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RAINFOREST HOTLIST
Mary Frickey
Don Herron
Sheryl A. McCoy
Animals of the Rainforest
Animals of the Rainforest
http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames.htm
Animals of the Rainforest
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq3/rain.htm
A WebQuest over South America
Highland Park
Elementary School's Fourth Grade Presents:
The Vanishing
Rainforest
http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/projects/fourth/rainforests/main.html
Passport to
the Rainforest
Rainforest Animals (Few
animals but elementary level reading)
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/animals/rfanimals.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RFtableofcontents.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RainforestAnimals2.htm
Sampling of tropical Rainforest Animals
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml
South American Animal
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/southamer.shtml
Iguana Park
Iguana Park
http://www.cocori.com/library/eco/igprk.htm
This is a park in Costa Rica with information on Iguanas and Macaws.
Living Things
Rainforest WebQuest
http://www.toucansam.kelloggs.ca/eng/contents.htm
Website about the rainforest
as told by Toucan Sam
Children Tropical Rainforest
http://tropical-forests.com/facts/facts.htm
Economics
Questions on global warming with answers.
Amazon Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
A very complete, yet easy to read description of
making a living in the Amazon River Rainforest Region. Students can
interact with this website by making economic decisions as to how they
will farm their land. This website could stand alone if you could only
use one.
How Big is an
Acre?
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/temprain/trwood4.html
Activity on the actual size of an acre and the discrepancy of how many
acres are being burned every minute.
Smartwood
www.smartwood.org/
Effectiveness of sustainable forestry in conserving
bio-diversity and providing equity for local communities, fair
treatment to workers, and creating incentives for businesses so that
they can benefit economically from responsible forestry practices.
Women’s Work in
Mexico
http://www.emagazine.com/january-february_2002/0102ib_mexico.html
This article highlights what can be done by locals in maintaining the
rainforest habitat while developing eco-tourism. The Hotel Taselotzin,
Eastern Mexico is highlighted, as well as, the work of more than 200
Nahua Indian women who are involved in all aspects of the hotel
operation. These women have overcome social obstacles in a way that
accommodates their place in the family, yet helps them bring more
economic independence for their families.
Geography
Game a
Day
http://www.agameaday.com/rainfolder/raingame3.htm
The Game Of the Day website has several Rainforest games. There is a
game on Central America and Rainforest plants and animals. There is
also a Rainforest Word Search. This website would be a great
anticipation guide to build excitement for the study of Rainforests.
WHERE ARE THE
RAINFORESTS
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.html
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