Rainforest

Webquest - @http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/rf/rf.htm ** Rainforest Research (General Information) ** Use a dictionary to write the definition of a forest. Use a dictionary to write the definition of a rainforest. List the continents where we can find them in the world. [|http://kids.mongabay.com] Where is the largest rainforest? [] Why are rainforests important? [|http://kids.mongabay.com] **Layers of the Tropical Rainforest** Describe each layer of the rainforest. [|http://www.rainforestanimals.net] Name two animals that live in the tropical rainforest. List physical characteristics of each of these animals (including size and color). Tell what it uses to protect itself or how it has adapted to life in the rainforest. Name two animals that live in the tropical rainforest and describe what they eat or need to survive. [|http://www.rainforestanimals.net] []  []  []  [] List two plants from the tropical rainforest. Describe their importance to this layer. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[]  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">**Temperate Rainforest** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Describe a temperate rainforest. Where are they located? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;"> Name two animals that live in the temperate rainforest. List physical characteristics of each of these animals (including size and color). Tell what it uses to protect itself or how it has adapted to life in the rainforest. What do these animals eat or need to survive? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">List two plants or trees from the temperate rainforest. Describe their importance to the temperate rainforest. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">**Conservation** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Describe dangers to the rainforest or how humans impact. [|http://www.rainforestanimals.net] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">What important medicines come from the rainforest? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Is it possible to save the rainforest? How are people actively trying to make this happen? What can we as students do to help preserve the rainforest? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Layers of the Rainforest **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Describe your layer of the rainforest.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Name two animals that live in your layer of the rainforest. List physical characteristics of each of these animals. Tell what it uses to protect itself or how it has adapted to life in the rainforest.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What does your animal eat or need to survive?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.rainforestanimals.net <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals/slothpage.html <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/rainfor <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www2.lhric.org/kat/3rain.htm <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=species_profiles

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">List 2 plants from your layer. Describe their importance to this layer.

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://rainforest-australia.com/Rainforest_Plants.htm <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=species_profiles

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">List other important facts about your animal/plant.

<span style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Temperate and Conservation Sites

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Temperate Rainforest ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Describe a temperate rainforest. Where are they located? []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Name two animals that live in the temperate rainforest. List physical characteristics of each of these animals (including size and color). Tell what it uses to protect itself or how it has adapted to life in the rainforest. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What do your animals eat or need to survive? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">List two plants or trees from the temperate rainforest. Describe their importance to the temperate rainforest. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">List other important facts about your animal/plant.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Conservation ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What are rainforests and where can we find them in the world? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">[|http://kids.mongabay.com] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Where is the largest rainforest? [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Why are rainforests important? [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Describe dangers to the rainforest or how humans impact. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">http://www.rainforestanimals.net

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What important medicines come from the rainforest? <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.rainforesteducation.com/medicines/RFMedicines/medicines1.htm <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.rainforesteducation.com/medicines/RFMedicines/medicines2.htm

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Is it possible to save the rainforest? How are people actively trying to make this happen? What can we as students do to help preserve the rainforest? <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">@http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/preserve.html


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Rainforest Websites **
 * 1) http://christiananswers.net/kids/rainforest
 * 2) http://kids.mongabay.com
 * 3) http://library.thinkquest.org/27257/rainforest.html
 * 4) http://rainforest-australia.com
 * 5) http://www.arborday.org/programs/rainforest/kids.cfm
 * 6) http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
 * 7) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest
 * 8) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml
 * 9) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/rainforest/index_flash.html
 * 10) http://www.rain-tree.com/schoolreports.htm
 * 11) http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=species_profiles
 * 12) http://www.rainforestanimals.net
 * 13) http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html
 * 14) http://www.tropical-forests.com
 * 15) http://www2.lhric.org/kat/3rain.htm
 * 16) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.rainforest-facts.com/chameleon-facts.html
 * 17) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.desertusa.com/magnov97/nov_pap/du_collpecc.html
 * 18) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/448284/peccary
 * 19) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/peccaries.html
 * 20) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.ccwild.com/blog/?p=3402
 * 21) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.thegreenscorpion.com.au/showcon.toy?cid=59383
 * 22) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/l_waigiensis.php
 * 23) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/461547/pirarucu
 * 24) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">@http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/amazon-river-fish.html
 * 25) <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">http://animal.discovery.com/fish/river-monsters/arapaima-fish
 * 26) <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">www.oregonzoo.org/discove/animals/giant-african-millipede
 * 27) http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiosity-corner/earth/how-rainforests-work
 * 28) @http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest
 * 29) @http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/e-tropical_rainforest.html