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Rainforest Plants
CONCEPTUALKnow that rainforests contain an enormous variety of plants — towering kapok and Brazil nut trees, climbing vines called lianas, colourful orchids that grow on tree branches, giant water lilies, and huge leaves that funnel rainwater
Mastery Evidence
- Name at least three types of rainforest plant, such as kapok trees, lianas (climbing vines), and orchids
- Explain that rainforest plants grow very tall because they compete for sunlight
- Describe one unusual feature, such as orchids growing on tree branches or lianas climbing up trunks
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] name some plants that grow in the rainforest — like giant trees, climbing vines, or orchids that grow on branches — and explain why they grow so big and tall?”
Prerequisites1
- Rainforest LayershardAges 5—7
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- Rainforest Layers hard
Plants taught in context of layers (epiphytes in canopy, lianas climbing trunks)
Unlocks4
- Rainforest Food WebshardAges 7—9
- Classifying Rainforest OrganismshardAges 7—9
- Rainforest Plant AdaptationshardAges 7—9
- Rainforest Water CyclesoftAges 7—9