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Provided by: Earth Cubs |Published on: August 21, 2025
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Synopsis
In this video from Earth Cubs, students will learn how scientists use plants in the rainforest to make medicines that we can use to cure and treat diseases.
With fun music and quiz segments, students will understand the importance of protecting the rainforest and the plants and animals that live there.
Students will love the humor in this video and the wacky characters that are part of the Earth Cubs world.
The catchy song is played twice, helping students retain some of the information covered.
Prerequisites
Students may benefit from understanding where the rainforest is located, the parts of a rainforest, and the animals and plants that live there.
Students should understand that plants have many different uses.
Differentiation & Implementation
To make language arts connections, teachers can ask students to analyze the rainforest medicine cabinet as an example of similes and metaphors. Students can write this as both a simile and a metaphor, explaining the difference.
Teachers can connect this video to climate change by discussing how climate change can impact the rainforest. Teachers can also discuss the issue of deforestation.
After hearing about how big trees in the rainforest can get, students can look into the carbon sequestering capacity of trees, understanding that old-growth trees sequester more carbon. This lesson may help teachers communicate these ideas.
To make connections to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, teachers can discuss how protecting the rainforest can help address many of the goals, including Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being, and Goal 15, Live on Land.
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Earth Cubs
Earth Cubs is award-winning content about the environment, sustainability and climate change. Inspired by the Global Goals, Earth Cubs covers important global topics. Entertaining and educating kids with videos, bookazines, podcasts, socials and learning resources.
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