[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the layers of the rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Learn all about the Tropical Rainforest biome. Learn where rainforests are found, what defines a rainforest, layers in the rainforest, and plants and animals of the rainforest. See 2 videos about the rainforest.

Extensive information about tropical forests, including the plants, animals, and people found there. Also covers adaptations, biodiversity, economic benefits of tropical rain forests, and threats to their survival.

General information on the temperate rain forest of the Olympic National Forest. Click on topics on the left to find out about the plants and animals in a temperate rain forest.

In this interactive activity from the American Museum of Natural History, play "connect the dots" and discover the connections between the people, animals, and plants in three habitats of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest in the Central...

If you are interested at all in rainforests, this is an excellent place to further your learning. Read about the importance of rainforests, why they are disappearing, and plenty about both the animals and people who live in rainforests...

Kids learn about the Green Anaconda snake, massive reptile of the Rain Forests. Heaviest snake in the world.

This children's resource provides a variety of fact sheets, maps, news, and more about the world's tropical rainforests.

Tropical rainforests are found along the Earth's equator. They possess a very special climate and are an integral part of the planet's natural system. Climate, plant and animal life, and indigenous peoples are discussed. Additionally,...

Explore the rainforest with these colorful games, pages of animal facts, and links to more information.

Explores the numerous benefits of teaching and learning about tropical rainforests, while addressing the bioethical and environmental concerns facing rainforests.

Follow in Darwin's footsteps to the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Content uses pictures, video, real-time interactions, and activities, to fully explore the rain forest from...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the Amazon rain forest and some of the animals living there. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.

The article, "Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest," covers a variety of topics related to rain forest life including A Plethora of Plants, What's in the Water, New and Exciting Herps, Birds in the Mist (Nets), Magnificent Mammals, and more.

Use this site to explore several regions of Africa, without having to leave the classroom.

Scientists traveled deep into the world's jungles to document the behaviors of animals using high-tech cameras, ones that we have rarely had the opportunity to observe in such detail. A three-minute video is available online, and the...

A map from 1898 of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The map includes an inset map of Cuba and the Isthmus of Nicaragua. "The surface of the Rocky Mountain highland in Mexico is quite similar to that of the great plateau...