2. California Science Content Standard
Grade 3
Life Science
3b. Students know examples of diverse
life forms in different environments, such
as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests,
grasslands, and wetlands.
3. Emergent Harpy Eagle
Fruit Bats
Kinkajou
Three Toed
Sloth
Canopy Toucan
Rainforest Scarlet
Macaw
Howler
Monkey
Green Iguana
Understory Jaguar
Blue Morpho
Butterfly
Forest Floor
Leaf Cutter
Ant
4. What is a Rainforest?
A Rainforest is a
forest that has tall
trees, warm weather,
and lots of rain.
5. Layers of the
Rainforest
The rainforest is made
up of four different
layers.
14. Kinkajou
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Fruit, insects, and
nectar
Cool Facts: Their long tails
help keep them balanced
when climbing in the
trees and acts as a blanket
when they sleep.
15. Harpy Eagle
Lives: Emergent Layer
Diet: Monkeys, sloths,
lizards, and birds
Cool Facts: The Harpy
Eagle is one of the
world’s largest eagles
and can fly up to 50
miles
16. Three Toed Sloth
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Lives: Canopy
Diet: Leaves, shoots,
and fruit
Cool Facts: These
animals are the worlds
slowest moving
mammal.
22. Leaf Cutter Ant
Lives: Forest Floor
Diet: Leaves
Cool Facts: These ants
cut chunks off of leaves
and carry them back to
their colony.
23. Blue Morpho
Lives: Forest floor
Diet: Drinks the juice of
rotting fruit and
decomposing animals
Cool Facts: One of the
largest butterflies in the
world. (8 inches across)