Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Rainforest Strata
This site provides a picture on the layers of the rain forest with yellow eyes all over. You click on the yellow eyes and learn about an animal. You may have to search for it by going to the home page.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Rain Forest Animals
Check out this site to learn more about the different types of animals that reside in the rain forest. This resource provides a link to each animal with a full description of the different animals.
Other
Ethnic & Traditional Uses of Rainforest Plants
Read about medicinal plants of the rain forest. This website offers common and botanical plant names, pictures, properties, actions, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Research Starters: Rainforests
Find general information, research-topic ideas, glossary terms and numerous links on the rainforest.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Invasion of the Modern World
Loggers steal trees from the rainforest of Cameroon, one of Earth's oldest living ecosystems, in this video segment from Africa.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
Eduweb
Eduweb: Amazon Interactive
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Eye Witness Reporting
In this activity, the students will develop a briefing for a T.V. evening news program that summarizes their experiences surviving in the Amazon rainforest. The students will have the opportunity to role play as interviewer and...
Other
The Learning Partnership: Journey to El Yunque
In this set of learning modules, students examine the impact of hurricane weather on the El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. They learn about hurricanes, producers, consumers, and the food chain, and how disruptions in organisms'...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Deforestation in Bolivia
This visualization adapted from NASA features two satellite images from 1984 and 2000 that show the dramatic deforestation of the Bolivian rainforest. Includes background reading material and discussion questions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Biomes
This interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra.
Other
National Arbor Day Foundation: Rain Forest Rescue
Read about the amazing rainforest, songbird migration, and six things that you can do to help save the rainforest. You can even send a email postcard to your friends.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About the Rainforest for Kids
Presents interesting information about rainforests and the importance of preserving them.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Rainforest
Illustrated resource explores rainforests including its layers, the different types, importance, and deforestation.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Rainforest
Explains what mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Rainforest Facts
Discover some interesting facts about rainforests and how deforestation is threatening their sustainability.
Curated OER
Costa Rica, Rainforest
This resource offers a clear and concise picture of the rainforest biome. The content includes a look at the two different types of rainforests found in the world, animals that live in the rainforests, plants that grown in the rainforest...
Curated OER
Costa Rica, Rainforest
This resource offers a clear and concise picture of the rainforest biome. The content includes a look at the two different types of rainforests found in the world, animals that live in the rainforests, plants that grown in the rainforest...
Curated OER
Rainforest
This resource offers a clear and concise picture of the rainforest biome. The content includes a look at the two different types of rainforests found in the world, animals that live in the rainforests, plants that grown in the rainforest...
Curated OER
Rainforest
This resource offers a clear and concise picture of the rainforest biome. The content includes a look at the two different types of rainforests found in the world, animals that live in the rainforests, plants that grown in the rainforest...
Curated OER
Rainforest Birds
This commercial site explores the types of animals you can find in the Australian rainforest. Detail information is available down to the species level.
Curated OER
Rainforest Mammals
This commercial site explores the types of animals you can find in the Australian rainforest. Detail information is available down to the species level.
Curated OER
Rainforest Reptiles
This commercial site explores the types of animals you can find in the Australian rainforest. Detail information is available down to the species level.
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