RAINFORESTS : HOW LONG BEFORE THEYRE GONE Mr.C.B.Dunn

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RAINFORESTS HOW LONG BEFORE THEYRE GONE
?Mr.C.B.Dunn
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OUTCOMES FOR THIS UNIT

• By the end of this unit you will
• Know what rainforests are.
• Know where they are found.
• Know what animal life is found there.
• Know why are they important to us.
• Find out why they are disappearing .
• Find out what we can do.
• Be able to do at least one multimedia
  presentation
• Achieve language outcomes

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Where you can find information

• www.rainforestconservation.org/
• www.rainforestconservation.org/data
• www.forests.org/
• www.forests.org/brazil
• www.homepage.interaccess.com
• www.africa-rainforest.org
• www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/rainforest_conserva
  tion.htm
• www.focusonforests.org
• Encarta Encyclopedia
• Bookshelf 94

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The following must be done

• Using Powerpoint create a slide show about the
  rainforests. Consult this assessment rubric for
  the presentation.
• Use Microsoft Publisher to create a newsletter
  telling your schoolmates why we should help save
  the rainforests. Consult this assessment rubric
  for the presentation.
• Use Microsoft Publisher to create a website in
  which you can inform your schoolmates about what
  is happening to the rainforests. Consult this
  assessment rubric for the presentation.

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Who will help you ?

• Good question , but basically you will help
  yourself. Help can be also found by clicking on
  the following
• http//www.ipl.org
• http//www.yahoo.com
• http//ericir.syr.edu
• On the intranet
• Planning the ContentPresentation Storyboard
• A sample learner presentation
• Newsletter Planning
• Newsletter Storyboard
• Brochure PlanningBrochure Storyboard
• Planning a Learner Sample Web Site
• Creating a Web Site Storyboard

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Bibliography

• Remember to list all sources , whether it is a
  book , encyclopedia , or web site.
• On the intranet
• Documenting sources - Harvard Style

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You want it when?

• All aforementioned projects are to be completed
  according to this schedule
• Week 1 Project task 1
• Week 2 Project task 2 and 3
• Week 3 Project task 4