ScienceRainforestsAges 7–10

The Amazon Rainforest

Know that the Amazon is Earth's greatest rainforest — spanning nine countries across South America, containing the world's largest river by water volume, and home to an estimated 10% of all species on Earth including 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, and 3,000 types of fish

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Locate the Amazon broadly and compare biological estimates carefully.

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Use the schematic South America locator and two labelled source cards. Counts are estimates, not a census of every organism. No printer: view only the active learner card on screen, or an adult copies its exact prompts onto plain paper without answers. Oral pointing/dictation is an access option; record it as adapted/supported and do not claim handwriting from it. Keep adult keys/scripts separate; supply only the current stage.

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Locate the Amazon broadly and compare biological estimates carefully.

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Plants and Animals

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Plants and Animals supports The Amazon Rainforest. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.

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Public NASA Climate Kids page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.

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Check understanding

Locate the Amazon rainforest on a map of South America and name at least two countries it spans
State that the Amazon contains the world's largest river by volume and is home to roughly 10% of all species on Earth
Give at least two specific numbers showing the Amazon's biodiversity, such as 40,000 plant species or 1,300 bird species

“Can your child tell you about the Amazon — that it's the biggest rainforest in the world, spread across nine countries, with more types of animals and plants than almost anywhere else on Earth?”

Curriculum record

Type: Conceptual
Subject: Science
Domain: Rainforests
Age range: Ages 7–10

Standards

acara-v9:AC9HS4K05

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