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Amazon Interactive - http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living. |
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Rainforests: Lungs of the Planet - http://www.ran.org/why_we_do_it/
Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living. |
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Plants of the Machiguenga - http://manu.montana.com/
A combination travelogue and scientific inquiry into medicinal uses of rain forest plants. Neurologist Ethan Russo examines the people and wildlife of this Amazonian tribe in Parque Nacional del Manu. |
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Live From The Rainforest - http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/
A virtual expedition into the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. |
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Tirimbina Rainforest Center - http://www.tirimbina.org/
Rainforest preservation, education, and research project sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Riveredge Nature Center in the Sarapiquí region of Costa Rica. |
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Rainforest Live - http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk
An educational website on tropical rainforests with links to projects, research and expeditions. There are colouring pages, games, competitions, chat rooms and teaching ideas. |
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Sounds of the Rainforest - http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/sounds.html
Features the sounds of nature including birds, the environment, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. |
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Sandy Wiseman's Photo-Journey Through a Costa Rican Rainforest - http://www.ecofuture.org/pk/pkar9512.html
Shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge. |
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Save The Rainforest - http://www.savetherainforest.org/
Fact sheets, photos, and ideas about ways to help save the rainforest. |
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RainForest - http://abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/habitats/rain_forest/
Has facts and activities about Rain Forest animals and plants. Includes printable animal patterns, word searches and color sheets. |
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Tropical Rain Forests - http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/spot_sprain.htm
Tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Now they're disappearing at a rate of 93,000 square miles per year. Find out why they're important and learn what's destroying them. |
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On the Line - Tropical Rain Forests - http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/trfindex.htm
See some of the animals, plants and people which inhabit the tropical rain forests. Find out why they're in danger, and learn what people are doing to protect them. |
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VirtualRainForest - An Online Tour - http://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/tour/
An interactive online tour of the rainforests of Central and South America. It is excellent for school projects and is written for children. |
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How a Rainforest Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/rainforest.htm
Photographic tour of a tropical rainforest shows what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals. |
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Rainforest Place - http://www.rainforestplace.com
An introduction to rainforests, where they are, and what animals live there. |
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Rainforest: A Description - http://www.kew.org/ksheets/pdfs/r1_rainforest.pdf
A factsheet with information about how a rainforest looks, what kind of plants are growing there, and where tropical rainforests can be found. |
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RainforestKid.com - http://www.rainforestkid.com
One girl's effort to help save the rainforest. Contains journal, photos taken on a trip to the rainforest, and a rainforest word search. |
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The Disappearing Rainforest - http://www.allinfo.plus.com/pokemonultimate/Rainforest.htm
Includes information on location, climate, animals, plants and products, Indian inhabitants, deforestation and environmental impact. |
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Amazonia Fun Quest - http://www.dtvisions.com/AFQ/
A kid-safe place to learn about the people, plants and animals of the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest. Offers activities, games, puzzles and fun information about the Negro River area of Brazil. |