Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mouths of the Amazon River, 1919
A map of the mouths of the Amazon River from 1919 showing the channels and distributaries, islands, and port cities. The map shows the islands of Marajo or Joannes, Janaucul, Caviana, Mexiana, and Grande, the settlements of Para or...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Amazonia Habitat
The Amazonia Habitat is an exhibit from the National Zoo which highlights various aspects of the Amazon including habitat species, plant information, and more. The exhibit includes a virtual tour and an audio tour along with links to...
Read Works
Read Works: Birth of a Mighty River
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the Amazon River and its origins. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
PBS
Pbs: Journey Into Amazonia: Teacher Resources: Lesson Plan
This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to learn about the wildlife of the Amazon, including creatures such as electric eels.
Globe Tracks
Travel for Kids: Peru
An excellent site containing exciting things to learn about Peru from a family tourism perspective. Explore things to do in Lima, the Andes, Lake Titicaca, the Amazon, and the North of Peru. Also, contains picks for children's books on...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Deadly Frogs of Manu
Identify dangerous frogs from the Amazon, determine what makes the frogs dangerous to humans and create posters depicting the frogs.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:broom Forest: A Tall Trees Simulation
Explore environmental factors of an area that affect a species' characteristics over time. Construct a "broom" tree, sketch support structures similar to those used by the tall Amazon trees and explain the limitations of such structures.
Globe Tracks
Travel for Kids: Ecuador
Learn about Ecuador, such as what to do in its capital city Quito, the Andes, the Amazon, the Galapagos Islands, and other places to see in this South American country.
Other
Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, Dc: Country Information
Good resource for country specific information on the geography of Ecuador from the Embassy of Ecuador. Covers the Coast, the Highlands, the Amazon, and the Galapagos Islands.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Indigenous Peoples
Students can explore the cultures of various indigenous peoples around the world, e.g., the Maya of Guatemala, Amazon tribes, the Maori, the Navajo, and the Saami in Norway and Sweden. They will examine what it means to be indigenous and...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: River Dolphins of No Return
Robin Meadows's article, "River Dolphins of No Return," focuses on the four types of dolphins worldwide that live only in rivers (Amazon River dolphin, Yangtze River dolphin, Indus and Ganges river dolphins).
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 6 2 14: Why Amazonian Butterflies Hover Over Turtles
Learn about the interesting and unusual relationship between butterflies and turtles in the Amazon rainforest.
Read Works
Read Works: Paradise Lost
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the Amazon rain forest and some of the animals living there. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
Read Works
Read Works: Rain Forest Rescue
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the Amazon rain forest and how Brazil is trying to protect it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Kayapos
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Kayapos who live in the Amazon forest in Brazil. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion,...
Other
Samuel Centre: Effects of Technological Innovations on Social Interactions
This article from the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness discusses how technology has altered humans' interactions in their daily lives. Machines and automation have replaced our interactions with service people. It looks at the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Spiders! Amazon Tales
Explore several spider species and learn about their adaptations to the world around them. Design a new species of spider, with adaptations required to survive in a particular habitat.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Amazon
An image of "Amazon", created by Louis Tuaillon in 1895 (Bronze, height 268 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Amazon
An image of "Amazon", created by August Karl Edouard Kiss during 1834 (Bronze).
BBC
Bbc: Peru Polarized After Deadly Clashes
BBC correspondent Dan Collyns examines the polarizing effects of the clashes in the Amazon between indigenous tribes and Peruvian security forces on the people of Peru. Links to related articles are provided. (June 10, 2009)
Other
Language Crossing: Geography of Ecuador
Features a brief description of the geography of Ecuador including the Pacific Coast, highland, Amazon region and the Galapagos Islands.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Journey Into Amazonia
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a unit on the Amazon Rainforest. It describes what a rainforest is, where they are located, the layers of the rainforest, and types of plants and animals found in the rainforest. There is a...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Longest River in the World
Compares the Amazon River with the Nile River to show that the Amazon is the largest but the Nile is the longest. Includes interesting facts about the Nile River and a table comparing the sizes of ten rivers around the world.
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