Habitats -- 3rd Grade

This is a hot List for third grade habitats

"Tropical rainforests are home to many of the strangest looking and most beautiful, largest and smallest, most dangerous and least frightening, loudest and quietest animals on earth. You've probably heard of some of them: jaguars, toucans, parrots, gorillas, and tarantulas all make their homes in tropical rainforests. But have you ever heard of the aye-aye? Or the okapi?" This site for elementary-age students is jam packed with information, conservation ideas and calls to action such as "Seven Steps Kids Can Take."

Animals of the Rain Forest

Choose an animal and answer the following questions.

What classification is it from?
What is the animals habitat?
What does animal eat?
What are it's enemies?
Write 3 interesting facts about the animal.

Mobot -- Rain Forest

"Tropical and temperate rainforests share certain characteristics. For example, most trees flare at the base. Vegetation is dense, tall and very green. Many species exist in both rainforests, although the diversity is greater in the tropical rainforest. Both tropical and temperate rainforests are very lush and wet." In addition to these introductory rainforest pages, five other biomes (communities of plants and animals grouped by climate) are covered: desert, tundra, taiga, temperate and grasslands. Visit them by clicking the small icons at the top of each page.

Send a Rainforest Postcard

You can send a rainforest postcard to a friend or family member. Make sure to tell them 3 things you have learned about the rainforest.

Tropical Rainforest

This site goes along with Waht is a Tropical Rainforest by Mrs. Haynes

Animal Search Rain Forest

Zoom Rain Forest

Another Rain Forest animal site

Rain Forest Education

Choose a mammal, choose a bird. Excellent pictures and descriptions.

Deforestation

This page as some good links on deforestation. What is happening to the rain forest?

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