Sites (40)
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All About Rainforests
Information on understanding rainforests for kids.
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Amazing Rainforest Animals
Information on unusual rainforest species.
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Amazon Life
Some general information about the Amazon Rainforest, with maps and statistics, impacts in the Amazonian environment and opportunity for students to suggest solutions.
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Amazonia Fun Quest
A place to learn about the Amazon rain forest, its people and the plants and animals that live there.
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Animals of the Rainforest
Profiles of rainforest animals.
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Australia's World Heritage - location map
There are fifteen Australian properties on the World Heritage List. Several are rainforests.
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Australian Rainforest Ecosystems
Information on various Australian rainforest animals and plants.
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Australian Rainforest Reptiles
Profiles on several rainforest reptiles.
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BOS Resources
List of sites suitable for this unit.
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Children's Tropical Forests
Fact sheets on rainforests.
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Draw Rainforest Animals
Learn how to draw rainforest animals step by step.
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Forest Facts - South-East Queensland
Forest facts sheets and maps relating to the forests of South-East Queensland.
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Forest Link Page
Rainforest information pages and school projects.
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Journey into Amazonia
All about one of the worlds great rainforests. Includes teachers guide.
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Lamington National Park
Information on special features of this rainforest.
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Learning About Rainforests
Profiles on several rainforest animals and plants as well as information on rainforest natives.
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Manu - Peru's Living Rainforest
Fauna and flora of this unique rainforest.
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More Rainforest Animals
Information on various animals.
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National Geographic: Amazonia
Nestled in the southwestern reaches of the Amazon River Basin, this ecoregion is home to colorful birds, stealthy cats, and the slowest mammal on the planet.
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Nocturnal Animals of the Daintree Rainforest
Information on various animals.
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NSW National Parks - Rainforests
Links to New South Wales National Parks that contain Rainforests.
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Orangutans: Just Hangin' On
Travel into the Asian rainforest to learn about orangutans and what is being done to save them.
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Passport to Rainforests
What are rainforests, and why are they found where they are? Maps and graphics set rainforests in a planetary perspective.
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Plants And Animals Of The Queensland Wet Tropics
Learn more about the mammals, reptiles, freshwater fish, birds and frogs of the World Heritage Area.
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Plants of the Rainforest
Information on various rainforest plant species.
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Rainforest Action Network
Current information on worldwide rainforest issues.
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Rainforest Action Network: Action Alerts
Here you'll find the tools and information you need to help protect the world's forests and the natural systems that support life.
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Rainforest Animals
Profiles on rainforest animals.
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Rainforest Destruction
These pages cover the causes of destruction, such as mining, timber and fires and the effects of this destruction.
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Rainforest Information
Multimedia rainforest experience with puzzles, projects, and games.
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Rainforest Reptiles
Information on reptiles found in Australian Rainforests.
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Rainforest Sounds
Rainforest sounds in in streaming audio Windows Media Player format.
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Rainforest Strata
There is a wide variety of life in the
strata (different layers) of a rain forest. The living conditions are different in each layer.
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Rainforest-Australia
Wide range of information on rainforest levels and species.
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Rainforests Live
Have a look through the facts and figures on tropical rainforests, search out the word you would like the meaning of in the glossary, take up this month's challenge or have a look through our picture
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Rainforests of the World
Information on types of rainforests and where they are located.
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Reptiles - Snakes of the Rainforest
Information on rainforest snakes from North Queensland.
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The Great Bear Rainforest
On Canada's Pacific coast, between the northern tip of Vancouver Island and the Alaska border, lies one of the Earth's largest remaining tracts of temperate rainforest.
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The Rainforest Site
Information and online projects about rainforests.
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U Amazon
Online Resource with links to sites related to the Amazon Rainforest.
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Lessons (22)
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Amazon Conservation Team
Come visit the Amazon and learn about its wonders through many fun activities for both students and teachers.
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Broom Forest: A Tall Trees Simulation
Students learn about how the environmental factors of an area affect a species's characteristics over time.
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Collaborative Thematic Unit
Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology.
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Exploring the RainForest Unit
Integrated unit of work on Rainforests.
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Global Environments: Rainforests Unit
Series of lessons with links related to this unit of work.
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Human Impact in the African Rainforest: What Can We Do?
This lesson asks students to examine the human impacts that conservationist Michael Fay noticed on his Congo Trek as well as the areas that are so far free from human impacts.
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Kori Clot - The Amazon
Lessons based on "Amazon Basin" by Jan Reynolds: A story of a young boy who lives in the Amazon basin among other Yonamama tribe members.
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Online Adventure - Congo Trek
Presentation about a Congo Trek that features text, images, audio, and video from the jungle. Students and teachers can print out a "scavenger hunt".
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Rain Bird Rain Forest Curriculum
Using this site, you can access activities and demonstrations to use in your classroom for teaching scientific aspects of the Earth's endangered rain forests.
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Rain Forests and Planet Ecology
Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology.
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Rainforest Activities
Rainforest simulation activities.
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Rainforest Fungi
Lesson about a reseacher who thinks that such plants may have an even more valuable treasure living within them.
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Rainforest Module
Students provide evidence which will help support the government's decision to implement laws to protect large areas of rainforests.
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Rainforest Units
Information on rainforests, their composition, animal and plant life, and related environmental issues.
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Rainforests, A Wet and Wild Adventure
Students join researchers through field journals, photographs, and data reports as they conduct research in the forest canopy.
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Rainforests, A Wet and Wild Adventure: Mystery Photos
Test your rainforest knowledge and your visual acuity in this mystery photo activity.
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Sampler: Amazon Rainforest
Set of questions with related links for research.
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Sampler: Rainforests
Set of questions with related links for research.
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The Fate of the Rainforests
Webquest where students take on the role of loggers, natives and environmentalists.
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The Rainforest, Raw Materials, and You
Students identify products made with materials that originate in the world's rainforests.
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Webquest: Crashed In A Rainforest
You have planned your holiday to one of the World's rainforest.You decided to fly there and unfortunately your plane has crashed.
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Webquest: Rainforest Discovery
Students consider the question, "How is your future and the future of those you care about dependent on rainforests?" Also looks at the varieties of rainforests worldwide.
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