to the Rainforest

    This Theme Unit is directed towards 4th grade. To experience a taste of the rainforest click on the snake. You will discover many of the websites below cover a variety of rainforest topics.

Standards:

 recognize climate and how it relates to the land, animals, and people of the rainforest

recognize and describe ways that plants and animals depend on each other in their habitat.

describe the four layers of the rainforest and what forms of life live in each of those layers.

describe ways deforestation has caused problems.

Background Information:

 This website will provide essential information concerning rainforests:
http://www.rainforestweb.org/

This website will provide information for both teachers and students concerning issues about rainforests:
http://www.ran.org/

This website, The Tropical Rainforest Information Center, provides plenty of value information on rainforests:
http://bsrsi.msu.edu/trfic/

Lesson Plans:

Many lesson ideas dealing with the rainforest theme:
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Rainforest/rainplans.html

Rainforest Unit lesson plan:
http://www.uvm.edu/~kbland/portfolio/rainforestproduct.html

Rainforest Unit Lesson Plan:

Rainforest Unit Lesson Plan:

Unit plan that has curriculum stations:
http://www.edu.pe.ca/belfast/Grade3/rain/rf_sta.htm

Kid's Websites:

This website is full of fun activities and games for students:
http://www.ran.org/kidscorner/

This website has many fun links and activities for students:
http://www.tropical-forests.com/

This website provides students with chat rooms, coloring projects, and interactive games:
http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=189

This website give students an interactive background on rainforests:
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/rainforest/

Rainforest Backgrounds

http://www.michyland.com/BackGrounds/BG/Fractals.htm

www.sallystuff.com/ backgrounds.htm