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Rainforest Research Planning

Plan a small investigation about a tropical rainforest. Use the information on this sheet to help you choose a focus, shape useful questions and decide how to share what you learn. There can be more than one good plan. Sample answers are included for open-ended questions; your own ideas may differ.

A quick location check

Tropical rainforests grow in warm regions near the Equator. This table gives examples of rainforest regions and countries. It is a starting point for choosing a place to investigate.

Region

Example country

Amazon Basin, South America

Brazil

Central Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

1.Which example country in the table is in South America? Choose one.
  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.Pick one research focus for your mission. Which topic would you most like to investigate?
  • How rainforest animals survive
  • How rainforest plants grow
  • What the rainforest climate is like
  • How people use and care for rainforests
  • How deforestation changes a rainforest
3.Choose one place from the table to focus on. Name the region and its example country.

Turn your idea into a research plan

A strong research question is clear and focused. Smaller questions help you find the facts you need to answer it.

4.Write one main research question about your chosen focus and place. Begin with “How”, “Why” or “What”.
5.Write two smaller questions that could help you answer your main question. Make sure they ask for different facts.
6.Which set of research sources would give you a useful start? Choose the best answer.
  • A rainforest information book, a child-friendly reference website and an atlas
  • Only a made-up story about a jungle
  • Only one photograph with no information
7.You find a rainforest fact on a website. What is a sensible next step before using it?
  • Check it against another trustworthy source
  • Copy it straight away without reading it
  • Assume every website is always correct
8.Match each source to what it can help you find.
  • Atlas
  • Animal information book
  • Rainfall chart or climate information
  • An animal’s food or adaptations
  • How wet or warm a rainforest is
  • Where rainforest regions are located

Get ready to share what you learn

Choose a format that will make your facts easy for someone else to understand. You could include a map, labelled pictures or short fact boxes.

9.Choose one way to present your findings. What is one feature you would include to help your audience understand them?
10.True or false: A useful research plan has a focused main question and smaller questions that help answer it.
TrueFalse
11.What is one thing you hope your rainforest investigation will help you understand?

3 printable pages

  • Rainforest Research Planning, page 1 of 3: A quick location check

    Page 1

  • Rainforest Research Planning, page 2 of 3: Turn your idea into a research plan

    Page 2

  • Rainforest Research Planning, page 3 of 3: Get ready to share what you learn

    Page 3

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