Rain Forests

Learn all about the rainforests of the world.

Resources in this category:

All About Rainforests
http://www.ZoomSchool.com/subjects/rainforest/

Learn all about rainforests, including tropical and temperate rainforests, as well as the people, animals, and plants that live in them. The importance of rainforests is also presented in relation to the Earth's atmosphere and the greenhouse effect.

Amazon Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

Explore the Amazon of Ecuador through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the native people who call it home. You can also try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Pangayacu.

Dr. Blythe's Rainforest Education
http://www.rainforesteducation.com/

This site has lots of information about rainforests, including pictures of rainforests and the plants and animals that live there. You can learn about medicines made from rainforest plants and about the threats that rainforests are facing. Take a quiz, solve puzzles, and journey through famous rainforests.

kids.mongabay.com
http://kids.mongabay.com/

Learn about the rainforest and the environment! See photos of the plants, animals, and people that live there. Find out how you can help save the rainforest.

Rainforest Live: Kidz Korner
http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=189

Read about rainforests and the plants, animals, and people who live in them. You can also play games and print out pictures to color.