WORKSHOP SUMMARY
RainforestUncovered
Isitpossibletosurviveintherainforestwithnoneofourpossessionsfromthemodernworld?Thisworkshop
challengesyourpupilstogoonanexpedition,makecontactwithahiddenrainforesttribeandunlockthesecretsto
theirsurvival.
Howlong?Twohours
Howlong?
Childrenwill:
Childrenwill:
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Experiencetheheat,sights,soundsandsmellsof
Who?Year5-6.GeographyandScience
Who?
thetropicalrainforest.
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Considerhowpeoplefromotherplacesandcultures
Where?TheCoreworkshoproomand
Where?
live.
RainforestBiome
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Understandourfundamentaldependencyonplants.
CurriculumLinks
CurriculumLinks
InGeography,pupilsshouldbetaughtaboutthephysicalandhumancharacteristicsoftropicalrainforestsaswell
astheirgeographicallocationusingsubjectspecificlanguage.Theyshouldunderstandhowtheseregionsdifferin
comparisontotheUKintermsclimate,vegetation,settlements,lifestyle,landuse,tradeandfoodandwatersupply.
Theyshouldgatherinformationthroughdirectobservation,illustrationanddigitaltechnologies.InScience,pupils
shouldidentifythewaysinwhichlivingthingsareadaptedtolifeintherainforestandconsidertheessential
requirementsofhumansinordertosurviveinanextremeenvironment.
WhatHappens?
WhatHappens?
YourpupilsaremembersofaresearchteamwhohavebeensenttolocatetheKombaitribeinPapuaandlearnhow
theysurvive.Thepupilsfirstpreparefortheirexpeditionbyconsideringwhatkittheywouldneed.Theyare
dividedinto‘tribes’eachwiththeirownuniquetribalsymbol.Accompaniedbytheirteachers,thetribesjourney
intotherainforestandidentifyhowtousetherainforestanditsplantsforfood,shelter,waterandhealth.On
returntotheclassroomeachtribehastheresponsibilityofusingtheirartefactsboxtoteachtherestofthegroup
someoftheirsecretstosurvival.
Practicalities
Practicalities
Pleaseensureyourgroupisdividedintoworkshopteams,eachwithanadulthelper.
OurEducationTeamwillleadyourworkshopsession,buttheparticipationofyourstaffis
essentialtothesuccessofourprogrammes.Weprovidealltheequipmentfortheworkshop.
Ourprogrammesarefocussedlearningexperiences,theydonotprovideageneral
introductiontoEdenProject,sopleaseallowsufficientunstructuredexplorationtimefor
yourstudentsduringyourday
Additionalinformationisonourwebsite
Additionalinformationisonourwebsite
www.edenproject.com
www.edenproject.com
RainforestUncovered–
RainforestUncovered–Ideastosupportyourvisit
Ideastosupportyourvisit
Beforeyoucome
Beforeyoucome
Preparatoryworkcouldincludethefollowing
·Gotowww.edenproject.comtogetasneakpreviewofwhatyoumightexpecttoseeinthe
RainforestBiome.
·Findoutaboutthefollowingaspectsofrainforests;
-Whereintheworldtheyarefound
-Thephysicalconditions(temperature,humidity,rainfall)
-Structureoftherainforest-treecanopy,understoreyetc.
-Indigenouspeoples–andhowtheysurviveintherainforest
-Animallifeintropicalrainforests
·ImagineyouweresetthechallengeofsurvivinginaforestinBritain.What3piecesof
equipmentwouldyoutake?Whatproblemswouldyouface?Whatindigenousplantscould
youusetohelpyoumeetyourrequirementsforfood,water,shelterandmedicine?
Followup
Followup
·Askyourstudentstoresearchdifferenttribesandhowtheyusetheenvironmentaroundthem
tosourceandmakeeverythingthattheyneed(www.bbc.co.uk/tribe
www.bbc.co.uk/tribe).Pupilscouldthenbring
www.bbc.co.uk/tribe
inactionfiguresandBarbiedollstomakeavarietyofusefulthingsforthemusingsticks,leaves,
vegetationandothernaturalthingsgatheredfromaroundschool.Thingstomakecouldinclude
tools,clothesandminisheltersinthestyleofatribetheyhaveresearched.
·Comparingyourlifetolifeintherainforest-askthechildrentomakealistofallthethingsthey
use,eat,drinkanddoinaday.Thenaskthemtotickallthethingsontheirlistthattheythink
theKombaitribehaveincommonwiththem.Askthemiftheythinkthetribeishappyeven
thoughtheydon’thavethepossessionsofthemodernworldanddothesamethingsasthem?
WhatwouldbebetteraboutlivingastheKombaido?Whatwouldn’tbesogood?Whatdothey
thinkarethemostimportantthingsneededforahappyandhealthylife?
·Childrencouldmaketheirownpaintsusingdifferenttypesofnaturallyoccurringearthfor
examplechinaclay.Differentearthsgivedifferentpigments.Theearthwouldneedtobe
crushed,sievedandmixedwithwatertomakethepaints.Thesecanthenbeusedonavariety
ofsurfacesincludingwoodandrocks.Youcanmakesomegreatcoloursbyaddinginsome
fruitssuchasblackberries!
·ResearchorganisationsinvolvedwiththepreservationofrainforestsforexampleWWFandThe
RainforestAlliance.Howdotheseorganisationshelptherainforest?
Usefulwebsites
Usefulwebsites
www.raymears.com
www.raymears.comThiswebsitecontainslotsofusefulinformationaboutsurvivalequipmentandhow
touseitcorrectly.