Visit a rainforest centre

If possible experience a manmade rainforest at first hand in order to understand better why manmade rainforests are so important and to empathise with indigenous peoples of the rainforest; look closely at and draw the vegetation of the biome.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To experience at first hand a manmade rainforest, including vegetation and wildlife
• To gain understanding of global response to preservation of the rainforests by discussing the question “Why are manmade rainforests so important?”
• To understand and empathise with indigenous peoples of a rainforest by having a glimpse into the temperatures, vegetation and wildlife they experience.
• To look closely at the vegetation of the Rainforest Centre, by undertaking life drawing.

Children will:

• Experience at first hand a manmade rainforest, including vegetation and wildlife.
• Gain understanding of global response to preservation of the rainforests by discussing the question “Why are manmade rainforests so important?”.
• Understand and empathise with indigenous peoples of a rainforest, by having a glimpse into the temperatures, vegetation and wildlife they experience.
• Look closely at the vegetation of the rainforest, by undertaking life drawing.

This session does not need any provided resources.

• Sketch books and pencils
• Camera
• Risk assessments for visit

Official website of The Eden Project from edenproject.com
The Living Rainforest from livingrainforest.org
Amazonia - indoor tropical rainforest from discoveramazonia.co.uk
Rainforest adventure from rainforestadventure.co.uk
Natural History Museum from web.archive.org
Oxford University Museum of Natural History from oum.ox.ac.uk
The Manchester Museum from museum.manchester.ac.uk
London Zoo rainforest information from zsl.org
Chester zoo rainforest trail from chesterzoo.org
Newquay zoo from newquayzoo.org.uk
Edinburgh butterfly and rainforest centre from edinburgh-butterfly-world.co.uk