Lesson Plans

Passport to Knowledge Lesson Plans

Teacher Developed Lessons

General Info

Amphibians and Reptiles a section of the Costa Rica Handbook by Christopher Baker

Conservation International

Deforestation in Costa Rica

The Evergreen Project

Manu, Peru and the Machiguenga People

Organization for Tropical Studies

PBS Resources and Links A series of text documents providing background information on rainforests.

Rainforest Action Network Factsheets An incredible collection of documents.

Things To Do

4th Grade Activities

All About Rainforests Includes puzzles, games, activities.

Donate 14.4 square feet of rainforest by clicking on the green Donate Land-Free button. You can do this once a day and you'll have made a contribution to saving the rainforests.

Lab Project: Design an Insect Catcher

Making Rain Forest Items: Fast and Easy

Rainforest Action Network: Resources Educational Resources for Kids

Books & Media

Amazon Basin by Jan Reynolds

The Magic School Bus - In the Rainforest Video

Review of Literature
I. Rainforests: What they are and where they're found
II. Importances of the Rainforests
III. Important Facts and Imformation about the Rainforests