AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

www.amnh.org/exhibitions/butterflies/
Tour the Butterfly Conservatory for a look at tropical butterflies. FAQs will answer burning questions about butterflies, like "What makes butterfly wings colorful?" and "What's the difference between a butterfly and a moth?".

BELIZE ZOO
www.belizezoo.org
"The best little zoo in the world" offers wonderful pictures and reports on animals, insects, and birds of the Belize rainforest. A great source of information where kids of all ages can see wonderful animals.
For a virtual tour of Belize, go to www.belizenet.com/guide.html.

COMMUNITY LEARNING NETWORK
www.cln.org/themes/tropical_rainforests.html
Instant links to curricula, activities, and interactive websites for all grades, including one yummy lesson on cocoa and chocolate! Some lessons include links to rainforest pages developed by teachers and students.

EDUCATIONAL WEB ADVENTURES
www.eduweb.com
"Amazon Interactive" includes basic information on the Amazon rainforest and a fun game that lets you try running a community-based project. For grades 4 and up.

ENCHANTED LEARNING
www.enchantedlearning.com
On-line lessons and activities for grades 3 and 4, including a neat picture glossary of nature words.

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
www.britannica.com
Good general information on rainforests is available free on-line from Encyclopedia Britannica--always the best place to start research on a broad topic.

FORESTRY ADVISERS NETWORK OF THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
http://www.rcfa-cfan.org/english/index.issues.html
High-school students with a serious interest in rainforest issues will find the papers at this site of tremendous interest. Become the first in your class to know the latest, most in-depth, and important information on rainforest products, protection, deforestation, sustainability, and climate change.

GAIA'S FOREST CONSERVATION ARCHIVES & PORTAL
www.forest.org
"Vast rainforest, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation News & Information"--a sprawling site that leads to lots of resources for those with time to explore and/or good search skills.

PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE
http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/intro.html
Passport to Knowledge is an ongoing series of "electronic field trips to scientific frontiers." Supported by the National Science Foundation, NASA and other public and and public collaborators it encourages and permits students to interact with...Real Science, Real Scientists, Real Locations, Real Time. "Live from the Rainforest" includes a great on-line report on geo- and ecosystems for students in grades 7 through 12.


THINK QUEST
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/
Think Quest's "Amazon Life" site was written, designed, and programmed by three 17-year-old South American students. A nifty, factual, well-illustrated introduction to the Amazon from a Brazilian perspective for grades 7 through 12.


RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
Protects rainforests & the rights of indigenous peoples. On-line "Kids' Corner" gives the low-down on rainforests and ways kids can help protect them.
www.ran.org 

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
On-line tour teaches children about rainforest animals and indigenous peoples. Free on-line educational materials for teachers and kids include rainforest stories, classroom activities, rainforest facts, tropical coloring book, resources and more!
www.rainforestalliance.org

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Windows on the Wild, an on-line, environmental education program for middle-school students and educators. Other fun stuff for kids of all ages.
www.worldwildlife.org