Guardian correspondent Edward Docx discusses the reasons behind the clashes taking place in the Amazon between Peruvian security forces and indigenous tribes. (April 3, 2011)

Learn about the Amazons, mighty female warriors who fought against the Greeks during the Trojan War.

Games and activities help students explore the Ecuadorian Amazon. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home, and experiment with running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo.

Article reports on Amazon's announcement that it plans to work toward using drones for the delivery of some producs purchased via the online retailer. Includes a brief video.

Learn about a tribe in the Amazon that has made contact with outside scientists for the first time.

Meet the Amazon Milk Frog and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.

Guardian correspondent Rory Carroll describes the protests taking place in the Amazon and their effects on the region. (June 5, 2009)

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Amazon River Basin in Brazil. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This is an interactive game set in the Amazon requiring using the arrows to navigate the movement through the Amazon in a chase to catch the zacbot.

This Extreme Science article looks at the Amazon River and it is called the world's greatest river.

December 2016 the first Amazon drone delivery made history. Find out where it was and how it went.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Amazon rain forest and efforts being made to preserve it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Describes the ecology of the Amazon rainforest, the characteristics of its climate, the impact of human actions on this environment and the need for stronger conservation efforts to save the rainforests.

Describes the rich flora and fauna of the Amazon rainforest and the characteristics of the different layers of vegetation from the forest floor up to the canopy.

Explore the views of the Amazon River Basin. This resource uses the Street View Trekker, a wearable backpack system that allows you to venture to locations only accessible by foot. Features imagery of the Rio Negro, an Amazon Forest...

Encyclopedia entry on the Greek mythological women warriors known as the Amazons. Site provides photos and links to further reading.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the disappearing Amazon rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.

Discover useful information about Amazon river dolphins including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text the Amazon Rainforest in South America and the efforts being made to preserve it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Discover one of the world's great rainforests through this interactive educational site. Locate the Amazon and learn some interesting facts behind this tropical biome.

This short article and video describe the clashes occurring in the Amazon between Peruvian security forces and indigenous Amazon tribes. (June 5, 2009)

Click here at the British Broadcasting Corporation to learn more about the Amazon river dolphin and to examine some nice photos of them.

The Lost in the Amazon curricular unit is a series of minds-on and hands-on engineering activities based in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Motivated by an adventurous theme, students discover, learn and apply a variety of skills....

Description of what the discovery of diamonds and the ensuing black market and illegal mining has done to the Amazon Basin of Brazil.