Research/Informational Sites

• Amazon Interactive - Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Río Napo.
• Animals of the Rain Forest - You don't want to miss this site. Includes information on all classifications of animals.
• Bagherra: In the Wild SPOTLIGHT 
• Biological Diversity in the Rain Forest
• Black and Green Poison-Arrow Frog
• Effects of Altitude on Climate and Vegetation - Click on the right-pointing arrow to get additional information.
• Elements of the Rain Forest - Information on the layers.
• Explore the Rain Forest 
• Exploring the Tropical Rain Forest - Click on the right-pointing arrows to read additional information.
• Green Iguana
• Journey into Amazonia - From PBS.
• Jungle Photos
• Kratt's Creatures
• Leaf-Cutting Ants
• Learning About Rain Forests - What, Where, Plants, Animals, People, Preserving...it's all here! Click the links in the top navigational menu.
• Life in the Strata - (Strata means "layer")
• Lion Tamarin
• Margay
• Movies of the Rain Forest - Download these movies.
• Native Peoples of the Rain Forest FAQs
• Orangutan
• Rain Forest Alliance - Information and facts about rain forests and up-to-date news on steps that are being taken to save this precious commodity.
• Rain Forest Biome - This is a really great site!!!
• Rain Forest Live
• Rain Forest People
• Rain Forest Thematic Unit - There's some great "stuff" here. Don't miss this site.
• Research Topics on Rain Forests - This is a fantastic site! For each research question, there will be from 10 to 25 links to sites that will provide you with an answer!!! Students and teachers, DON'T miss this!
• Resources for a Rain Forest Unit of Study
• Snake...Coral
• St. Lucia Parrot
• Tapir
• The Tropical Rain Forest Biome 
• Tropical Plant Database - Information on plants of the rain forest.
• Tropical Rain Forests - Background information on the destruction of rain forests around the world. Includes facts on rain forest animals.
• Tropical Rain Forest Theme Page
• Vanishing Rain Forests - Student project highlighting wildlife, cultures, and the environment within rain forests and why they are in jeopardy.
• Virtual Rain Forest Tour
• Welcome to the Jungle - Take a trip into the rain forest with Nick Carter as your guide.
• Welcome to the Wealth of the Rain Forest
• What Makes the Tropical Rain Forest Special?
• Where are Rain Forests Located?
• Zoom Rain Forest - What a great site!

• Rain Forests and Planet Ecology - Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology.
• The Great Kapok Tree - Cyber Guide
• Under the Umbrella of the Tropical Rain Forest - WebQuest
• The Fate of the Rain Forest - WebQuest
• The Greatest Rain Forest Activities Ever - Students will compare different levels of the rainforest. They will examine the different animals and plants that live within the rainforest.  Students will also recognize the vocabulary correlating to the rainforests.  Students will also be able to participate in a plan to save the rainforests.
• The Rain Forest and its Butterflies - WebQuest

• How Many Rain Forest Animals Can You Find in the Picture?
• Amazon Interactive - Geography Game - Awesome activity!!
• Amazon Interactive - Ecotourism Game
• Life in the Strata
• Rain Forest Quiz

• Explore the Rain Forest Through, Print, Sound, and Graphics -  Complete unit on Rain Forest.........Good!
• Tropical Rain Forest - A rain forest unit that involves learning rainforest concepts but also forming their own opinions of what is happening to rainforests today.
• The Rain Forest - Grade 3 lesson plan.

Rain Forest Curriculum - This is a wonderful resource....lessons and activities for all grade levels...K-12.  Don't miss this site if you are studying the Rain Forest!!!!  I give it an A+!

Cyber Rain Forest

Rain Forest Lesson Plans - From Teach-Nology