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S1L1

Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals Identify the basic needs of an animal. Compare and describe various

animals.

Table of ContentsThree major groups of animals found in the

Rain Forest:

Insects Birds

Diet of the Toucan Pepito cleaning his beak

Mammals Rubert, The Howler Monkey A day in the life of Rubert

Basic Needs of Animals Encounters of Rain Forest Animals

Insects

Have three body parts

Have six legs

Lay eggs

Birds

Have feathers and wings Lay eggs Warm-blooded animals Have beaks

Mammals

Warm-blooded animals Have hair or fur Breathe air with their lungs

BASIC NEEDSOF

ANIMALS

AIR FOOD WATER SHELTER

Rainforest AnimalsInsects Birds Mammals

Mosquito Toucans Jaguar

Butterfly ScarletMacaw

SpiderMonkey

Dragonfly Harpy Eagle Bats

Meet Rubert who lives in the Rain Forest of Belize, Central

America

Rain Forest Animals and their food

EAT

The Diet of the Toucan

Insects Frogs Fruits

A Day in the Life of Rubert

http://www.hensonrobinsonzoo.org/home_k.html

Visit the following website to see Pepito, the Toucan

http://christiananswers.net/kids/toucan-cleaning-beak.avi

Encounters of Rain Forest Animals

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Birds

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Survey of students’ Rain Forest encounters

Another look at survey results

Encounters of Rain Forest Animamls

Birds, 7

Mammals, 12

Insects, 15Birds

Mammals

Insects