Students grow plants in soil representing that found in the Amazon basin. They compare results to plants growing in fertile soil and soil fertilized with leaf compost. Students chart, average and graph plant growth by height. Students...

Students create an alphabetic Amazon animal mural, illustrating the diversity of life in the tropical rain forest of the Amazon Basin.

Students imagine that they are floating down the Amazon River in Brazil. They research information about Brazil, the Amazon River and its basin. They find descriptions and pictures of animals, birds, and insects who live only in this...

Learners study the biodiversity existing in the Amazon rainforest. In this Amazon biodiversity lesson, students study diagrams, maps, and information about the biodiversity in the Amazon.

Students research the various species of Macaw found in Manu, Peru and other parts of the Amazon. They watch and discuss a video, and each student constructs a book about Macaws that includes photos and background information on each...

In this science related worksheet, students find and circle eleven key terms associated with the Amazon forest in a word search puzzle going in a variety of directions.

Students examine the characteristics of a South American tropical rainforest. They analyze maps, develop graphs, listen to the book, The Great Kapok Tree, and create a rainforest mural.

Students investigate the relationship between economic development and social change of indigenous peoples.

What is the cost of change? Roberto Guerra's photo essay "La Carretera: Life and Change Along Peru's Interoceanic Highway" asks viewers to consider the impacts of the 1,600 mile-long highway through Peru and Brazil that connects Pacific...

Learners use maps to locate and label the major rivers of North and South America. Using the internet, they identify forests, grasslands, mountain ranges and other landforms on the continents as well. They compare and contrast the...

An overview of deforestation is the focus of this resource, which present the reader with a list of facts. Ten comprehension questions follow; learners can write their answers on a separate piece of paper. Have your environmental...

Fourth graders draw maps of Peru and examine how Peru is a geographically diverse country.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "E."

Young scholars interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this civil rights lesson, students examine the civil rights struggle from a Native American perspective. Young scholars analyze documents and write journal...

Sixth graders determine the mean, range median and mode of a set of numbers and display them. In this data lesson students form a set of data and use computer spreadsheet to display the information. They extend of the process by...

Sixth graders experiment with an atlatl and dart.  For this sixth grade data management mathematics lesson, 6th graders explore and determine the most suitable methods of displaying data collected from their experimentation with...

Sixth graders make a model of a watershed. In this geography activity, 6th graders view a shaded relief map of California and locate landmarks. Students examine the San Francisco Bay Watershed by following the journey of water...

In this verb tenses worksheet, students complete a 60 question online interactive quiz about the correct use of the present perfect verb tense.

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

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.

[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.

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...

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

Compare plants grown in simulated Amazon soil to those grown in soil prepared by the slash-and-burn method. Describe leaf development in plants grown in different soils and chart, average and graph plant growth by height