If driving to school only takes 10 minutes, then how long does it take to drive to a tropical rainforest in Colombia? Explore the focus question in a lesson that uses measurement tools and formulas to figure out the time and distance from home to rainforest.

Concepts

tropical rainforests, rainforests, colombia

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Tailor the lesson to meet the needs of learners in the class

Classroom Considerations

• The second in a series of four lessons that explore the tropical rainforests in Colombia
• Explain colloquial sayings to class members
• The Chayo's Andean Home link is attached

Pros

• Promotes collaborative learning
• Common Core designed

Cons

• Some concepts may prove too difficult for kindergarteners

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.4 RL.K.5 RL.K.6 RL.K.7 RL.K.9 RL.K.10 RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.K.8 RI.K.9 RI.K.10