Honduras - Eighth Grade
Unit Additional Resources Concepts
 |
In Honduras, the Rainforest Alliance is working both with large and small businesses to achieve banana certification, ensuring that the rainforests are conserved and that the land and people are treated well. The certification of banana production is an important way to help conserve the tropical rainforest ecosystem and protect the livelihood of people who live there. In this unit, students will learn more about banana production in Honduras, how bananas are used and consumed in their own community, and will create their own banana certification standards. While exploring the origins and uses of this favorite fruit, students will also discover the cultures and unique biodiversity of Honduras.
|
Sign up here for our monthly
e-newsletter |
View 8th Grade Unit on Screen: Finding the Top Bananas
Download the 8th Grade Unit [PDF ~133K]
Subjects
Social studies, Science, Math
Concepts
(From Project Learning Tree Conceptual Framework)
International cooperation directed toward conserving resources and protecting environmental quality is beneficial to human health and the well being of other life forms. (5.3)
Human societies and cultures throughout the world interact with each other and affect natural systems upon which they depend. (6.1)
All humans consume products and thereby affect the availability of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. (6.4)
Consumers “drive” the marketplace with their demands for goods and services. Such demands shift with time and may have positive or negative effects on the resource base and environmental quality. (15.2)
Skills
Establishing Criteria, Analyzing, Observing, Word Processing
Objectives
Students will: (1) look for different types of bananas and banana products at home or at a grocery store, (2) explore the concept of certification and identify possible criteria for certifying bananas, (3) compare the Rainforest Alliance certification process to the criteria they developed, and (4) develop a brochure that explains what banana certification is and how it helps to sustain the rainforest and the people who live in those regions.
Additional Resources
Don't forget to check out our Great Resources page for easy access to the many supplemental materials tailored to complement these units.
- Slideshow - This slideshow will introduce students to the country of Honduras, the wildlife and people of the country and the conservation issues they face. The slideshow can be downloaded for viewing in the classroom, printed out and read aloud or viewed online with the students.
View on Screen Download [PDF ~1.34M]
- Species Profiles - See below for profiles that include that include photos, along with information on habitat, foraging behavior, group relationships, threats, etc.
- Orchid View on Screen Download [PDF ~143K]
- Yucatan White-tailed Deer View on Screen Download [PDF ~76K]
- Rainforest Poster - A colorful two-page poster is available for you to use in explaining the layers of the rainforest, its products and the environmental threats facing many rainforests around the world.
Inside the Canopy - Structure and species of the rainforest
Download 8.5x14 [PDF ~2.3M]
Status Report - What is happening to the rainforest
Download 8.5x14 [PDF ~356K]
- Rainforest Products - Click here for a summary of products found in our homes and supermarkets that either originated in tropical forests or are currently produced there.
- Profiles in Sustainability - Click here for case studies on companies who work closely with the Rainforest Alliance to ensure that their practices protect wildlife, workers and communities.
- Venn Diagram Template - Click here [PDF ~321K] for a photocopy-ready Venn diagram for use in this unit.
- Certificate of Accomplishment - Print out colorful rainforest certificates for your students to commemorate their completion of these units.
Download [PDF ~594K]
- Great Resources - Check out this page for easy access to additional supplemental materials that complement these dynamic units.
|
