原版英语RAZ 教案(Z1) The Amazing Amazon_DS.pdf
Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Writing and ArtCreate a travel brochure for the Amazon that informs readers and persuades them to visit.Use information from the book as well as outside resources.MathChoose two animals from the text.Find and record the difference in size between these two animals.Then,draw a picture of both animals to scale and label it.ConnectionsThe Amazing AmazonA Reading AZ Level Z1 Leveled BookWord Count:2,683www.readinga-The Amazing AmazonUXZ1Written by David MeissnerLEVELED BOOK Z1www.readinga-The Amazing AmazonWhat makes the Amazon a unique habitat?Focus QuestionWritten by David Meissner The Amazing AmazonLevel Z1 Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by David MeissnerIllustrated by Signe NordinAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover:Gregory Hills/123RF;title page;pages 7,8(all),9,10,13(all),15,18,19,20,21:ArtTodaydecomposesemitepiphytesfoliagenocturnalpeccariespollinatorsprehensileslithersspeciessubstratetributariestricklesunsuspectingvenomousWords to KnowCorrelationLEVEL Z1WXN/A60Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA23Glossarydecomposes(v.)decays,rots,or breaks down into small parts(p.17)emit(v.)to send out from (p.15)epiphytes(n.)plants that grow on top of other plants instead of being rooted in soil and get their nutrients from air and rain (p.12)foliage(n.)plant leaves(p.4)nocturnal(adj.)active at night rather than during the day(p.8)peccaries(n.)nocturnal pig-like mammals found in the Americas(p.16)pollinators(n.)things that transfer pollen from flower to flower(p.15)prehensile(adj.)able to hold or pick up things (p.14)slithers(v.)moves smoothly from side to side over a surface(p.4)species(n.)a group of living things that are physically similar and can reproduce(p.5)Amazing Amazon Level Z124Glossary Continuedsubstrate(n.)the surface or layer on which an animal or plant grows or is attached(p.19)tributaries(n.)rivers or streams that flow into larger rivers(p.6)trickles(v.)flows in a thin stream(p.4)unsuspecting(adj.)unaware of potential danger(p.11)venomous(adj.)having the ability to inject venom,a poisonous fluid,by striking,biting,or stinging(p.15)Index arapaima,7canopy,9,1216capybara,8,9,16,17,21catfish,6colony,4,18,19dolphin,4,6emergent,9,10frog,4,9,15,19,20herbivores,14,19humid,4,5jaguar,4,7,15,16,20kapok,10monkey,4,7,1016,20sloth,8,11,12,16subtropical,5tapir,8,16,17tropical,36understory,9,14,15,20viper,4www.readinga-The Amazing AmazonWhat makes the Amazon a unique habitat?Focus QuestionWritten by David Meissner The Amazing AmazonLevel Z1 Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by David MeissnerIllustrated by Signe NordinAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover:Gregory Hills/123RF;title page;pages 7,8(all),9,10,13(all),15,18,19,20,21:ArtTodaydecomposesemitepiphytesfoliagenocturnalpeccariespollinatorsprehensileslithersspeciessubstratetributariestricklesunsuspectingvenomousWords to KnowCorrelationLEVEL Z1WXN/A60Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA23Glossarydecomposes(v.)decays,rots,or breaks down into small parts(p.17)emit(v.)to send out from (p.15)epiphytes(n.)plants that grow on top of other plants instead of being rooted in soil and get their nutrients from air and rain (p.12)foliage(n.)plant leaves(p.4)nocturnal(adj.)active at night rather than during the day(p.8)peccaries(n.)nocturnal pig-like mammals found in the Americas(p.16)pollinators(n.)things that transfer pollen from flower to flower(p.15)prehensile(adj.)able to hold or pick up things (p.14)slithers(v.)moves smoothly from side to side over a surface(p.4)species(n.)a group of living things that are physically similar and can reproduce(p.5)Amazing Amazon Level Z124Glossary Continuedsubstrate(n.)the surface or layer on which an animal or plant grows or is attached(p.19)tributaries(n.)rivers or streams that flow into larger rivers(p.6)trickles(v.)flows in a thin stream(p.4)unsuspecting(adj.)unaware of potential danger(p.11)venomous(adj.)having the ability to inject venom,a poisonous fluid,by striking,biting,or stinging(p.15)Index arapaima,7canopy,9,1216capybara,8,9,16,17,21catfish,6colony,4,18,19dolphin,4,6emergent,9,10frog,4,9,15,19,20herbivores,14,19humid,4,5jaguar,4,7,15,16,20kapok,10monkey,4,7,1016,20sloth,8,11,12,16subtropical,5tapir,8,16,17tropical,36understory,9,14,15,20viper,421Explore MoreDid you like learning about the Amazon rainforest?Well,there is much more to see.If you do some research,youre bound to find some very interesting animals!1.At the Library Tell your librarian that you are interested in books about the Amazon rainforest.2.On the Web In the address window,type: Then type:Amazon rainforest.Click on “Google Search.”Read the colored links.Click on one that looks interesting.When you want to explore other links,click the“back”arrow on the top left.Or try a new search:Amazon River CapybaraAmazing Amazon Level Z1223.Try This!Where do you live?Do you live in the rainforest?What about in a desert,tundra,or pine forest?Do you live on the coast,up in the mountains,or out on the plains?You must live somewhere,right?If you live in a town or city,sometimes it can be hard to tell what kind of region you live in.But there are clues all around.What kinds of trees and bushes grow nearby?What kinds of birds fly overhead?What is the weather like?Look around and investigate.If you are not sure,ask your teacher,librarian,parent,or friend.Once you figure it out,make a report.Draw a picture like the one on page 9,but make it for your area.What kind of insects,plants,and animals are native to your home?You could find this information by walking around outside.You could also ask other people.Or you could read a book or search the Web.Youll probably be surprised by the cool things you learn about your neighbors!3Table of ContentsChapter 1:There Is a Place .4Chapter 2:Layers of the Rainforest .9Chapter 3:Keeping It Clean .16Chapter 4:Who,Me?.20Explore More .21Glossary .23Index .24NOTE:Rainforest can be spelled in two ways:rainforest or rain forest.We will use the one-word spelling.And when this book uses the word rainforest,it means tropical rainforest.Amazing Amazon Level Z14Chapter 1:There Is a PlaceThere is a place where monkeys swing and howl,jaguars leap from tree to tree,and insects create huge colonies underground.In this place,bananas,pineapples,coconuts,and chocolate grow in abundance.In this place,tiny frogs live in flowers and climb trees,and pink-colored dolphins swim in the river.Storms come often to this place,and the air is sweet.Some sunlight filters through the vines and leaves of the tall trees,but it is mostly dark here on the ground.It is hot,humid,and surprisingly still.Rainwater trickles down through the foliage from leaf to leaf.You hear a slow sound:drip,drip,drip.Your skin is sweaty,an insect lands on your neck,and an ant quietly walks across your sandal.Suddenly a little brown monkey swings to a nearby branch,a bright yellow eyelash viper slithers up a tree,and a bright green Amazon parrot flutters past.Welcome to the Amazon basin,a tropical rainforest.RainforestsRainforests are located all over the planet.Tropical rainforests are close to the equator,between 23.5 N latitude and 23.5 S latitude 3Table of ContentsChapter 1:There Is a Place .4Chapter 2:Layers of the Rainforest .9Chapter 3:Keeping It Clean .16Chapter 4:Who,Me?.20Explore More .21Glossary .23Index .24NOTE:Rainforest can be spelled in two ways:rainforest or rain forest.We will use the one-word spelling.And when this book uses the word rainforest,it means tropical rainforest.Amazing Amazon Level Z14Chapter 1:There Is a PlaceThere is a place where monkeys swing and howl,jaguars leap from tree to tree,and insects create huge colonies underground.In this place,bananas,pineapples,coconuts,and chocolate grow in abundance.In this place,tiny frogs live in flowers and climb trees,and pink-colored dolphins swim in the river.Storms come often to this place,and the air is sweet.Some sunlight filters through the vines and leaves of the tall trees,but it is mostly dark here on the ground.It is hot,humid,and surprisingly still.Rainwater trickles down through the foliage from leaf to leaf.You hear a slow sound:drip,drip,drip.Your skin is sweaty,an insect lands on your neck,and an ant quietly walks across your sandal.Suddenly a little brown monkey swings to a nearby branch,a bright yellow eyelash viper slithers up a tree,and a bright green Amazon parrot flutters past.Welcome to the Amazon basin,a tropical rainforest.RainforestsRainforests are located all over the planet.Tropical rainforests are close to the equator,between 23.5 N latitude and 23.5 S latitude 21Explore MoreDid you like learning about the Amazon rainforest?Well,there is much more to see.If you do some research,youre bound to find some very interesting animals!1.At the Library Tell your librarian that you are interested in books about the Amazon rainforest.2.On the Web In the address window,type: Then type:Amazon rainforest.Click on “Google Search.”Read the colored links.Click on one that looks interesting.When you want to explore other links,click the“back”arrow on the top left.Or try a new search:Amazon River CapybaraAmazing Amazon Level Z1223.Try This!Where do you live?Do you live in the rainforest?What about in a desert,tundra,or pine forest?Do you live on the coast,up in the mountains,or out on the plains?You must live somewhere,right?If you live in a town or city,sometimes it can be hard to tell what kind of region you live in.But there are clues all around.What kinds of trees and bushes grow nearby?What kinds of birds fly overhead?What is the weather like?Look around and investigate.If you are not sure,ask your teacher,librarian,parent,or friend.Once you figure it out,make a report.Draw a picture like the one on page 9,but make it for your area.What kind of insects,plants,and animals are native to your home?You could find this information by walking around outside.You could also ask other people.Or you could read a book or search the Web.Youll probably be surprised by the cool things you learn about your neighbors!19Ms.Ant:No,even though we are herbivores,we use the leaves as a substrate for the cultivation of a special type of fungus.Then we eat the fungus.Want to try some?RAZ Interviewer:No,thank youI,uh,just had lunch.So tell me,what is it like underground?Ms.Ant:We have deep nests with hundreds of chambers.We have a stratified society,meaning different ants perform different jobs in different places within the colony.In the middle rooms,smaller ants tend to our fungus gardens,and our only queen is in a different room laying up to thirty thousand eggs in one day.Thats why there are almost five million of us here!Now if youll excuse me,I need to sniff my way home.And please watch your feetif you step on our trail,it might alter the scent and I might get lost!Bromeliads are cone-shaped plants that grow on trees.Their cones catch a lot of rainwater and form little swimming pools high above the ground.Tiny frogs,salamanders,and crabs live in these pools.Mosquitoes and dragonflies lay eggs in them.Amazing Amazon Level Z120Chapter 4:Who,Me?Yes,you.Do you eat bananas?Do you like chocolate?Have you ridden a bicycle with rubber tires?Well,guess what!Bananas,chocolate,and rubber all grow in the Amazon rainforest.Many more things come from the Amazon,too,such as pain and cancer medicines,woods for furniture,pineapples and other fruits,and fresh air.The Amazon is a rich,living treasure.Insects buzz by that do not even have names yet.Trees grow,fall,and decompose into rich soil.Rainstorms fill up frogs swimming pools.And perhaps most importantly,plants of the rainforest take carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen.Rainforests contribute approximately 24 percent of the oxygen in Earths atmosphere.Humans and other animals need oxygen in order to live.The Amazon rainforest is a real place.Even if it is far away from you,the Amazon lives at this very moment.As you read these words,a jaguar slinks through the understory,a leaf-cutter ant marches back to a fungus garden,and the scream of a howler monkey echoes throughout the forest.Can you hear it?The Amazon rainforest is home to many living things.5in a band around the planet.Subtropical rainforests occur outside the tropics.Both types of rainforests share characteristics,but subtropical rainforests have fewer species of trees,plants,and animals than tropical rainforests.Rainforests live up to their name:they are forests where it rains almost every day.In fact,a typical tropical rainforest receives between 150 and 400 centimeters(59157 in)of rain each year.They are also warm.Their temperature averages between 25 and 35 Celsius(77F95F).Rainforests are green year-round.The humidity is between 77 and 88 percent.Their rainy,hot,and humid climate is perfect for tall trees,vines,ferns,and other plants.The really thick parts of rainforests are what we call jungles.Amazing Amazon Level Z16Tropical rainforests cover a small part(about 6 percent)of Earths surface.But more than half(50 percent)of the worlds plant and animal species are found in themthats close to thirty million species of plants and animals!Most of the worlds rainforests are in Africa,Southeast Asia,and South America.The AmazonThe Amazon rainforest lies in South America.Most of its 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres)are in Brazil,but parts of the rainforest are also in Peru,Venezuela,Ecuador,Colombia,Guyana,Bolivia,Suriname,and French Guiana.It is the largest tropical rainforest in the world,with more different types of insects,plants,and animals than any other place on Earth.Scientists discover new species of insects and plants there every year.The Amazon River flows through the heart of this rainforest.Flowing at a rate of up to 7 kilometers per hour(4.3 mph),the water is brown from all the silt it carries.It is like a huge sea of fresh water.It has more than one thousand tributaries.Catfish,piranhas,and dolphins all live in the Amazon River.5in a band around the planet.Subtropical rainforests occur outside the tropics.Both types of rainforests share characteristics,but subtropical rainforests have fewer species of trees,plants,and animals than tropical rainforests.Rainforests live up to their name:they are forests where it rains almost every day.In fact,a typical tropical rainforest receives between 150 and 400 centimeters(59157 in)of rain each year.They are also warm.Their temperature averages between 25 and 35 Celsius(77F95F).Rainforests are green year-round.The humidity is between 77 and 88 percent.Their rainy,hot,and humid climate is perfect for tall trees,vines,ferns,and other plants.The really thick parts of rainforests are what we call jungles.Amazing Amazon Level Z16Tropical rainforests cover a small part(about 6 percent)of Earths surface.But more than half(50 percent)of the worlds plant and animal species are found in themthats close to thirty million species of plants and animals!Most of the worlds rainfores
