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Year 5

Foods from tropical rainforests

You can list some tropical rainforest food products, describe the climatic conditions that are necessary to grow them, and explain how and why these products are exported around the world.

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Year 5

Foods from tropical rainforests

You can list some tropical rainforest food products, describe the climatic conditions that are necessary to grow them, and explain how and why these products are exported around the world.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Temperate and tropical climate zones have different characteristics which are related to their location on Earth.
  2. Some food products grow in temperate climate zones while others grow in the tropical climate zones.
  3. Rainforest food products are important export crops and are exported around the world.
  4. We are connected to people and places around the world in many different ways.

Keywords

  • Rainforest product - Rainforest products come from the resources found in the rainforest and include food, medicines and furniture.

  • Trade - Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries.

Common misconception

Pupils aren't aware of where different foods come from and how they are made.

Explain that some food is grown, some comes from animals and some is manufactured or processed in factories.

Shopping bags, each with a selection of temperate and tropical foods, are required for Task 1. If this isn't possible, pupils could sort the list of items provided on the worksheet. Task 3 could be completed at school or as a homework activity.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Task 1: If possible, provide shopping bags, each with a selection of temperate and tropical foods.

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
In which rainforest layer would you find the tallest trees? Select 1 answer.
canopy
understory
Correct answer: emergent layer
forest floor
Q2.
Which is the darkest layer of the rainforest? Select 1 answer.
canopy
understory
emergent layer
Correct answer: forest floor
Q3.
Which of the following are features of the understory? Select 2 answers.
made up of the taller trees in the rainforest
Correct answer: dark, hot and humid
Correct answer: made up of smaller trees and shrubs
receives the most sunlight, wind and rain
Q4.
Which of the following describe features of a tropical climate? Select 2 answers.
Correct answer: hot
Correct answer: humid
cold
dry
Q5.
Which of the following describe features of a temperate climate? Select 2 answers.
hot
Correct answer: not too cold or hot
Correct answer: moderate rainfall
dry
Q6.
Which of these fruits are not widely grown in the UK? Select 2 answers.
apple
Correct answer: banana
strawberry
Correct answer: pineapple

6 Questions

Q1.
What climate does the UK have? Select 1 answer.
Correct answer: temperate
tropical
dry
polar
Q2.
Which of these come from a plant that grows in tropical rainforests? Select 2 answers.
blackberries
Correct answer: chocolate
Correct answer: bananas
pears
Q3.
Which of the following are widely grown in the temperate climate zone? Select 2 answers.
pineapples
rice
Correct answer: carrots
Correct answer: oats
Q4.
How long have people been trading for?
10 years
95 years
hundreds of years
Correct answer: thousands of years
Q5.
Select 1 answer. Goods and services bought by a country from elsewhere are called...
Correct answer: ...imports.
...exports.
...impels.
...expels.
Q6.
Which of the following are important tropical rainforest exports? Select 2 answers.
wheat
Correct answer: rubber
Correct answer: Brazil nuts
potatoes