Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Where in the world are tropical rainforests?

Learning about biomes, ecosystems and tropics: locating rainforests globally, understanding why they occur there and discovering the features of the Amazon rainforest using maps and photographs.

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Assessment – Geography Y3/4 (A): Why are rainforests important to us?
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Where in the world are tropical rainforests?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What is the Amazon rainforest like?
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Who lives in the rainforest?
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: How are rainforests changing?
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How is our local woodland used?: Data collection
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: How is our local woodland used?: Findings
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