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Episode 9 🌿 Zip's Rainforest

The Lungs of the World Free preview

Zip, Frost & Pointy discover the rainforest is making the oxygen for the whole planet β€” and it is up to them to protect it.

Starring: πŸ’ Zip Β· 🐧 Frost Β· 🦏 Pointy
πŸ“š Learning Standard: LS1: From Molecules to Organisms
Plants use photosynthesis to convert CO2 and water into glucose and oxygen. The rainforest produces oxygen for the whole planet β€” every breath we take connects us to it.
πŸ“– 60–90 second read Β· then drop the screen and go outside! Β· Panel 4 is a cliffhanger β€” subscribe to see how it ends!
Zip takes a deep breath in the rainforest canopy, wondering where air comes from
ZipFresh air! Wait β€” where does air come from?
FrostYou remembered the water cycle. Good.

In the rainforest canopy, after the rain, the trio takes a moment to breathe.

Pointy touches a leaf while Frost explains photosynthesis to Zip
PointyLook at this leaf β€” it is like a tiny factory.
FrostPlants drink CO2 β€” the air we breathe OUT β€” and breathe out oxygen.
ZipEVERYTHING?! ALL THE AIR?!

Pointy touches a leaf while Frost explains photosynthesis to Zip

Frost delivers the revelation with deadpan gravity while Zips eyes go wide
FrostEvery breath you take, Zip? A plant made that oxygen. Maybe right here.
Zip...

Frost delivers the revelation with deadpan gravity while Zips eyes go wide

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Draw your own rainforest! What animals and plants would live there? Draw a plant that is "breathing out" oxygen and add speech bubbles showing what it says.

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