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Supermarket Adventure
Part 1: While exploring your local Supermarket (or your own cupboards), make a list below of products
you find containing palm oil.
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Part 2: A S products
from companies that have shown commitments to sustainable palm oil.
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Circle any products that are found in both Part 1 and Part 2.
Part 3: From the list above, pick companies that you would like to thank by
L C M them to the Philadelphia
Zoo along with your puzzle piece (page 14 of the Activity Packet).
Palm Oil
Alternate Names
Foods Non-Foods
Cocoa butter
equivalent
Cocoa butter
substitute
Palm olein
Palm stearine
Palm kernel oil
Palmitate
Sodium laurel
sulphate
Ammonium
laurel sulphate
Saponified elaeis
guineenis
Ethylene glycol
monostearate
Ethylhexyl
palmitate
Fatty alcohol
sulphates
Glyceryl stearate
Isopropyl
palmitate

Or any product with a
Companies Committed to
Sustainable Palm Oil
Archer Daniels
Midland
Company
Avon Products
Colgate-
Palmolive
ConAgra Foods
General Mills
H.J.Heinz
Company
Henkel
Interbake Foods
Johnson &
Johnson
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Butter
Kellog Inc.
Kraft Foods
Lindt and
Sprngli
LC
Mars
Mu
Nestl
P&G (Proctor &
Gamble)
PepsiCo Inc.
S.C.Johnson &
Son, Inc.
Seventh
Generation
Stratas Foods
The Body Shop
The Hershey
Company
The Sun
Products Co.
Twincraft Soap
Unilever
United Biscuits
US Food Group
Ventura Foods
Walmart (private
labels only)
WhiteWave
Foods Co.

*This list is not complete and subject to
change. Consult the RSPO website.
http://www.rspo.org/en/


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This packet will help you through your journey to earning a Rainforest Hero Badge. Use the information
packet as a guide on what to complete in this packet. Good luck and have fun!

Glossary: Some words to know.

Arboreal: An animal which lives in the trees. Most rainforest animals are arboreal.
Biodiversity: The number of species that live in one place. Rainforests have high biodiversity.
Canopy: The area in the forest which includes the tops of most trees. Many climbing animals live here.
Cloud Forest: A type of rainforest found on high mountainsides. It is usually misty, cooler, and foggy.
Decompose: The process where a dead living thing breaks down, usually into soil and nutrients.
Ecosystem: The interactions of all living things in an area.
Emergents: The very tallest trees in the forest, usually towering above most others.
Endangered: A species in threat of extinction.
Equator: The imaginary circle around the Earth lying exactly between the north and south poles.
Extinct: A species where every last individual has disappeared. Extinction is permanent.
Forest Floor: The ground in the forest. Very little light reaches here because of the thick canopy above.
Habitat: A place where all the things a species needs to live (food, water, shelter, and space) is found.
Humid: Damp air with a lot of water in it. Rainforests are very humid.
Jungle: Rainforest that is very thick with vines and shrubs. This usually happens after canopy trees are
removed or fall down, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor.
Rainfall: A type of precipiation where water droplets fall from clouds. Areas of high rain create
rainforests, allowing trees to grow and plants to flourish for animals to use.
Tropics: The area surrounding the equator. Temperatures are usually very warm and daylength is
about the same all year.
Understory: The area in the forest between the canopy and forest floor made up of tree
trunks, vines, and shrubs.




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What makes a Rainforest?

Rainforests need two things: rain and trees. There are both temperate and tropical rainforests. In this
badge, we will focus on tropical rainforests, the more famous of the two.
The temperature of a tropical rainforest must stay above an average 64F every day, but most are much
1 They lie in the
tropics, the area around the Ea
The rainforest must also get at least 66 inches of rain in a year. Use the ruler below to draw lines across
the page marking heights listed in the table below. Compare it to the height of the objects and animals.

Location Yearly Rainfall
(in inches)
Minimum for a Rainforest 66
Average for a Rainforest 78
Amazon Rainforest 390
Average for a Desert 4
Philadelphia Zoo 41
Your town: ______________ ____
Use an internet search on your local weather service.

450
425
400
375
350
325
300
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
Inches
Pigeons stand
5 inches tall
Humans stand
around 65 inches tall
Male giraffes can stand
240 inches tall
A three-story house is
around 430 inches tall
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Rainforest Layers
Look at the layers of the rainforest below. Different animals are found in the different layers.
Draw a line from the animal to where it most likes to live in the forest!

Emergent Layer
Canopy
Understory
Forest floor

Orangutan

Scarlet
Macaw

Red-footed
Tortoise

Rodrigues
Fruit Bat

Asian
Elephant

Black Spider
Monkey

Ocelot

Red-eyed Tree
Frog

Golden Silk
Spider

Okapi
F o r e s t F l o o r : A s i a n E l e p h a n t , R e d - f o o t e d T o r t o i s e , O k a p i
U n d e r s t o r y : G o l d e n S i l k S p i d e r , O c e l o t , R e d - e y e d T r e e F r o g
C a n o p y : O r a n g u t a n , B l a c k S p i d e r M o n k e y
E m e r g e n t L a y e r : S M 8 l 8
Animals that walk only on the
ground.

go too far off the ground.

Animals that climb high, usually
looking for fruit.
Animals that live in the tallest
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It turns out that a lot of products we use, especially foods, come from the rainforests of the world. Do

Find all the words below!

E L W Q G R C B P Q B O I H S Z T D N R
I A U V X I S A R R G M V Z N U O H O S
F D U W E K Z N J H A H G O N U P U M V
P N F G R U M A Q Y T L C O W E H S A C
K W M B M H T N A N Q H C M P O L L N S
R B Z F B M H A O F O O S W O O O B N X
K D Z L F Q C X K C C J S P R W K J I M
Y G U M F W J O O E L P P A E N I P C R
N G R J K D T L F G T M N A T Q A E A H
V A N I L L A B U F T G Z A Z G U G Y K
T B E Y R T B C O U E C D C K R U E Z B
S Y D K E D F A M V J E Y B R S O L N I
T E A I A Q O L U J Q U P S K Y S T O L
U S N M E E X Y Z J T N J F T J J T M Q
G I J I O L V Q T F W W H O C H U E E T
O H T B C T R E H O Z J R Y G R Y B L S
P P C Q X I U L K S J C H M W N M V C Q
G O B O O O D N W R Q K B Q E Y A N J Y
Y U W M F Q V E L C Z G H L G O I M V A
V U R V K K G F M L B F Z F Q A Z C M E

BANANA
CASHEW
CHOCOLATE
CINNAMON
COCONUT
COFFEE
GUM
LEMON
MANGO
MEDICINES
ORANGE
PINEAPPLE
SUGAR
VANILLA

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tZ
Unscramble some of their names below, and then use the numbered letters to form a major reason for saving
rainforests!


Ages 8+


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Split up the Banana Split

Did you know that your ice cream sundae might have almost a dozen ingredients from the rainforest?









Put the letters below in the boxes next to the picture of the rainforest ingredient!
A. Banana B. Sugar Cane C. Vanilla Bean
D. Cashew Nut E. Cocoa Bean





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The Forest Pharmacy

Many, many plants from the rainforest have been found to have medicinal properties. Even more are waiting to
be discovered!
Using the hints, match the rainforest plants below with the letter of an ailment they help to treat.



Cinchona
From the bark of this small South
American tree is extracted quinine.
l
dangerous illness spread by
mosquitos.

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Trumpet Tree
This tree has been used for
centuries to treat many illnesses
by the people of Central and
South America. Today, you might
use it to treat this lung disease.

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A. Sunburn B. Sinus Infection C. Cold and Flu
D. Pneumonia E. Malaria F. Cancer

Rosy Periwinkle
This is a small, pretty flower from
Madagascar sometimes grown in
gardens. It is now used extensively
to treat this, one of the most
dangerous of all illnesses.

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Mammosum
This strange Mexican fruit related
to tomatoes is poisonous if eaten,
but small amounts can help cure
this kind of infection.

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Lemongrass
Used quite a lot in its native Asian
cuisine, it also might be something
you grab with your chicken soup


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Annatto Tree
The red seed pods of this South
American tree are used to color
lipstick, cheese, and margarine.
Turns out it can also protect your
skin and prevent this.

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Rainforest Field Guide

Tropical rainforests are widespread throughout the world. The map below shows where they can be found.
Match the number to the name of the rainforest below.

___ Amazon Rainforest ___ West African Rainforest ___ Central American Rainforest
___ Australasian Rainforest ___ Indian Subcontinent ___ Madagascan Rainforest
___ The Congo ___ Southeast Asian Rainforest

Even though they cover only about 5% of the Earth, they are believed to have up to 75% of all living things!
Countless kinds of flowers, trees, mammals, insects, fungi, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and bacteria all make the
rainforest their home. This is called biodiversity.
On the following pages, research some species from the rainforest. Orangutan has been done as an example.
Four more species from Indonesia have been suggested, and the rest are left to you! Choose animals that you
are interested in, are very endangered, or that you just like!
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Orangutan

From: Sumatra and Borneo
Facts:
The largest animal in the world that lives in trees!
They are strong and smart. They are apes, like gorillas and
chimpanzees.



Food: Home in the Forest:

Status: Critically Endangered
Rhinoceros Hornbill

From:
Facts:




Food: Home in the Forest:

Status:

F ruit

Draw me:





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Clouded Leopard

From:
Facts:






Food: Home in the Forest:

Status:
Sumatran Rhino

From:
Facts:




Food: Home in the Forest:

Status:
Draw me:



Draw me:





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Green Tree Python

From:
Facts:






Food: Home in the Forest:

Status:
____________________

From:
Facts:




Food: Home in the Forest:

Status:
Draw me:



Draw me:





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Leaves of
Gratitude


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Rainforest Puzzle Piece
On the puzzle piece above, please write, draw, or collage a personal message about why you want to save
rainforests. Be creative! Your piece may be featured at the Philadelphia Zoo.
When complete, please mail to:
Philadelphia Zoo
c/o Overnights and Scouts
3400 West Girard Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-1196



overnightsandscouts@phillyzoo.org


Name:

Age:
Troop or Pack:
Hometown:

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