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Zoos | Glossary | Toucan Sam Rainforest  Encyclopedia

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What is a 
Rainforest?

Separate your class into three groups.  Have each group choose one of these Internet sites to learn about Rainforests. Compare what you learned with the other groups.
  1. ZOOM Rainforests - All About Rainforests 
  2. What's it like where you live? The Rainforest - MBGnet Biomes of the World
  3. Rainforest Heroes - What is a Tropical Rainforest

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Exciting
Rainforest
Animals

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Tropical Rainforest Animals: Bearded Pig, Blue Bird of Paradise, Brazilian Tapir, Capybara, Chimpanzee, Flying Dragon, Gorilla, Indian Cobra, Okapi, Orangutan, Salano, Slow Loris, Vine Snake, Xenosaurus 

Rainforest Mammals: Jaguar, Howler Monkey, Giant Otter, Giant Anteater, Tree Sloth, Brazilian Tapir, Collared Peccary 

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Rainforest Birds:  Harpy Eagle, Yellow-tufted Woodpecker, Macaw, Black Skimmer, Hoatzin 
Rainforest Activities, Stories, Coloring Books

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Colorful
Rainforest
Birds

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Rainforest 
Reptiles and 
Amphibians

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Rainforest Reptiles:  Black Caiman, Tree Boa, Anaconda Snake 
The Frog Pond

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Click on the ants to:
ant Read about how ants in the Rain Forest harvest leaves to grow fungus.
ant Read Two Bad Ants in the library by Chris VanAllsburg
ant Try this experiment and farm your own fungus!

Busy
Rainforest
Insects

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Read about 
The Leaf-Cutter Ant

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Magical
Rainforest
Plants

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Make a paper Bromeliad with a poison-arrow frog.
Instructions to make an origami frog

Rainforest Plants

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Surf the Internet to find the answers to these questions:

1.  Why is a Toucan called a "Banana Pusher"
2. Where are rainforests found?  Draw a map to showing the rainforests.
......Equator Map
3.  How much rain falls in the rainforest?  How much rain falls where you live?  Can you compare them?
4.  What 7 steps can you take to help protect rainforests?

5.  What are Rainforest Strata?  Which animals live on each strata.
6. Cyber Tiger - You be the zookeeper!
7.  What are the two kinds of Rainforests?
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Fun things to do: lizard

Rainforest Quiz and Puzzle.  Each time you answer a question correctly a piece of the puzzle will fall into place.  Guess the Animal   Choose a Rainforest animal and learn all about your animal.  Then see if the computer can guess your animal. 

Rainforest Slide Show Ranger Rick Animal Games

Watch Rainforest Video Clips
Listen to some 
Rainforest Sounds
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Let's Go
to the
Zoo !
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  1. Hogle Zoo - Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Oakland Zoo - Animals A-Z 
  3. Woodland Park Zoo - tour the rainforest area
  4. San Diego Zoo - world's largest animal collection
  5. Live Web Cams from the Smithsonian National Zoo
  6. Kid Explorer Video Clips

This link will take you to any zoo in the world:
......The WWW Virtual Library: Zoos

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Click here to go to Rainforest Glossary

Rainforest Glossary owlbutterfly Look up Rainforest words from A to Z

References:

bird RAN Kids' Corner(Rainforest Action Network):  http://www.ran.org/kids_action/
Zoom Rainforests: http://www.ZoomDinosaurs.com/subjects/rainfores
Evergreen Project: http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm

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