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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Endangered Species: Not Only Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research endangered animals and plants.  In this biology activity, students are read Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright before they begin searching for information to complete an endangered species...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What is Deforestation?

For Students 9th - 12th
An overview of deforestation is the focus of this resource, which present the reader with a list of facts. Ten comprehension questions follow; learners can write their answers on a separate piece of paper. Have your environmental...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Celebrate the Beauty of Wildlife

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Take advantage pupils' spring fever by learning about trees and wildlife.
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Organizer
Hawthorn Academy

Guided Reading Before, During and After Activities

For Students 3rd - 7th
There's more to reading than just reading! Help your kids get the most out of a text by setting up guided reading activities and providing worksheets. This resource includes ideas for activities to complete before, during, and after...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wildlife

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The centerpiece of this lesson plan is a predator-prey simulation in which colored paperclips represent different species of animals camouflaged against a colored background. Relevant follow-up questions are provided. The activity is...
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Lesson Plan
Creative Educator

Design a Rainforest Postcard

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Send your class on an expedition through the rainforest! Along the way, they will write informational postcards to demonstrate what they've learned. Each team will be responsible for one of five rainforest regions. When they return from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Wet Welcome Home

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate data collection and analysis.  In this Algebra I lesson plan, students create a scatter plot and find the equation of best fit in a simulation of a leaking water pipe.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Can the Amazon Be Saved?

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Amazon rain forest and efforts being made to preserve it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Can the Amazon Be Saved?

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the disappearing Amazon rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Soil in the Amazon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Compare plants grown in simulated Amazon soil to those grown in soil prepared by the slash-and-burn method. Describe leaf development in plants grown in different soils and chart, average and graph plant growth by height
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Rain Forest Rescue

For Teachers 4th
[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.
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Unit Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Shrinking Forest Growing Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students will examine images of Brazil's Amazon rainforests that were captured by satellites between 1994-1996, to observe and measure the impact of deforestation over time. A download of a public domain software...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Journey Into Amazonia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great site where you can explore the Amazon Rain Forest. Learn about the river, plants, animals, and more. Based on the PBS television series.
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Interactive
Eduweb

Eduweb: Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon Rain Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how Quichua Indians, indigenous people of the Amazon, practice sustainable agriculture by rotating fields and by slashing and burning. Try your hand at crop rotation to see if you understand the principles of this agricultural...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Amazon Rainforest Climate

For Students 4th - 7th
Describes the ecology of the Amazon rainforest, the characteristics of its climate, the impact of human actions on this environment and the need for stronger conservation efforts to save the rainforests.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Trouble in the Amazon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the causes and effects of the decreasing rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: Places: Amazing Amazon

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the rich flora and fauna of the Amazon rainforest and the characteristics of the different layers of vegetation from the forest floor up to the canopy.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Wild Kratts Amazin' Amazon Adventure

For Students K - 1st
This is an interactive game set in the Amazon requiring using the arrows to navigate the movement through the Amazon in a chase to catch the zacbot.
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Interactive
Eduweb

Eduweb: Amazon Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
Eduweb

Amazon Interactive: Where's the Amazon?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover one of the world's great rainforests through this interactive educational site. Locate the Amazon and learn some interesting facts behind this tropical biome.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Lost in the Amazon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Lost in the Amazon curricular unit is a series of minds-on and hands-on engineering activities based in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Motivated by an adventurous theme, students discover, learn and apply a variety of skills....
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Handout
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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Handout
Other

Mongabay.com: Tropical Rainforests

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are interested at all in rainforests, this is an excellent place to further your learning. Read about the importance of rainforests, why they are disappearing, and plenty about both the animals and people who live in rainforests...

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