Mr. Salsich's Class
Third Grade Explorations in Learning
Why Rainforests Are Important
We have been learning a lot about tropical rainforests. We are getting ready to give tours of our rainforest classroom to share what we have learned and raise money to protect rainforests. So, we want to explain why we think it is important to try to save the world’s rainforests.
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The World's Tropical Rainforests
What would happen if rainforests disappeared?
“If the rainforests disappeared we wouldn’t have a lot of oxygen because lots of air comes from the rainforest. Some medicine comes from the rainforest.”
“If rainforests disappeared valuable medicines, food, and other things will be lost in the world forever. Many wonderful plants and animals would also disappear forever.”
“If the rainforests disappeared then all of the interesting plants and animals will lose their habitats and die. Also, we would not have lots of fruits and oxygen.”
How do rainforests help the earth?
“The rainforest helps the earth because it gives out lots of oxygen. For example, leaves take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.”
“The rainforest is important to the earth beacause the leaves on the trees help us get the oxygen in us to live. Also, it helps get rid of carbon dioxide.”
“Rainforests help the earth because when so much carbon dioxide is in the air some plants in the rainforest suck in the carbon dioxide so the earth won’t get so hot. If the earth gets too hot a lot of plants and animals will die.”
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We hope you agree that rainforests are important!
What other things can you think of that make rainforests important?
November 16th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich,
I love your idea about saving the rain forests. I am a big fan for animals. My favorite animal lives in the rain forest. It is the black howler monkey. I am glad that you care a lot about the world’s rain forests, as much as I do.
Sincerely,
Ben (Mrs. Yollis’s student
November 18th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Greetings!
I am so glad I was able to share so many memories in Mr. Salsich’s classroom with you all. I had a lot of fun listening to your rainforest tour today. It is clear that everyone worked really hard to put together such a spectacular event. Your attention to details in the classroom set-up and in your voice threads was also very impressive. I learned a lot about the organisms in the rainforest.
I think rainforests are also really important for the local human communities that live in them. The rainforests act like giant sponges that suck up moisture and release it slowly. This action makes sure the rivers do not over flow, preventing floods from hitting the local peoples.
I love all your comments about rainforests being important because they soak up carbon dioxide. This is a really important fact! We need to prevent deforestation to help stop global warming!
Once again, I want to thank you all for letting me join in on some of your classes this fall.
Good luck with the rest of the year!
~Ms. Brady
November 20th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich,
I loved the rainforest project. I LOVED the poison dart frog stand in the canopy. I like the beautiful colors of a poison dart frog.
love, Nicholas