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My vocabulary.com: Tropical Rain Forests

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a bank of 60 vocabulary words pertaining to Tropical Rain Forests. It also provides an extensive word list and ideas for lesson plans on the topic.
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Read Works

Read Works: Saving the Rain Forests

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about protecting the rainforest and the animals that live there. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Missouri Botanical Garden: Education: Exploring the Tropics

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about tropical forests, including the plants, animals, and people found there. Also covers adaptations, biodiversity, economic benefits of tropical rain forests, and threats to their survival.
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Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Heroes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This grassroots program offers a fascinating site designed to educate students around the world about rain forests.
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Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Heroes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This grassroots program offers a fascinating site designed to educate students around the world about rain forests.
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CNN

Cnn: Acid Rain Works Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explains the power of acid rain. Acid rain dissolves forest nutrients faster than previously thought.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: How Much Rain in a Rain Forest?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
How can you figure out how much rain in a rain forest? This site provides an outline for a lesson plan that will answer this question. Students will have an opportunity to integrate math and science skills through this activity.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Welcome to the Dzanga Sangha

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Dzanga Sangha rain forest, located in the Central African Republic. Learn what researchers who have traveled there have to say about the habitat. Also play a connect-the-dots game that lets players see how different organisms...
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Children's Tropical Forests

For Students 3rd - 8th
This children's resource provides a variety of fact sheets, maps, news, and more about the world's tropical rainforests.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Rain Forests a Song of Celebration

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This is a song about the rainforest that can be used with young students. This a great way to incorporate music into the Science curriculum.
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CNN

Cnn: Forests Shrinking at Alarming Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
News release citing global deforestation evidence.
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Environmental Organization Web Directory: Forestry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links and web resources, including teacher lesson plans, about forestry.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Cambodia: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the geography of Cambodia from the CIA World Fact Book. Find out about the rivers, climate, and extensive forests.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) young scholars investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank...
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Temperate Rainforest: Ecology and Land Use

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these resources to study the ecology of the rainforest of the Pacific Northwest and issues surrounding its preservation.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Biodiversity in the Dzangha Sangha Rain Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity from the American Museum of Natural History, play "connect the dots" and discover the connections between the people, animals, and plants in three habitats of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest in the Central...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Research Starters: Rainforests

For Students 9th - 10th
Find general information, research-topic ideas, glossary terms and numerous links on the rainforest.
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Passport to Knowledge: Passport to the Rainforest

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Rainforest by learning about the geosystem and ecosystem. Meet researchers who share their journals and biographies about the rainforest. Teachers are given links to other resources as well as lesson plans.
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Rare Species Conservatory Foundation: Facts, Figures and Photos

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the rainforest with these colorful games, pages of animal facts, and links to more information.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Teaching Tropical Rainforest Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the numerous benefits of teaching and learning about tropical rainforests, while addressing the bioethical and environmental concerns facing rainforests.
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Environmental Defense Fund: Chico Mendes: A Living Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a brief description of Mendes and a picture. There are also articles on Mendes and the changes he was able to bring about due to his environmental activism. A slide show with pictures of Mendes and the rubber tappers is available as...
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Rainforest Alliance Learning Site

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Rainforest Alliance Learning Site contains free conservation education materials with dynamic units that follow national standards for learning. On the site you will find stories, lesson plans, fact sheets, presentations, and...
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Read Works: Animals of the Rain Forest

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the layers of the rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Discover the Rain Forest!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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