Tropical Ecology Nature Study

These lessons are included in our Tropical Ecology Unit Study.

Discover Tropical Ecology in this in-depth, engaging nature study by Jacqueline Marr of Books and Willows. This study includes four modules:

Module 1: Gliding Lizards

• Learn how Draco lizards have adapted to live and move through the rainforest canopy.
  
• Explore anatomy and gliding adaptations.
• Make your own flying Draco lizard.
• Begin designing your unit poster presentation.
• Extend your learning by comparing Draco lizards to flying squirrels.

Module 2: Swinging Orangutans

• Meet the family of orangutan species.
  
• Learn how orangutans have adapted to live and move through the rainforest canopy.
• Make your own orangutan puppet.
• Weave a nest with branches just like orangutans do each night.
• Discover how orangutans mime to get their message across.
• Continue your unit poster presentation.

Module 3: Sticky Toed Tree Frogs

• Learn how red-eyed tree frogs have adapted to live and move through the rainforest canpy.
  
• Celebrate the 'stick' powers of tree frogs with red-eyed tree frog magnets.
• Complete an 'egg dispatch' STEM challenge.
• Learn about non-newtonian fluids and make 'frog spit'.
• Continue your unit poster presentation.

Module 4: Claw Clinging Sloths

• Learn how sloths have adapted to live and move through the rainforest canopy.
  
• Discover the symbiotic relationship between sloths and algae.
• Celebrate what you've learned with a felt sloth ornament.
• Learn more about the fungus that grows on sloths in a fungus growing experiment.
• Finish your unit poster presentation.

This study may be completed over the course of one month with one module per week, or more quickly or slowly depending on personal preference. This is a digital download and files will be delivered via email upon purchase. Enjoy discovering the tropics!