something I thought was pretty cool!!
One scientist has found more than 1000 different species of insects living in just one kind of rainforest tree. This discovery has led him to believe that there may be as many as 30 million species of animals in rainforests around the world. On average over 35 species of animals become extinct. Thats A lot of animals!!
Tayla 1 The Amazon
The Amazon is the worlds biggest remaining natural resource because it is always recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen.
It is estimated that more than 20% of Earth's oxygen is produced there.
The Amazon makes up 54% of the total rainforests left on Earth.
It is estimated that more than 20% of Earth's oxygen is produced there.
The Amazon makes up 54% of the total rainforests left on Earth.
Sam 5
Hi everyone
Here are my nots if you want to have a look at them
Here are my nots if you want to have a look at them
Rain Forests can have trees up to 60m big
Most of the leave on the trees grow on the top so it makes a roof of leaves called the canopy
Most Rain Forest are in South America, Africa and South East Asia
The big roots at the bottom of the trees are called buttress roots
It is always 24 – 27°
All the trees shed there leave at random times
It rains all most every day
There is always leaves on the ground
The plants need sunlight, water and nutrients to live
There are many many animals in the Rain Forest
All the animals and plants depend one each other to survive
Fruit is eaten by monkeys then the seeds in the fruit drops to the ground and then they grow in to a tree
Lots of people used to live in the rainforest
Pigmies are really small
Pigmies attack in groups of 20
The Indians that lived in the Rain Forest burnt down trees to make room for farms.
People burn trees
100000 trees are burnt down each year
Some people plant trees that help the environment
Sam 4
Look at this
The Inca apparently kept accounts and perhaps historical information using a quipu, a system of knotted and dyed string; according to the Spanish, the Inca also chanted and sang historical legends and painted wooden tablets.
Found at http://archaeology.about.com/od/incaarchaeology/a/inca_empire_3.htm
That is really cool ha
The Inca apparently kept accounts and perhaps historical information using a quipu, a system of knotted and dyed string; according to the Spanish, the Inca also chanted and sang historical legends and painted wooden tablets.
Found at http://archaeology.about.com/od/incaarchaeology/a/inca_empire_3.htm
That is really cool ha
Sam 3
Hi agien
Here are some more fun facts
Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners
Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners
Hope you like them
Here are some more fun facts
Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners
Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is perceived as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners
Hope you like them
Sam 2
HI Everyone.
Here goes one of fun facts
We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.
One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries.
Found at http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
Here goes one of fun facts
We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.
One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries.
Found at http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
George1 Dictonary Meanings
Hi Everyone my spelling words that I got wrong I looked up on Dictonary.com and the meanings of emergents and epiphytes are.
Emergents: a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust, etc.; air plant; aerophyte
Epiphytes: an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water
Emergents: a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust, etc.; air plant; aerophyte
Epiphytes: an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water
Fletcher1
I will enjoy working on the rainforest work for the rest of this week and maybe I can send you some of the picturs of the rainforest in Queensland. If you would like I could send some pictures of the road trip as well.
I think this will be fun!
Tania 2
What are Rainforests?
Rainforests are defined by a few factors. Most importantly is the amount and distribution of rainfall. To be a rainforest it must have 200cm of rain a year. Tropical rainforests usually receive a more steady rain around the year while temperate rainforests can vary throughout the year with a pronounced dry season.
Temperature:
Rainforests in tropical areas rarely get below 40*C. Temperatures hardley ever get hot.
Tom2
Hi Everyone
Here are my notes if anyone needs them
1. 30-60m trees
2. Dense Canopy
3. Little undergrowth
4. 24*-27*c
5. All trees shed leaves at different times
6. Howler Monkey
7. Parrots
8. Macaws
9. Snakes
10. Difficult to see
11. Understorey
12. All animals and trees depend on each other
13. Pygmies-midget Africans
14. Emergent-Giant trees
15. Canopy-Normal sized trees
16. Forest floor-the bottom of a rainforest (full of debris and rotting matter)
Cheers
Tom
Here are my notes if anyone needs them
1. 30-60m trees
2. Dense Canopy
3. Little undergrowth
4. 24*-27*c
5. All trees shed leaves at different times
6. Howler Monkey
7. Parrots
8. Macaws
9. Snakes
10. Difficult to see
11. Understorey
12. All animals and trees depend on each other
13. Pygmies-midget Africans
14. Emergent-Giant trees
15. Canopy-Normal sized trees
16. Forest floor-the bottom of a rainforest (full of debris and rotting matter)
Cheers
Tom
Tom 1
Hi Everyone
Different tribes of Pygmies speak different languages. Some speak Zulu while others speak Shaangan. Pygmies trade with neighbouring farmers to acquire cultivated foods and other material items. It is estimated that there are between 250,000 and 600,000 Pygmies living in the Congo rainforest.
In the Republic of Congo, where Pygmies make up 5 to 10% of the population, many Pygmies live as slaves to Bantu masters.
Cheers
Tom
Source Wikipedia and www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/pygmies.htm
Different tribes of Pygmies speak different languages. Some speak Zulu while others speak Shaangan. Pygmies trade with neighbouring farmers to acquire cultivated foods and other material items. It is estimated that there are between 250,000 and 600,000 Pygmies living in the Congo rainforest.
In the Republic of Congo, where Pygmies make up 5 to 10% of the population, many Pygmies live as slaves to Bantu masters.
Cheers
Tom
Source Wikipedia and www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/pygmies.htm
Bradley 1 Rubber Dinghy--Rainforest style
Hi Everyone.
I had an idea that I would start this unit with an experiment.
I tried to make a plasticine dugout canoe.
1. The Rain forest people cut down a tree.
2. Then they hollow it out.
3 Go FISHING!!
I did see if it worked in real water but it sank. This was only because wood had air pockets in it but my plasticine didn't.
Cheers
Bradley
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tania 1
Hi everone,
I reseached pygmies.
The average height is less than 150 cm!! They are small aren' t they.
The best known pygmies are in Central Africa also in Thailand, Malysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and Brazil
Cheers
Tania
I reseached pygmies.
The average height is less than 150 cm!! They are small aren' t they.
The best known pygmies are in Central Africa also in Thailand, Malysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and Brazil
Cheers
Tania
Welcome!
Hi everyone,
Here is your chat board for our Rainforest unit. You can post just about anything to do with rainforests here. You might even like to post your writing each day so that others can comment or help you to improve your work. If you find out anything interesting, share it here.
I will be looking for people who share lots of information and also those who help out their classmates.
Happy posting!
Mr Dredge
Here is your chat board for our Rainforest unit. You can post just about anything to do with rainforests here. You might even like to post your writing each day so that others can comment or help you to improve your work. If you find out anything interesting, share it here.
I will be looking for people who share lots of information and also those who help out their classmates.
Happy posting!
Mr Dredge
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