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Ecotrust: Temperate Rain Forest People and Places [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ecotrust has information on the people and history of the Northwestern American coastal temperate rain forest.(California to Alaska) Find out about the history of this specific temperate rain forest, and the people it has...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rainforests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest

For Students 9th - 10th
The article, "Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest," covers a variety of topics related to rain forest life including A Plethora of Plants, What's in the Water, New and Exciting Herps, Birds in the Mist (Nets), Magnificent Mammals, and more.
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Australian Rainforest Wildlife: Rainforest Frogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find information on the frogs found in the Australian rainforest. Select a species for a photo and more detail.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Rainforest Strata

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Birds of the Jungle and Rainforest Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of the rainforest, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Strata of the Rain Forest

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource features a hand drawn picture of the layers of the rain forest. This brief but descriptive resource which will give younger students a visual picture of the living conditions in each layer.
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PBS

Newton's Apple: Teacher Guide: Rain Forest Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Allow your young scholars to learn about the Amazon rainforest by creating a model rainforest in your classroom. This site also gives you links to different resources about the rainforest.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Rain Forest Animals

For Students 2nd - 8th
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.
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Ethnic & Traditional Uses of Rainforest Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about medicinal plants of the rain forest. This website offers common and botanical plant names, pictures, properties, actions, and more.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Layers of the Rainforest

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children the four layers of the rainforest.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Rainforest, Raw Materials, and You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Map the world's rainforests and identify commonly used products made with materials that originated in rainforests. Determine whether or not the materials were harvested in a sustainable manner, and decide if that would affect your...
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Exploring the Environment: Tropical Poison

For Students 9th - 10th
An educational module on biodiversity, economic growth, and medical research in rainforests. This can be used by students or teachers. It has a huge amount of information on agriculture, biodiversity, medicinal plants, animals, and more.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Fish in the Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
The Amazon River rises each year from December to May, forcing fish to flow through the tops of trees. Learn how satellites and technology track the rising and fall of the Amazon River and how this affects the rain forest.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Rainforests

For Students 3rd - 5th
Basic information on the rainforests include a definition, the strata, the animals, their location, rainfall, temperature and importance. Content also includes animal printouts, quizzes, a puzzle, and math activities.
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Passport to Knowledge: Passport to the Rain Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow in Darwin's footsteps to the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Content uses pictures, video, real-time interactions, and activities, to fully explore the rain forest from...
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Why Save the Rain Forest?

For Students 2nd - 6th
Here you can find a general overview of the importance of the rain forest, and why it needs "saving." A student activity and teacher's lesson plan is also included.
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Other

Tropical Broadleaf Evergreen Forest: The Rainforest

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a general overview of the tropical rainforests that focuses on climate, animal life, vegetation, soil and so on. It also includes a rainforest map.
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Other

Monga Bay: Rainforest Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the many animals who inhabit the rainforests around the world! Colorful photos, animal profiles, and links to related sites are included.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Rainforest Facts

For Students 4th - 7th
Discover some interesting facts about rainforests and how deforestation is threatening their sustainability.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Rainforest Food Web

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the characteristics of tropical and temperate rainforests and what rainforest food webs look like.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Abiotic Factors of the Rainforest

For Students 4th - 8th
Abiotic factors, e.g., sunlight and precipitation, play a huge role in supporting biodiversity in a rainforest. This article discusses the features of rainforests and how abiotic factors affect the plants and animals that live there.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Tropical Rainforest Energy Pyramid and Its Importance

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains the roles of consumers, producers, and detrivores or decomposers and how energy flows through the different levels of the energy pyramid of a tropical rainforest.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Landforms in Tropical Rainforests

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes five types of landforms found in a tropical rainforest.