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Click on me to explore the tropical rainforest virtual field trip . Virtual Field Trip to Tropical Rainforests. Welcome to.
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Click on me to explore the tropical rainforest virtual field trip Virtual Field Trip to Tropical Rainforests Welcome to
Hello! My name is Eli the Chamealon and I am your tour guide to the Rainforests of the World. When you see me, you can click on me to explore the websites and links that are part of the tour. As you travel along, keep a journal of your trip so that you can recall the things you see and the places you have gone. Then draw a picture of something that relates to the group assigment from the teacher. Click on me to see what your journal will look like and to begin our field trip…Have FUN! You will need an active internet connection to take this trip. Come back to this Powerpoint file to go to another location
Make your journal entries as you click from link to link. Then draw a picture of something related to your assigned category • Journal Entries • There are rainforests in South America, Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, Central America, as well as North America • Rainforests have four layers. • The pygmies and the Huli are examples of two tribes that live in the rainforest. • There can be 2 or 3 million leaf cutter ants in a single colony Click on me to start the tropical rainforest virtual field trip Assessment:journals and pictures from your group
TOURHOME Click on the map to see the many locations Birds http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.html Canopy Floor Mid-layers Tours of rainforests Plants Waterfalls Animals Insects
VIDEO Tours of Rainforests on YouTube Click on the picture for a YouTube video introduction about the Rainforests More rainforest videos for you to explore: Seven Pools at Oheo, Kipahulu, Maui (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVl4zALY2Rs) Tropical Rain Forests Slideshow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F1hBgOz8nA) Puerto Rico Rain Forest Hike (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4vrtKNrvoU) Rainforest facts(http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm) Back to Home
Waterfalls These are two of the many waterfalls in the rainforest on Maui. Click here to see more Hawaiian rainforest waterfalls (http://www.hawaiiweb.com/maui/sites_to_see/waterfalls.htm) Waikamoi Stream Hana Rainforest Maui video of many waterfalls(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw_TeY0CxCU) Rainforest, Waterfalls, and Paronella Park Cairns Australia (http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/mxcna78/south_pacific/1175853600/tpod.html) The Atherton Tablelands is one of the best places in Australia for waterfalls. (http://lakeeacham.com/waterfalls.htm) Back to Home
Birds of the Rainforest Mealy Parrothttp://www.animalcorner.co.uk/rainforests/parrots_mealy.html Macaw http://kids.mongabay.com/elementary/animals/scarlet_macaw.html Rainforest Birds - Panama (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aK-1X_Pnok Harpy Eagle (YouTube video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr8qYrtWsTM Click on the pictures and links for information Harpy Eaglehttp://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/eagles/harpyeag.html Back to Home
Back to Home Animals of the Rainforest Ocelothttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/ocelot.html Click on the pictures and links for information Golden Tamerin Lion(http://www.aqua.org/animals_goldenliontamarin.html) Tapirhttp://www.tapir.org/about_tapir.html Panther Chameleonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_chameleon http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html Two-toed Slothhttp://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/mammals/two-toed-sloth Orangutanhttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Orangutan
Back to Home Insects of the Rainforest Leaf Cutter Anthttp://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/invertebrates/ant Rainforest Spiders (YouTube Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW2MrwAtXsk Blue Morpho Butterfly http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resources.cfm?id=blue_butterfly Stag Beetle http://rainforest-australia.com/stag_beetle.htm Click on the pictures and links for information
Back to Home Trees and Plants of the Rainforest Tropical Rainforest Walk(YouTube Video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5GFirR6mTo Orchidshttp://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/orchids.html Pitcher Plant http://www.mikebaker.com/plants/Sarracenia_purpurea.html Rainbow Tree Cocao Treehttp://www.chocolate.org/choctree.html Rafflesia Plant http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/Rafflesiaceae/Raff.arn.page.html Banana Treehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana Click on the pictures and links for information Venus Fly Traphttp://www.botany.org/carnivorous_plants/venus_flytrap.php
Back to Home Canopy http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/intro.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest#Canopy_layer http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/canopy3.htm Click on the pictures and links for information
Back to Home Rainforest Floor http://www.sdmf.k12.wi.us/BF/resources/rainforestweb/floor/forestfloor.htm http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/forestfloor1.htm
Rainforest Middle Layer or Understory http://striweb.si.edu/rainforest/understory.html Back to Home