1. How many acres of Rain Forest do we lose on
an annual basis?TREASURE HUNT!! Find a piece of used paper. Turn it over to the blank side. Now, take a couple minutes to search for the answers to these questions. Links have been given to you to help you find the answers. Write your answer on a piece of recycled (hopefully chlorine-free) paper.
1. How many acres of Rain Forest do we lose on
an annual basis?
2. What are some of the plants found in the rain forest that are used for medicines?
3. What are some of the foods that we get from
the Rainforest?
Tropical Forests in our Daily Lives
4. What is the hydrologic cycle and why is it
important to us?
Tropical Forests in our Daily Lives
5. Why are you using recycled paper and what does this have to do with the rainforest?
What You Can Do To Save the Rainforest
6. FINAL QUESTION: Does our lifestyle affect the Rainforest? (Hint: YES!) How? (Hint: you should know by your answers to the above questions!)
What You Can Do To Save the Rainforest
Explore the endangered species list of the World Wildlife foundation. What animals can you find that come from the rainforest?
Play the game Biodiversity Performs and race the clock to see how well you know the interconnections of our earth.
Explore the ecoregions of the world.
Look at Green Guidance, a publication of the Women's Division of the United Methodist Church. Find ways that you can be environmentally responsible and do them!
United Methodists Urged to Travel responsibly - do you travel? do you want to? Either way, there are some social responsibilities we need to bear in mind. What are they?
What does the Bible say on caring for others and our environment, plus its interconnectedness. Here's one Bible Study to help us think about the Biblical mandates.
Join the Jubilee 2000 campaign and urge your senators to drop the debt of the most impoverished nations. Besides caring for the "least of these," what does this have to do with rainforests? Read this action alert and see!
Read other stories about the environment, Latin America and their connectedness: U'wa Battle U.S. Oil Company. Write companies letters if they are oppressing other people and their land!
Hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters have plagued Latin America and
when you live in poverty, you're more likely to be affected. Why, you
ask? Let's explore that question.