The Great Rainforest Web Quest Resource Web Sites

1. Amazon Interactive - Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living.
2. Amazonia Fun Quest - 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.
3. Chunky Monkey's Rain-Forest Friends - 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.
4. Climate Kaleidoscope - Find out about rain forests, climate and the effects they have on each other.
5. The Disappearing Rainforest - Includes information on location, climate, animals, plants and products, Indian inhabitants, deforestation and environmental impact.
6. How a Rainforest Works - Photographic tour of a tropical rainforest shows what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals.
7. KuKura, Guardian of the Rainforest - 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.
8. Live From The Rainforest - A virtual expedition into the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists.
9. On the Line - Tropical Rain Forests - 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.
10. RainForest - Has facts and activities about Rain Forest animals and plants. Includes printable animal patterns, word searches and color sheets.
11. Rainforest Live - An educational website on tropical rainforests with links to projects, research and expeditions. There are colouring pages, games, competitions, chat rooms and teaching ideas.
12. Rainforests: Lungs of the Planet - 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.
13. Sandy Wiseman's Photo-Journey Through a Costa Rican Rainforest - Shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge.
14. Save The Rainforest - Fact sheets, photos, and ideas about ways to help save the rainforest.
15. Sounds of the Rainforest - Features the sounds of nature including birds, the environment, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
16. Tropical Rain Forests - 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.
17. Tropical Rainforest - All about the tropical rainforest biome. Includes description, global position, climate, and information on specific plants and animals of this biome.