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	Home: School and Science: The Earth: Biomes: Rainforests CATEGORIES:   Class Pages (2) LINKS: Live From The Rainforest http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/intro.html A virtual expedition into the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Chunky Monkey's Rain-Forest Friends http://www.chunkymonkey.com/rainforest/rainforest.htm Read about a few of the creatures that call the rain forest their home. And while you're at it, learn how to draw them as well. Sounds of the Rainforest http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/sounds.html Features the sounds of nature including birds, the environment, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. Rainforest Live http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk An educational website on tropical rainforests with links to projects, research and expeditions. There are colouring pages, games, competitions, chat rooms and teaching ideas. Save The Rainforest http://www.savetherainforest.org/ Fact sheets, photos, and ideas about ways to help save the rainforest. RainForest http://abcteach.com/RainForestFacts/RFtableofcontents.htm Has facts and activities about Rain Forest animals and plants. Includes printable animal patterns, word searches and color sheets. Tropical Rain Forests http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/spot_sprain.htm 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. Amazonia Fun Quest http://www.amazoniafunquest.org 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. How a Rainforest Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/rainforest.htm Photographic tour of a tropical rainforest shows what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals. KuKura, Guardian of the Rainforest http://greenkeepers.com/ Online book explains why the rainforests are important. 56-page book can also be downloaded and printed for offline reading. Site also includes Flash animated pages. Sandy Wiseman's Photo-Journey Through a Costa Rican Rainforest http://www.ecofuture.org/pk/pkar9512.html Shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge. Climate Kaleidoscope http://climate.nms.ac.uk/ Find out about rain forests, climate and the effects they have on each other. Amazon Interactive http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living. Tropical Rainforest http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm All about the tropical rainforest biome. Includes description, global position, climate, and information on specific plants and animals of this biome. On the Line - Tropical Rain Forests http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/trfindex.htm 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. Rain Forest Report Card http://www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/home.html Includes basics, geography, biology, deforestation, statistics, case studies, online rainforest tour, movies, and links. The Disappearing Rainforest http://www.eliztaylor.freeserve.co.uk/Rainforest.html Includes information on location, climate, animals, plants and products, Indian inhabitants, deforestation and environmental impact. Kids' Corner: Rainforest Action http://kids.ran.org/kidscorner/ Explore the sights and sounds of the rain forest. Find out what other kids are doing to protect these endangered habitats, and learn how you can make a difference. VirtualRainForest - An Online Tour http://www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/tour/ 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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