1.2: Guess Where I’m From

Save the Rainforests 1.2: Guess Where I’m From

A. Chat

What do we get from these amazing forests?

B. Guess Where I'm From?

Now it’s time to play “Where I’m From?” Did you know that things we use every day come from the rainforest? Some things aren’t from the rainforest, but they include ingredients from the rainforest. Look at each product to see if you can figure out which products are from the rainforest and which are not.

Directions: Guess which products are from the rainforest and which are not. Click each image to find out.

Yes.

Tires are made from rubber. Rubber trees grow in the rainforest.

Yes.

Coffee can be grown in the rainforest. Some ways of growing coffee protect the rainforest. Some ways don't.

Yes.

Peanuts are not from the rainforest. But lots of peanut butter contain palm oil. Palm oil is grown in the rainforest. Palm oil plantations can cause a lot of damage.

Yes.

Lipstick is not from the rainforest. But lots of lipstick contains palm oil. Palm oil is grown in the rainforest. Palm oil plantations can cause significant damage.

Yes.

Hamburgers are made of beef. Beef comes from cattle. Farmers cut down the rainforest and plant grass so they can raise cows or cattle.

Yes.

Toothpaste is not made in the rainforest. But lots of toothpaste contains palm oil. Palm oil is grown in the rainforest. Palm oil plantations can cause significant damage.

Yes.

We grow tomatoes all over the world today. But tomatoes first came from the rainforest.

Yes.

Bananas come from tropical places. In the past, some forests were cut down to make room to grow bananas.

Yes.

Shampoo is not made in the rainforest. But a lot of shampoos include palm oil that comes from the rainforest. Palm oil plantations cause significant damage.

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