Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Personal inquiry time. View: "Rain Forest Rap" video.ers and use of textset.

Objective: Review concepts learned thus far about rain forest composition. Allow the students time to investigate a topic of their own choosing related to the tropical rain forest.

Activity: Students share insights learned thus far about rain forest composition. Brainstorm with the class questions they might have on this topic which have not been answered and allow time for personal inquiry. The students will then view a short rain forest video, "Rain Forest Rap."

Assessment: Participation/contribution to class discussion, attentiveness to the video, on-task behavior during the independent investigation time.