Autumn Term

Year 4 study The Rainforests this term and learning across most subjects will be linked and/or related to the rainforests. Within Geography, History, Art and Design & Technology we will focus on the following areas:

• What a rainforest is and where they are found.  
• Explore the layers of vegetation in a rainforest and identify some of the animals that live there.
• Investigate the climate of the rainforest and be able to describe and compare the rainforest climate with climates in other parts of the world.
• Learn about the people and settlements of the rainforest and be able to describe the way of life of traditional tribespeople.
• Explore why the rainforest is under threat and the measures taken to protect it.  
• Name reasons why rainforests are destroyed and ways in which rainforests can be protected.

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