• About
  • Help Center
    • English
For Individuals
For Business
  • The Latest
  • Donate
  • Work With Us
  • What We Are Doing
    • Our Impacts
    • Our Approach
    • Issues
      • Forests
      • Livelihoods
      • Climate
      • Human rights
    • Regions
      • Asia
      • Central America & Mexico
      • East Africa
      • South America
      • West & Central Africa
  • What You Can Do
    • Support Our Work
    • Everyday Actions
    • Find the Frog
    • School Curricula
    • Kids Games & Activities
    • Shop to Support
  • For Business
    • Certification
    • Marketing Sustainability
    • Tailored Supply Chain Services
    • For Partners
  • About
  • Help Center
  • The Latest
  • Events
  • English
  • What We Are Doing
      • small frog
      • Our Impacts

        See the positive change our work is making around the world.
        LEARN MORE

        Our Approach

      • Issues

      • Forests
      • Livelihoods
      • Climate
      • Human Rights
      • Regions

      • Asia
      • East Africa
      • West & Central Africa
      • South America
      • Mexico & Central America
  • What You Can Do
      • Tall Trees
      • Support Our Work

        There are many ways you can protect rainforests, fight climate change, and help people and wildlife thrive.
        EXPLORE YOUR GIVING OPTIONS

      • Everyday Actions

      • Find the Frog
      • School Curricula
      • Kids’ Games & Activities
      • Shop to Support
      • For Business

      • Transform your business practices
  • What Our Seal Means
      • The Rainforest Alliance certification seal means that the product (or a specified ingredient) was produced by farmers, foresters, and/or companies working together to create a world where people and nature thrive in harmony.
        LEARN MORE

  • Donate

Home » Environmental Curriculum for Schools » Eighth Grade Curriculum: Guatemala

Curricula

Eighth Grade Curriculum: Guatemala

17 August 2014

Spanning six million acres, the Maya rainforest represents the second largest contiguous tropical rainforest in the Americas, home to an astounding diversity of plant and animal life and a rich indigenous history. The Maya rainforest is also a treasure-trove of valuable natural resources. Timber and other forest resources, crops and tourism generate income and employment for thousands of local families. In this unit, students will learn how scientists classify forests, analyze maps to discover how the forests in Guatemala are changing and understand the role forest certification plays in conserving these unique ecosystems.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Guatemala's Changing Forest

Objectives: Students explore criteria for classifying forests and then compare a tropical rainforest to a local forest. They read about the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, and analyze maps of the region to determine recent changes in forest cover.

Lesson 2: Protecting the Guatemalan Rainforest through Certification

Objectives: Students explore different criteria that may be involved in forest certification and consider the benefits of certification to the Guatemalan rainforest and rainforest communities. They then create a brochure to educate family, friends, and other students about the benefits of buying certified forests products when they have the choice.

About Our Curricula

The Rainforest Alliance curricula are unique in that it teaches language arts, math, science, social studies and the arts while addressing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English language arts and mathematics, and the Next Generation Science Standards.

  • Learn more about how our curricula adhere to these standards.
  • Learn more about the terms and conditions of using our curriculum.

This curriculum was developed in collaboration with Project Learning Tree.

View this Curricula:

Download
PDF - 6.7 MB - Version 1.0

Topics:

Environmental Curriculum for Schools

For Business

Transform your business practices

For Supporters

Help us rebalance the planet

For Researchers

See how we measure our impacts

For Educators

Use our conservation curricula in your classroom

The Rainforest Alliance is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-3377893.

rainforest alliance spending

In 2021, 77% of our income supported sustainability programs. Learn More »

charity-watch
earth-share

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

Sign up for business updates or general updates
  • FAQ
  • Press
  • Financials
  • Certification Documents
  • Careers
  • Contact Us

© Copyright 1987 - 2023, Rainforest Alliance | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy