Lesley - New Hampshire

Emily - Chicago

Gloria Amador LAUSD Los Angeles California

Hello from NYC

Welcome everyone - you are listening to David Pearson, ASU.

Karen from Minneapolis

We need the rainforest!😍

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commercial goods

plant based

Take more resources?

What part and plant they come from

are they separated by the regions they come from?

How destructive it is to harvest them?

Wow! So little left of the rainforst

So sad!

the time it takes for them to reproduce

Wow!

Wow! That is amazing

Here is the collection with the program's slides: https://my.nsta.org/collection/!plus!xL2_sXZEsfQ_E

I always tell my students that the rainforest are the lungs of the earth!

How often do sloths poop?

I have heard once every two weeks

Only use what they need and leave some for the next person.

No chemicals

So sad we don’t respect land and people

https://morphoinstitute.org/

Educator Academy in the Amazon: https://morphoinstitute.org/educator-academy/

Its is the amount of resources it takes

How much of the rainforest has to be removed for that product to be grown and harvested

Comparing sun and shade grown coffee is a great clue.

How much space

the locations from the rainforest you find them

The most sustainable

Ease of native ppl can work and use

…. what’s the solution?

choclate

cocoa?

cacau

chocolate

Temperature ?

rainfall?

genetically modified?

Are there species affecting them that are nonindigineous

Because of the specialization of the interactive organisms?

Native pests that control tree growth

government protection

Do the rubber tree plantations in Asia create their own rain like the rainforest does?

People think that only one person cannot make a difference... many "one persons" = many people.

How can you know if the brand of coffee you buy is the best for the rain forest?

Rainforest Alliance is helpful

Fair Trade is good for how the locals are treated

https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/

Teach kids how to think critically instead of teaching them what to think, they need to reach these conclusions for themselves

100% Jennifer

be honest and share the facts with the kids (I teach middle school) - help them see THEY can make a difference

If they are not "conservation minded", help the see "what's in it for me"?

Focus on the positives - I like to share with students they can be scientists

help them to visualize how much rainforest is lost

Hands-on experiments with students and social media with all?

they could act as trees on the playground and be cut down?

Be positive about how working together can bring joy to all. Don’t let the climate crisis become overwhelming.

Research project about where a food item comes from.

Ohh what a good idea!

Great idea!!!!

Charismatic species - organisms they care about

the game "Oh Deer" is fun - teaches all ages about resources and populations, etc.

Alduts, like teacher, should also act as a role model to do environmental friendly actions.

kids love sloths

Have students create models showing how humans depend on rainforest.

Ecosystem, habitats, class pets

Animals are a great way to introduce students

start a recycling program at school and home

Orr setting up maybe putting out for the kids examples of the items from the rain forest, even allowing them to taste and eat them-

I have students who immigrated from Peru and Ecuador, I wonder if the parents would come talk to the class

by example when you shop

Social media

social media - facebook

Set up a booth at local fairs

Start a community club and organize the neighborhood

My AP EnvSci students learn about ingredients vs. nutrition info. and key terms like the use of "organic" and "natural ingredients" on food labels. Then small groups are tasked with researching items in a section of the grocery store and reporting back. You could tweak this into a K-8 grocery store "ingredient scavenger hunt"

Which countries are part of the amazon? Peru, Brazil…..

Hi Dr. Pearson, what are your suggestions for a student who wants to pursue a career in finding cures for diseases, etc. from rainforest organisms/oral traditions?

Do you have a list of the products and their impact on the rainforest?

Thanks!

Do you have any suggestions for books of the cultural richness and fables of the RAinforest?

Does NSTA have lessons for this topic? I could see how students could really get excited about making an impact.

Would you be able to share the article about the fables that you published?

See the collection: https://my.nsta.org/collection/!plus!xL2_sXZEsfQ_E

Our students have acted our the book The Great Kapok Tree. It’s powerful.

Thank you-

Do you do zooms with classes?

Would an indigenous person consider zoonosis to be from animal to human or non-human animal to humans? The definition of animals to humans has always bothered me as humans are animals.

thank you so much

Thank you so much Mr. Pearson

Yes, thank you so much

David, thanks sooooo much!!!!

Thank you! This was wonderful!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much. It was fabulous!

Thank you so much, Professor! You taught me so much!

Thank you so much.

https://my.nsta.org/collection/!plus!xL2_sXZEsfQ_E

Thank you- fantastic presentation- the rainforest is amazing and important!

Thank you so very much for your insight tonight !

Dr. Pearson- Thank you so much for this presentation!