Amazing Amazon Life

Take a trek through Brazil's mighty Amazon River and its basin. Which unusual creatures will you encounter in this spectacular rainforest?

• 1.

  Imagine that you are floating down the Amazon River in Brazil. Or walking through its rainforest. What creatures would you see?

• 2.

  Research information about Brazil, the Amazon River and its basin, which contains the largest rainforest in the world. Find descriptions and pictures of animals, birds, and insects who live only in this part of the world. Here's one way to show six of these creatures on a poster.

• 3.

  Draw a square on white paper with Crayola® Colored Pencils. Trace and draw five more squares. Use Crayola Scissors to cut them out.

• 4.

  On each square, draw, color, and label a unique creature found only in the Amazon basin or rainforest. Show lots of details, so others can see how different these creatures are from those that are familiar.

• 5.

  Arrange the six pictures in an artistic way on posterboard. Attach them with Crayola Glue Sticks. Design the outer edge of the poster to unify the display.

Benefits

• Students locate information about Brazil and the importance of its rainforests to the world's environment.
• Students recognize some unique creatures found only in Brazil's Amazon river basin.
• Students create a poster depicting animals, insects, and birds found only in Brazil's Amazon river basin.

Adaptations

• Create a topographical map of Brazil showing the five main regions of this country, the Amazon River and its basin, and Brazil's largest cities.
• Research Tiradentes and find out why he is so important in Brazilian history.
• Find information about Brazil's famous artists, such as Candido Portinari, and then create art in a similar style.
• Research the affect of global warming on the world's rainforests.