What is a Rainforest?

Discuss with your partner what type of environment you believe a rainforest is?

Write your ideas on sticky post it notes. Be prepared to share your ideas with the class.

What makes a good video clip? Brainstorm what you think should be in a good video clip?

Make a rubric with the class on the IWB so that video clips can be ranked from not so good to very good.

Follow these links to view the video clips of Queensland Rainforests?

After each viewing take two minutes with your partner to evaluate each clip according to the class rubric on the IWB.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBM2PcVPa8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRgjdcUwT6k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK3KIoqcaOY

http://video.voila.fr/video/iLyROoafMSjK.html

Post Writing

Students at the completion of viewing the video clips rank them in order from 1-4 giving their reasons. Students then write a paragraph about what is a rainforest and publish this writing using Microsoft Publisher.