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.

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

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

The National Zoo features a selection of live animal cams including a live animal cam of Amazon river fishes. In addition to the live cam, this site features information and pictures of other life associated with Amazonia.

This is the full text of the novel Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne. It is about how Joam Garral, a ranch owner who lives near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel down-stream when his...

In this activity, the students will investigate a variety of plants and animals common to the Amazon through research. They will determine the plant or animal characteristics that make them edible or useful for the trip and learn to...

It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the causes and effects of the decreasing rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A first hand view of Shaman life in the Amazon as seen through the eyes of a reporter for NOVA.

Map of South America in which students can use the interactive site to explore political, physical, climate and populaton features.

As part of the Amazonia exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on the giant anteater. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on habitat, diet,...

In this lesson, students will see which objects are heavier or lighter using the online arm balance.

Help Manuel to measure in centimeters and meters while preparing for a science class. Students can play games and then take mini-assessments to measure their understanding of the content.

Students will complete exercises on multiplication using learning games.

Students will complete a series of learning games to practice division.