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Rainforests : Amazing Facts, sights and sounds : Science Videos for kids

This short animated video will give you an overview of rain forests. What are rain forests? Why are they called so? Where would you find them? Benefits of Rain forests? Layers of a rain forest....Ideal for kids wanting a solid overview.

References:

kids.mongabay.com

primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rainforest.html

friendsoftherainforest.org

www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/rainforests.html

kidssavingtherainforest.org

www.paxnatura.org/RainforestPreservationBenefits.htm

Script:

The word forest is generic in nature.

Just like the word shoe for example.

My shoes can be classified as sports shoes, hiking shoes or formal shoes.

Similarly, forests too can be classified.

We can classify a forest based on the nature of its trees or

the species that live there or

its climate.

Based on such factors, some forest types are:

coniferous forests,

plantation forests

and of course ra