RainForest for Kids

Rainforests for Kids

MBGnet Rainforests
   http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm

Learning About Rainforests
   http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/what.html
Enter the Rainforest
   http://www.rainforesteducation.com/

Classroom of the Future - Rainforest
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforest.html
Journey Into Amazonia from PBS
   http://www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia/

Rainforest at Night -
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/rainforest/index_flash-feature.html

Rainforest information - http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/rainforest.html
                           http://www.rain-tree.com/schoolreports.htm

Rainforest Animals Website from Sciencereference.net
   www.rainforestanimals.net
Animals of the Rainforest
    http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-tropical_rainforest.html
    http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htm
    http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/animals/index.htm
    http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/Rainforestfacts.htm
    http://www.rainforestanimals.net/
    http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/canopy3.htm
    http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/understory.htm
    http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/forestfloor1.htm
    http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/rainforest-tropical-wildlife/
    http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html

Geography of the Amazon and the rainforest
   http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
   http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/tropical_rainforests_rev1.shtml
    http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/rainforest.html
   http://www.magikbirds.com/ctf/facts/facts.htm
In the Wild Spotlight
   http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/spot_sprain.htm
Layers of the rainforest picture and activities
    http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/s/strata/strata.html
    http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/nav/tropicalcluster.html
      http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/explore/layers.htm
    http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/education/documents/rainforest_layers.pdf
    http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/layers-rainforest.cfm
    http://tropicalandmonsoon.blogspot.com/2011/08/basic-knowledge-of-tropical-rainforest.html

Passport to Knowledge - the Rainforest
    http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/main.html
Rainforest pictures
   http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/tropical-rainforests/
   http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/rainforests-tropical/
   http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/10/amazing-amazonia-amazon-rainforest-46-pics/

Rainforest from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforests/
Rain Forest Facts
     http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8e.htm
Rainforest webcam - http://www.wildlifefocus.org/webcam/
Rainforest Plants -
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants.html
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/plants.htm
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles#plants
http://wikis.wheatoncollege.edu/rainforest/index.php?title=Plant_Family_List
http://www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html#RFPlants
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Rain_Forest/Rainforest_Plants/index.htm
Sounds of the Rainforest
    http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/rainforest/

Virtual Rain Forest Tours - http://www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/tour/index.html     http://web.archive.org/web/20040603014054/www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/tour/rainforest.html
Welcome to the Rainforest - includes helpful hints for reports
   http://www.rain-tree.com/

       What is the Rainforest Like?
          http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=6
          http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/handout.html
          http://crazyidiot74.tripod.com/id3.html

For Teachers and Kids:

Rainforest activities - scroll down
   http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/habitats/rain_forest/
Rainforest Curriculum -
    Mr. Donn - http://geography.mrdonn.org/rainforests.html
    Jackie Miers (includes word games as well as links)
     http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rainforest/links.html
    Tropical Rainforest Suitcase Science - http://www.mobot.org/education/documents/TRF_2-4.pdf

    Grades 2-3 Rainforest Lesson - http://www4.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/get/pdfs/Lessons/Meisner-Nigbor-Reading%20Through%20Rainforests.pdf

      Grades 5-6 http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/jason/xv/docs/TempRain.pdf
                 http://rainforestheroes.com/teachers-and-families/rainforest-lesson-plan-ideas/
                 http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/lessonplans/rainforest.html
                 http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/rainforest/lesson_helpers.asp
                 http://lessonplanspage.com/rainforestunita-htm/

    K-12 curriculum from Rain Bird - http://rainbird.com/documents/corporate/iuow/Rainforest-Curriculum.pdf

Rainforest Geography - http://room42.wikispaces.com/Rainforest+Geography

Tropical Rainforest
   http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/rfindex.htm

Thinkquest Rainforest
    http://library.thinkquest.org/5393/?tqskip1=1
Me? Live in a Rainforest? Webquest
    http://www.internet4classrooms.com/tropical_rain.htm
Rainforest Activities from Enchanted Learning
    http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/rainforest/
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml
Animals of the Rainforest Webquest
    http://www.mmooney49.1hwy.com/rain.html
    http://teacher.esuhsd.org/webquests/webquests/rain_forest_animals.html
    http://staff.esuhsd.org/balochie/studentprojects/amazon/index.html
World Rainforest Web Information
    http://www.rainforestweb.org/
Exploring the Rainforest Through Print, Graphics, and Sound - Grade 4
    http://www.lessonplanspage.com/RainForestUnitA.htm
Web-Based Rainforest Project - Grade 7
    http://www.macul.org/newsletter/2000/nov2000/brown.html
The Amazon River Elementary School Website
   http://www.ccph.com/ares/site/
Tropical Broadleaf Rainforest
   http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/rainforest/rainfrst.html

Rainforest Activities and Projects
   http://www.edu.pe.ca/vrcs/studentwork/2001/gr3/rainforest/eindex.htm
Rainforest Photos
http://www.leslietaylor.net/gallery/gallery.htm
  Graphics - http://web.archive.org/web/20050309180516/http://www.etcmcn.org/sbennett/es/rainforest_graphics.htm

Rainforest Ideas for Teachers
   http://arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/rainfles.htm

Rainforest Thematic Unit
   http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Rainfor.htm
EdHelper Rainforest Theme Unit
    http://www.edhelper.com/rainforests.htm
Teach-nology Rainforest activities
   http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/science/rain/
Rainforest books and activities
   http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/misc/rainforest.html
   http://www.ran.org/new/kidscorner/teachers_lounge/teachers_resources/rainforest_lesson_plan_ideas/
Amazon Alphabet
   http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/animal/amazon.html
The Great Kapok Tree - social studies lesson
   http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/GreatKapokTree.shtml
Make a Rainforest with Coloring Shapes -
   http://www.janbrett.com/mural_umbrella/umbrella_mural.htm
Create a Rainforest Refuge Gr. 9-12
   http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.cfm?DocID=80&Grade=9-12
American Museum of Natural History - Make a Rainforest Diorama
   http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/online_field_journal/dr/drft/drftmain.html
Rainforest Action Network
   http://www.ran.org/info_center/
   http://ran.org/what_we_do/rainforests_in_the_classroom/

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