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- Rainforests: Lungs of the Planet
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living.
- Amazon Interactive [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living.
- Amazonia Fun Quest [ Kids ] - A kid-safe place to learn about the people, plants and animals of the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest. Offers activities, games, puzzles and fun information about the Negro River area of Brazil.
- The Disappearing Rainforest [ Kids/Teens ] - Includes information on location, climate, animals, plants and products, Indian inhabitants, deforestation and environmental impact.
- How a Rainforest Works [ Kids/Teens ] - Photographic tour of a tropical rainforest shows what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals.
- Live From The Rainforest [ Kids/Teens ] - A virtual expedition into the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists.
- On the Line - Tropical Rain Forests [ Kids ] - See some of the animals, plants and people which inhabit the tropical rain forests. Find out why they're in danger, and learn what people are doing to protect them.
- Plants of the Machiguenga [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - A combination travelogue and scientific inquiry into medicinal uses of rain forest plants. Neurologist Ethan Russo examines the people and wildlife of this Amazonian tribe in Parque Nacional del Manu.
- RainForest [ Kids ] - Has facts and activities about Rain Forest animals and plants. Includes printable animal patterns, word searches and color sheets.
- Rainforest: A Description [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A factsheet with information about how a rainforest looks, what kind of plants are growing there, and where tropical rainforests can be found. [PDF]
- Rainforest Live [ Kids ] - An educational website on tropical rainforests with links to projects, research and expeditions. There are colouring pages, games, competitions, chat rooms and teaching ideas.
- Rainforest Place [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - An introduction to rainforests, where they are, and what animals live there.
- RainforestKid.com [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - One girl's effort to help save the rainforest. Contains journal, photos taken on a trip to the rainforest, and a rainforest word search.
- Sandy Wiseman's Photo-Journey Through a Costa Rican Rainforest [ Kids ] - Shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge.
- Save The Rainforest [ Kids/Teens ] - Fact sheets, photos, and ideas about ways to help save the rainforest.
- Sounds of the Rainforest [ Kids ] - Features the sounds of nature including birds, the environment, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
- Tropical Rain Forests [ Kids ] - Tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Now they're disappearing at a rate of 93,000 square miles per year. Find out why they're important and learn what's destroying them.
- VirtualRainForest - An Online Tour [ Kids/Teens ] - An interactive online tour of the rainforests of Central and South America. It is excellent for school projects and is written for children.
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