Harrison WorldLAB Symposium

 
Topic: Rainforest
 
Group Members: Shelley and Lauren
 
Question or Hypothesis guiding the project: What is a rainforest?
 
Overview of the three required learning activities:
1.Model of the rainforest
2.Web page
3.Visiting the Botanical Gardens of Atlanta.
 
Findings (list):
1.We learned that there are many different kinds of species inthe rainforest.
2.The majority of the rainforest is made up of plants.
3.There are two different types of rainforests.
4.The tropical rainforest which is made up ofa closed canopy,a large number of plant and animal species, an open forest floor, and an ample amount of plants hanging on trees.
5. The temperate rainforests grow in the higher altitude regions, and are less extensive than the tropical rainforest.
6. The rainforests are home to three-fourths of all of the plants and animals of the earth.
7.The rainforests do contain many species that are undiscovered.
8.The rainforests have a high rainfall of more than 70 inches of rain per year.
9.rainforests provide many different resources such as: tea, coffee, rubber, timber, and sugarcane.
10. The Amazon is one of the largest areas of tropical rainforests.
Conclusion: Was hypothesis proven correct, or incorrect - OR how was question answered: A rainforest is a primary forest in regions with a high rainfall (greater than 1.8m/ 70 in. per year) chiefly but not exclusively found in the tropics.-Grolier's definition. A rainforest is a large forest containing many different species of plants and animals, a wet climate and many undiscovered things.-Our definition.
 
Questions raised for further study:
1. Why is the rainforest important?
2.What lives inthe rainforest?
3.Why are the rainforests in danger?
4.What kinds of plans are in effect and arewe planning to save the rainforests, plants, and animals. 5. If the rainforests keep disappearing at this rate how long will it take for them to completely diminish?