Animated Lessons
Rainforest
Related Topics and Subtopics:
The Great Kapok Tree - Designed to supplement a unit focused on South American rain forest themes. This unit provides on comparing the habitat of where students live to the rain forest habitat as well as to increase knowledge and understanding of one of the world's most precious natural resources. Grade 3 (Y)
EarthPulse - National Geographic's home for conservation: explore rain forests, barrier reefs and more. Virtual Worlds are available for many of the topics, allowing students to explore using flash technology. (Y, M, O, T)
All About Rainforests - Learn all about rainforests. From Enchanted Learning (Y,M)
Animals of the Tropical Rainforest WebQuest (M) - Rainforests for Kids (M)
The Rainforest Action Network – Kids Corner - The informative site features a rain forest slideshow, and detailed fact sheets with color photographs and a glossary of terms. (Y,M)
Google Earth - Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. (Y, M, O, T)