Students explore many of the unusual geographical features of the Amazon River region, and explain the importance of preserving the tropical rainforest.

Students study the biodiversity existing in the Amazon rainforest. For this Amazon biodiversity lesson, students study diagrams, maps, and information about the biodiversity in the Amazon.

Students read "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry. They, in groups, research the economic impacts of deforestation in areas with rain forest and identify resources that humans use from the rain forest.