Glen Grove Elementary School

Rainforest

	* Trans-American Expedition** - starting 4/2/07 http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/amazon/index.html Join this student-directed 3,000 mile educational journey down the Amazon River
Animals - Rainforest Portal http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Information/Animals Use this site as a starting point for all kind of animal information links.
Forest Facts http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources/forest-facts/lives.html Learn how tropical rainforest affect our daily lives.
In Search of the Ways of Knowing Trail - Interactive http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index_f3.html Take a journey to the Ituri Rainforest of Africa with this interactive game from the Brookfield Zoo.
Journey Into Amazonia http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/index.html Journey into Amazonia" features the swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders. For three years, producer Harry Marshall and his team braved sweltering heat and insect swarms to capture the changing seasons of a magical world.
Jungle Photos - Amazon Rainforest Photos and Information http://www.junglephotos.com Here you can see hundreds of images of animals, plants, scenery and people from the Amazon rainforest in tropical South America. All photos have explanations, so scroll down to read about the image. To use images for your class presentations or school reports, you can use material freely subject to providing appropriate credit. Don't forget your citation!
Layers of the Rainforest http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html Simple descriptions. You will learn what a Rainforest is, the 4 layers of a Rainforest, where they are located, the animals and plants that live in the Rainforest and finally what we all need to do to help preserve these wonderful places.
Manu - The Living Edens: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/index.htm In 1989, a visit to the Yura - a recluse tribe - in the rainforests of Peru was documented by PBS. Deep within Manu's rain forest also lie stories and histories of Indians and foreign explorers of centuries past.
Mural - Make Your Own Rainforest http://www.janbrett.com/mural_umbrella/umbrella_mural.htm Use these templates to create your own 3' x 5' rainforest. Click on the pictures to download the full sized artwork, or click on the link below each picture for the PDF version. Then color, cut out the images and paste to the mural.
Plant Life in the Rain Forest - Easy Read http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/plants.htm Pictures & facts about plant lkife in the rain forest.
Project Peru http://www.wildernessclassroom.com As a complement to Shedd's Amazon Rising exhibit, staff members from the Wilderness Classroom will paddle dugout canoes through Peru's most remote section of flooded forest in April and May of 2006. During the six week learning adventure, we will update our website with videos, photos, scientific data, journals, and much more.
Rainforest Education http://www.rainforesteducation.com AWESOME! This is quite a comprehensive website with plenty of resources for your use. Check out all of the links by using the picture index across the top of the page. Dr. Steven Blythe has given us permission to use his information.
Rainforest Math http://www.rainforestmaths.com Click your grade level, anywhere from kindergarten through to sixth grade, to find interactive math skills learning games. The site is colorful and graphics intensive, with each skill targeted specifically to learning abilities at each grade level; for instance, first grade students will make measurements of crickets with paper clips, while 3rd grade students will use a meter stick to measure bird beaks.
Strata http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/s/strata/strata.html WAY TOO CUTE! Eyeballs on the four layers shows inhabitants.
Troplical Rainforest http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm All tropical rain forests resemble one another in some ways. Read about the layers of the forest, plant life, animal life, and where you would locate rainforests in the three major geographical areas of the world.
Tropical Rainforest - Animal Bytes http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-tropical_rainforest.html Kids and grown-ups alike can experience the beauty of the Earth's tropical regions. By learning more, you can understand how your actions can help to save the rain forest.
.Rainforest Animals F - M EASY READ http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RainforestAnimals2.htm Rainforest Animals N - Z EASY READ http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RainforestAnimals3.htm Rainforest Critters - PICTS -nice for reports http://www.leslietaylor.net/gallery/gallery.htm
What's It Like Where You Live? http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm Did you know there are two types of Rainforest -- the temperate and the tropical? Both are endangered.

Compiled by Mary Lou Baldwin
Technology Facilitator
checked 12/07