Temperate Rainforests
Know that not all rainforests are tropical — temperate rainforests exist in cooler, wet regions like the Pacific Northwest of North America, western Scotland and Wales, southern Chile, and New Zealand — with similar features (high rainfall, moss-draped trees, dense canopy) but different species, including ancient oaks, giant redwoods, and tree ferns
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Does your child know that rainforests aren't only in hot places — that there are cool, misty rainforests in places like Wales, Scotland, and the Pacific Northwest, with mossy trees and ferns instead of monkeys and parrots?
Know that not all rainforests are tropical — temperate rainforests exist in cooler, wet regions like the Pacific Northwest of North America, western Scotland and Wales, southern Chile, and New Zealand — with similar features (high rainfall, moss-draped trees, dense canopy) but different species, including ancient oaks, giant redwoods, and tree ferns
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- Name at least two locations of temperate rainforests, such as the Pacific Northwest, western Scotland, or southern Chile
- Compare temperate and tropical rainforests: both have high rainfall and dense canopy, but differ in temperature and species
- Name species found in temperate rainforests, such as ancient oaks, giant redwoods, or tree ferns
“Does your child know that rainforests aren't only in hot places — that there are cool, misty rainforests in places like Wales, Scotland, and the Pacific Northwest, with mossy trees and ferns instead of monkeys and parrots?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Rainforests
- Age range
- Ages 9–11