Habitat: Rainforests
These sites are about tropical and temperate rainforests. Experience the sights and sounds of rainforests around the world. Includes writing activities, research, group work and interactive games. There are links to eThemes Resources on Brazil, the children’s book “The Great Kapok Tree,” and habitats.
Grades
- 3,
- 4,
- 5,
- 6,
- 7,
- 8,
- 9
Links
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Endangered Ecosystems
Learn about Costa Rican caterpillars, Mexican wildcats, and Brazilian River Otters with researchers. Lesson plans, student research and explorer activities stress how ecosystems support wildlife.
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Teaching Science Through Picture Books: A Rainforest Lesson
This lesson about tropical rainforests provides activities using picture books, note-taking, research, writing, and drawing. Students work in small groups for listening to rainforest sounds, recording prior knowledge, and new facts learned.
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Arkive: Images of Life on Earth
Use this site to search for facts, photographs, and video clips of rainforest animals and plants.
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Amazon Explorer
Investigate the interactive activities about the Amazon rainforest, video, and seven different topics with extensive lessons. NOTE: This site contains a small amount of advertising.
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Rainforest at Night
Listen to the sounds of a Borneo rainforest. Students can explore independently and learn about animals and plants by dragging their mouse over the artwork.
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Rainforest Alliance: Kids' Corner
This site provides interactive games, slideshows, crafts, virtual storybooks and activities about rainforests around the world. Facts about plants and animals are given as well as service projects to assist in rainforest preservation.
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Re: Forest Station
Students work cooperatively to read, research and present on rainforests around the world. The presentation is given in a mock international summit in which they present the problems facing rainforests and the existing initiatives to preserve and protect them.
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Learning about the Rainforest
Students will be able to independently navigate this informative and readable site about rainforests of the world.
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Rainforest Heroes
Use this site for rainforest lesson plans, videos, and information on rainforest preservation.
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Rainforests of the World
Choose a topic on the left to read about rainforest habitats.
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Rainforest Rescue
Engage students with "Rainforest Rescue" game from National Geographic Kids.
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Dr. Blythe's Rainforest Education Website
This site has lots of information about rainforests. It includes an "early reader" section for young students, plus games about rainforests.
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ThinkQuest: Welcome to the Rainforest
This site was created by students and includes a list of things you can do to save the rainforests.
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eThemes Resource: Country: Brazil
These sites are about the South American country of Brazil. Learn about its culture, history, language, geography, animals, and the Amazon. There are first-hand reports about what it's like to be a child growing up in Brazil. Includes maps, photographs, audio files of Brazilian music, and live images from Webcams.
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eThemes Resource: Habitat: Overview
This resource covers the different ecosystems on our planet. Find out how these biomes differ, what characteristics make them unique, and where they are located. Includes a map of the different habitats found in Missouri and information about habitats in Utah. There are links to eThemes Resources on specific habitats and animal food chains.
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eThemes Resource: Literature: "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry
Lesson plans, reviews, fun and interactive activities about the book "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry. Includes links to eThemes Resources on rainforest habitats and Brazil.
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