Lesson Plan
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Rainforest Rescue

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore threats to diversity in the Central African rainforest. They use a guided website to research animals that are threatened with extinction, examine human uses of the rainforest and think about what they can do to help...
Lesson Plan
National Wildlife Federation

Quantifying Land Changes Over Time in Areas of Deforestation and Urbanization

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is qualitative or quantitative research more convincing when it comes to climate change? In the eighth instructional activity during this 21-part series, scholars begin by performing a quantitative analysis of deforestation and...
Lesson Plan
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What Lives in Water?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood science worksheet set, learners study the importance of water, and determine the difference between themselves and water dwellers. They look at adaptations, river life, rainforest life, food chains, pollution, and...
Lesson Plan
Rainforest Alliance

Forests of Guatemala

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
With 90 percent of its land area covered in forests, Suriname, a country in South America, contains the largest percentage of forests throughout the world. Here is an activity that brings classmates together to learn about the...
Worksheet
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Biomes of the World

For Students 4th - 5th
In this biomes learning exercise, students read an article on biomes and answer 10 multiple choice, short answer or true and false questions relating to biomes.
Worksheet
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South America Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
For this South America facts worksheet, students read the statements about South America and select the best choice to complete the 10 statements.
Worksheet
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Cocoa Around the World

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students answer 4 multiple choice questions regarding cocoa production around the world using the map and information boxes.
Lesson Plan
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El Salvador: Whose Breakfast Isn't for the Birds?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the understanding of where coffee is grown by conducting a survey. They study the natural history of coffee and examine bird habitats in the areas where coffee is grown. They write letters to explaining the...
Activity
Wilderness Classroom

Ocean Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Our oceans are composed of many complex relationships. Young oceanographers explore relationships between organisms, understand the world ocean's currents, and discover the effects of water pollution and how it behaves. There are...
Lesson Plan
Global Oneness Project

Bearing Witness

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A controversial construction project in South America, the Belo Monte dam, is endangering local cultures, ecosystems, and communities. High schoolers create a concept map based on an online article they read before engaging in...
Worksheet
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South America Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary activity instructional activity, students read the statements about South America and complete them with 10 words from the word bank.
Unit Plan
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Regions of South America

For Teachers 2nd
Students explore facts about South America in the four lessons of this unit. Booklets are created from the materials produced as the class delves into the topic.
Interactive
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Biomes Internet Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this biomes worksheet, young scholars use an on line source to complete a table of the Earth's biomes. Students include the types of plants in each biome, the types of animals, the climate and any details about the biomes. Young...
Worksheet
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Taiga

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this taiga worksheet, students read a short article describing what a taiga is and then answer 10 multiple choice, true or false or short answer questions relating to the article.
Lesson Plan
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Adaptations-What a Concept

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the pink river dolphin and how it has adapted to its environment.  In this adaptations lesson students construct a map that represents certain relationships. 
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Interactive
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Use the Correct Present Tense Verb

For Students 4th - 5th
In this present tense verb worksheet, students complete a ten question on-line interactive quiz about present tense verbs. Students tell what verb correctly completes each sentence.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Feeding

For Students 6th - 12th
Some species have pretty creative methods for catching food. Young scientists learn about some interesting ways organisms get the nutrients they need by navigating an online interactive lesson that would be suitable for a remote learning...
Worksheet
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What is Deforestation?

For Students 9th - 12th
An overview of deforestation is the focus of this resource, which present the reader with a list of facts. Ten comprehension questions follow; learners can write their answers on a separate piece of paper. Have your environmental...
Lesson Plan
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Rivers, Maps, and Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use maps to locate and label the major rivers of North and South America. Using the internet, they identify forests, grasslands, mountain ranges and other landforms on the continents as well. They compare and contrast the...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Brazil Today: The Amazon River and Basin

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Amazon River Basin in Brazil. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Handout
Other

Passport to Knowledge: Passport to the Rain Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow in Darwin's footsteps to the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Content uses pictures, video, real-time interactions, and activities, to fully explore the rain forest from...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Green Anaconda Snake

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn about the Green Anaconda snake, massive reptile of the Rain Forests. Heaviest snake in the world.
Graphic
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Unesco: Australia: Fraser Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Fraser Island lies just off the east coast of Australia. At 122 km long, it is the largest sand island in the world. Majestic remnants of tall rainforest growing on sand and half the world’s perched freshwater dune lakes are found inland...