A unit which focuses on the global causes and consequences of deforestation in Borneo and Sumatra and the way that individuals and groups can act to protect the rainforest.

1. Stage 3 Sustainable Asia
10 week integrated Unit
Click to view this
PPT online

2. W
What do
we want
to know?
L
What have
we
learned?
K
What do
we know?

3. Rainforest
plants
How are
rainforests
formed?
What are
rainforests?
Regeneration
in the
rainforest
Where are the
rainforests ?
Why are
rainforests
important?
Rainforest
animals
What are the
threats to
rainforests?
What is palm
oil?
What can we
do to protect
rainforests?

4. Click to learn
how to create a
Tagul of your
own

5. endangered fungi germinate greenhouse herbivore humus
logging photosynthesis rainforest seedling shrub temperate
tropical monsoon symbiotic biodiversity understorey biofuel
tropical vegetation canopy ecosystem understory equator
refuge species debris decompose germinate seedling
temperate deforestation biome climate emergent

6. RELATED WORDS:
NAME
SENTENCE WHERE I FOUND THE WORD:
WORD:
CONTEXT CLUES
FROM THE TEXT
PART OF SPEECH:
MY OWN SENTENCE: USING THE WORD:
MY GUESS AT THE MEANING:
A PICTURE TO REMIND
ME OF THE WORD’S
MEANING :
In the rainforest most plant and animal life is not found on the forest floor, but in the leafy
world known as the canopy.
THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION:
Canopy noun
A high up part of a forest that is leafy and provides shelter. It could be the high up parts of trees
a : a cloth covering suspended over a bed b : a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of
high rank or a sacred objec c : a protective covering: as (1) : the uppermost spreading branchy
layer of a forest
 is not found on the
forest floor
 leafy world
Joanna Blogs
The sun was hot, but the rainforest creatures were sheltered from its rays by the canopy of
leaves.
I think of the word canopy as something like a tent that you can shelter under.
MY CONNECTIONS WITH THIS WORD :

8. Process Question Stems
Knowledge What? Where? When? Is? Did? Does?
Comprehension What can? Where would? When would? What is?
Application How might? How would? When might? When
would?
Analysis How are___ alike? How are they different?
Synthesis What might happen if…? If ____ what would? What
would you change and how?
Evaluation Which ______ do you agree with, and why? Which
________ would you prefer and why? What is your
opinion of ____ ?

11. Map Terminology and Vocabulary Words
Continents
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Europe
Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Longitude- imaginary
lines that run at right
angles to the equator and
meet at the North and
South Poles; also called
meridians
Latitude- imaginary lines
that run horizontally
around the world parallel
to the equator;also called
parallels.
Equator- imaginary line
around the middle of the
Earth that divides the
Earth into two equal
halves (northern and
southern hemisphere)
Tropic of Cancer- the parallel
of latitude that is 23½ degrees
north of the equator
Tropic of Capricorn- the
parallel of latitude that is 23½
degrees south of the equator
Map Key- tells what the
symbols on a map mean
North Pole- lies in the center
of the Arctic circle; northern
end of the Earth’s axis
South Pole- southern end of
the Earth’s axis; lies in
continent of Antarctica
Scale- way to measure a
larger area (like a continent)
on a map.
Compass rose- a symbol on a
map that has arrows that
point to directions (north,
south,east,west)
Click to see what happens
at the equator
Click to learn about
Latitude and Longitude
Click to learn about
Basics of Climate

12. Locate and label the
following :
Borneo
Thailand
Vietnam
Laos
Brunei
Phillipines
Indonesia
Myanmar
Sumatra
Kuala Lumpar
Singapore
Palembang
Medan
Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore
Jakarta
Bandung
Semarang
Surabaya

13. Main cities

16. http://www.globaleducation
.edu.au/2366.html

17. Green relates the moving story of the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia for palm oil, tropical
wood and paper production.
The story is told from the point of view of an Orang-utan in its last days of life. The story dramatically
highlights the consequences of destruction of habitat, consumerism ,depletion of biodiversity and that
Indonesian rainforest destruction is wreaking on endangered species like the orang-utan
Read more: Green The Film | Rainforest Action Network http://ran.org/green-film#ixzz26yObY19M
Green the film Click on the TV
to watch the
film and create
a story-map to
summarise the
narrative.

18. Story map for Green the film
Setting
Where?
When?
Characters
Complication/Problem
Event 1 Event 2 Event 3
Event 4 Event 5 Event 6
Resolution and Message

19. The tropical rainforests are an important
global resource and are the basis of most
of the world's biodiversity.
The rainforests store immense quantities
of carbon and are the home of countless
medicinal plants. Watch this video which
highlights Wehea Protected Forest in East
Kalimantan, Borneo

20. Topic 1
The world's rainforest are home to many tribal people. This is one of the least-recognised
facts about rainforests Tragically, most of the native societies of the rainforest have
already been destroyed or are under threat
The Penan BBC Info Video WWF

21. Javan Rhinoceros Sumatran Tiger The Orangutan
Giant Pied Hornbill Sumatran Elephant Ramin
Topic 2
click for a WWF species directory
Click on the labels to get more information

22. Topic 3
Tropical Rainforest Biome
Video
Layers of the
Tropical Rainforest

23. Topic 4
CLIMATE EFFECTS
IMPACT ON OUR
DAILY LIVES
PRESERVING
BIODIVERSITY
http://www.rainforestconservation.org/rainforest-primer/3-rainforests-in-peril-deforestation/e-why-preserve-the-tropical-rainforests-of-the-world

24. Topic 5
Threats
to the
rainforest
Illegal logging
and paper
production
Palm oil
plantations and
unsustainable
agriculture
Illegal wildlife
trade
Global
Warming
• http://www.orangutan.org/rainforest/indonesi
an-forest-facts
• http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/
forest_indonesia7.php
• http://understory.ran.org/palmoilgraphic/
Forest facts Logging Palm Oil paper population Wildlife trade Global warming

25. Rainforest
Alliance
Topic 6
Many people all over the world are working together through international
conservation organisations to protect and restore rainforests. Many They are
working to :
each about the importance of the environment
estore damaged ecosystems by planting trees.
ncourage people to live more sustainably
stablish parks where rainforests are protected
upport companies that are trying to reduce the negative environmental
impacts.
Rainforest
Rescue
http://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/
Rainforest
Alliance
Indonesian
Rainforest
Foundation

26. Your group will be presenting a Pecha Kucha on your topic.
Here’s what to do :
• research your topic
• summarise to create 20 main ideas or statements
• make each statement about 20 seconds long
• arrange your ideas into a logical sequence
• brainstorm on what visuals would best illustrate each idea.
• visuals should be good quality large(full screen if possible) and be related
to their content. They could be maps, graphs, drawings or photographs
• use PowerPoint ( Sliderocket,Prezi,Keynote or similar application)to layout
and complete your presentation
• set up your slideshow to advance at 20 seconds per slide
• practice narrating your slideshow until you feel confident
• present your slideshow to your class
• publish your publication using Slideshare or similar tool.

28. Discussion starters
Barbie and Ken:
The Breakup
Barbie's rainforest
destruction habit
REVEALED!
At last the Colonel’s
secret recipe is out
of the bucket
Dove onslaughter

29. •Pose questions that can be answered using the information in the table or graph
•Explain information presented in the this data
•Identify any misleading or confusing representations of data in the media
Population Growth and Deforestation Rates by Continent Chart by Matt Lemmon CC BY-SA 2.0

30. •Pose questions that can be answered using the information in the table or graph
•Explain information presented in the this data
•Identify any misleading or confusing representations of data in the media
Tropical deforestation rates by Rhett A. Butler ,CC mongobay.com

31. •Pose questions that can be answered using the information in the table or graph
•Explain information presented in the this data
•Identify any misleading or confusing representations of data in the media
Deforestation: forest loss in Borneo by Rhett A. Butler ,CC mongobay.com

32. •Pose questions that can be answered using the information in the table or graph
•Explain information presented in the this data
•Identify any misleading or confusing representations of data in the media
Development of cleared land by Rhett A. Butler ,CC mongobay.com

33. •Pose questions that can be answered using the information in the table or graph
•Explain information presented in the this data
•Identify any misleading or confusing representations of data in the media
Average deforestation by Rhett A. Butler ,CC mongobay.com

34. •Pose some questions that can be answered using the information in the table or graph
•Explain information presented in the this data
•Identify any misleading or confusing representations of data in the media
Pie chart of population distribution throughout Southeast Asia by Brutannica , public
domain.

35. Watch this video about the importance of our rainforests,
detailing the regeneration plans for the Harapan
Rainforest in Indonesia.

36. • Striking graphics - draw, paint, use digital photos or computer graphics
• A simple message or slogan
• Facts or reasons that support your argument

37. Sumatran elephants
byProudwoman,CC BY-NC
2.0
Cargill's Problems With Palm
Oil By Rainforest Action
Network, CC BY-NC 2.0
Palm fruit By CIFOR, (CC BY-
NC-ND 2.0
Sumatran Rhinoceros by
Willem v Strien,CC BY-NC 2.0
World Rainforest, BY
Mogabay.com , CCby-nc-sa
Forest cover map of in
Sumatra, BY Mogabay.com ,
CCby-nc-sa
Sugar candies sold By
vm2827CC BY-NC 2.0
planet of the apesBy Greenpeace
Switzerland,CC BY-NC 2.0
hutanBy along arman
CC BY-NC 2.0
Sumatran tiger (Panthera
tigris sumatrae)By 5of7,CC
BY-NC 2.0
KFCBy chooyutshing,CC BY-
NC 2.0
Blue-fronted Flycatcher
Sulswesi,byBy fveronesi1,CC
BY-NC 2.0
RAN's 2010 Earth Day Poster Contest!By
Rainforest Action NetworkCC BY-NC 2.0
RAN's 2010 Earth Day Poster Contest!By
Rainforest Action NetworkCC BY-NC 2.0
Indonesia by Nichalp, public
domain
Image Sources

38. What's at Stake in Borneo by
Rainforest Action Network,
CC BY-NC 2.0
buceros bicornisBy Joachim S.
Müller ,CC BY-NC 2.0
Log yard for illegal loggingBy
CIFOR,CC BY-NC 2.0
RAN’s Rainforest Agribusiness Team
Investigates Palm Oil Controversy in
Indonesia
BTBT-1784_20090401_IMG_0004 By
Orang Asli,CC BY-NC 2.0
Penan rice-houseBy
tajai,CC BY-NC 2.0
PenansBy tajai,
CC BY-NC 2.0
SarawakBy Wakx
CC BY-NC 2.0
layers of trf by
geography2006, CC BY-NC
2.0
WWF LogoBy ponChiang,CC
BY-NC-ND 2.0 Barbie arquitectaBy estudiantes de
arquitecturaBY-NC 2.0
Fashion Ken 2 By
JimmyMac210
CC BY-NC 2.0
FrogBy chrisinplymouthCC BY-NC
2.0
Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris
sumatrae)By 5of7,CC BY-NC 2.0
Greenpeace at Latitude 2010By
HowardLake,CC BY-NC 2.0
Dove Onslaught(er)By Capitan
Giona,BY-NC 2.0

39. Links