Eden Project: The lessons taught from a rainforest

A lesson being taught from The Eden Project

Imagine being transported to a tropical world while sitting in your classroom.

Well that's exactly what many students have been experiencing thanks to The Eden Project in Cornwall, one of the world's largest indoor rainforests.

Experts have been teaching from inside the domes, known as biomes, using a smartphone.

More than 75,000 young people have been exploring the tropics and learning about plants.

Students from countries including Canada, the US, Japan, Portugal and the Netherlands have taken part.

A waterfall inside the Rainforest Biome

'What have they been learning about?'

For Protecting Our Planet Day, a session was held about the importance of tropical rainforests and what people can do to look after them.

An international panel of experts spoke to secondary schools.

Students also learnt about plant adaptations, these are the things plants develop to meet their needs.

This was part of an event where a tall ship visited places around the world, following Charles Darwin's journey as he studied the nature around him.

The outside of the Eden Project

The next session being held is all about chocolate!

An artist will paint a cacao tree, the plant where cocoa beans that make chocolate come from.

Students watching will be able to learn about the rainforest, art and the story of chocolate while they paint their own cacao tree.

Lessons are delivered to classrooms big and small, as well to summer schools and people who may not be able to go to school due to health reasons.

Robbie Kirkman, the Eden Project's Education Team Lead, said: "Running live streams from our Rainforest Biome is an incredible experience and it is amazing to see how well received they are."