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	MSN Encarta - Rain Forest
		Rain forests also play a critical role in global climate regulation by absorbing carbon dioxide, a gas believed to be partially responsible for global warming.
		Rain forests are typically hot and steamy—the average annual temperature is 25° C (77° F).
		Rain forests are not found where the temperature drops close to 0° C (32° F) because their resident plants and animals are not well adapted to withstand frost.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761552810/Rain_Forest.html (872 words)

	Tropical Rain Forests - In The Wild Spotlight - Bagheera
		Rain forests are the predominant natural vegetation throughout the wet tropics.
		The defining characteristics of tropical a rain forest are temperature and rainfall.
		Rain forests experience from 40 to 400 inches (100 to 1000 cm) of rain a year and an average temperature of about 80° F (26° C), with no pronounced cold or dry spells.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/spot_sprain.htm (463 words)

	Preschool Rain Forest Fast Facts
		And yet, tropical and temperate rain forests have been subjected to heavy logging and agricultural clearance throughout the 20th century, so that the area covered by rainforest around the world is rapidly shrinking.
		Biologists have estimated that large numbers of species are being extirpated (driven to extinction)—possibly more than 50,000 a year—due to the removal of habitat with destruction of the rain forests.
		As a forest biome it is present in both equatorial and tropical climatic zones.
	www.everythingpreschool.com /themes/rainforest/encyclopedia.php (574 words)

	Learn more about Rainforest in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A rainforest is a biome, a forested area where the annual rainfall is high.
		Some mention 1000 mm of rain each year as a limit of what is a rainforest, but that definition is far from complete.
		The undergrowth in a rainforest is restricted by the lack of sunlight at ground level.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/ra/rainforest.html (391 words)

	Rain Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For lower elementary students, this unit covers concept of the rain forest, terminology associated with the rain forest, the layers of a rain forest, animals that live in the rain forest and the importance of the rain forest.
		Rain forests are being cut down for many reasons including using the lumber for building and furniture making and using the land beneath the rain forest for farming and mining.
		A rain forest unit that involves learing rainforest concepts but also forming their own opinions of what is happening to rainforests today.
	www.eagle.ca /~matink/themes/Biomes/rainfrst.html (1297 words)

	Rain Forest
		Rain Forests and Planet Ecology - Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology.
		The Rain Forest and its Butterflies - WebQuest
		Rain Forest Curriculum - This is a wonderful resource....lessons and activities for all grade levels...K-12.
	edtech.kennesaw.edu /web/rforest.html (507 words)

	The Rain Forest
		Tropical rain forests cover only 7% of the earth's surface, yet nearly one half of the world's species of plants and animals are found there
		Already there are many of these products on the market, from rain forest cereals and nuts to coffee and spices, even ice cream and chances are you'll find some of them at your local grocery store.
		Unlike the tropical variety, these rain forests are temperate, meaning they have a mild climate, and they are dominated by huge trees.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Vines/3995/rainforest.html (1153 words)

	The Rainforest Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"Rain forests cover less than two percent of the Earth's surface, yet they are home to some 50 to 70 percent of all life forms on our planet.
		Your country is a small but growing country with hundreds of square miles of rain forests.
		See the plants that are endangered and learn why rain forests are so important to human existence.
	projects.edtech.sandi.net /ofarrell/rainforest (512 words)

	Caribbean National Forest - Welcome!
		As Forest Supervisor and as a native of Puerto Rico, I cordially invite you to visit our exciting tropical rain forest and to experience the wonders of this eco-tourism paradise.
		Rain forests provide a haven for the largest diversity of plants and animals on Earth.
		Join scientists, researchers, and students and explore the tropical rain forest in the Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico and the temperate rain forest in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
	www.fs.fed.us /r8/caribbean (526 words)

	Rain Forest - Olympic National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The temperate rain forest in the valleys of the Quinault, Queets, and Hoh rivers are protected and contain some of the most spectacular examples of undisturbed Sitka spruce/western hemlock forests in the lower 48 states.
		What defines a rain forest quite simply is rain--lots of it.
		Seldom does the temperature drop below freezing in the rain forest and summertime highs rarely exceed 80 F. The dominant species in the rain forest are Sitka spruce and western hemlock; some grow to tremendous size, reaching 300 feet in height and 23 feet in circumference.
	www.nps.gov /olym/edurain.htm (321 words)

	Rainforest - Enchanted Learning Software
		In temperate rainforests, most of the animals are ground dwellers and there are fewer animals living in the forest canopy.
		The rain is more evenly distributed throughout the year in a tropical rainforest (even though there is a little seasonality).
		Forest people are mostly hunter-gatherers; they get their food by hunting for meat (and fishing for fish) and gathering edible plants, like starchy roots and fruit.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/rainforest/Allabout.shtml (701 words)

	Images of El Yunque, Puerto Rico
		In 1903, the forest was proclaimed The Luquillo Forest Reserve and became the only Rain Forest within the US National Forest System.
		Although the Caribbean National Forest is the smallest administered by the US National Forest system, it is the most divers.
		Palma Sierra Forest- This forest is found at elevations of over 1958 ft, as its name describes, the Sierra Palm is the dominant specie.
	www.solboricua.com /elyunque (708 words)

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		Compare heights of the Kapok trees in the rain forest with the heights of trees commonly found in your community.
		On special occasions, the rain forest men of New Guinea wear headdresses made from the feathers from the beautiful bird of paradise.
		After learning about different plants and animals of the rain forest, reproduce a tropical rain forest and allow children to cut out and paste the various animals they learned about onto the mural.
	www.libsci.sc.edu /miller/Rainfor.htm (1685 words)

	Puerto Rico Journey: The El Yunque Rain Forest
		The Caribbean National Forest, know to most as El Yunque, is the only tropical forest in the National Forest system.
		This forest resides on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo.
		While the vistas of Luquillo Beach and the ocean as well as the rain forest are expansive, do not forget to admire the beauty next to you.
	www.iit.edu /~PR/elyunque.html (1057 words)

	Rainforest Alliance
		SmartWood has awarded the worldâs largest Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification to Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. for 13.6 million acres (5.5 million hectares) of boreal forestland, making Canada the global leader in FSC-certified land.
		A natural forest concession in Central Kalimantan has earned SmartWood certification, expanding the reach of responsible forest management in Indonesia.
		In more than 50 countries around the world, we are helping businesses, governments and communities change their land-use practices and set standards for the long-term use of resources and the conservation of the planetâs great wealth of biodiversity.
	www.rainforest-alliance.org (647 words)

	Rain Forest
		Which animal that lives in the tropical rain forest do you think is the most fascinating?
		What was the weirdest behavior of an animal that you have seen in the tropical rain forest?
		What is the biggest animal in the tropical rain forest that you have seen?
	lsb.syr.edu /projects/cyberzoo/rain.html (344 words)

	Rain Forest Aerial Tram - The N. 1 Tree Top Experience
		The Rain Forest Aerial Trams are located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica as well as in the Islands of Dominica and St Lucia.
		They provide the most fascinating eco tours in the world with a unique bird's-eye perspective of the most spectacular tropical rain forests canopies in Central America and the Caribbean.
		Explore our website and discover all the natural wonders in each one of our Rain Forest Aerial Trams locations.
	www.rainforesttram.com (145 words)

	Rain Forest
		Horn Book says: "A simple look at the tropical rain forests of the world includes a basic description of the rain-forest ecosystem, an explanation of the layers of plant and animal life, and a plea for protecting the endangered areas.
		Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest by Madeleine Dunphy and Michael Rothman (paperback edition, 1997) An outstanding and inexpensive picture book, filled with rhythm, rhyme, and repetition of text -- great for building phonemic awareness while teaching about the interconnectedness of life in the rainforest.
		The frog, for example, who bathes in the rain, is protected by the bromeliad, which is held by the tree, and so on.
	www.kinderkorner.com /rainforest.html (1252 words)

	Wealth of the Rainforest - Pharmacy to the World from Raintree Nutrition, Inc.
		Today, entire communities and indigenous tribes earn 5 to 10 times more money wild harvesting medicinal plants, fruits, nuts and oils than they can earn by chopping down the forest for subsistence crops - another reason why so much rainforest land is lost year after year.
		This much needed income source creates the awareness and economic incentive for this population in the rainforest to protect and preserve the forests for long term profits for themselves and their children and is an important solution in saving the rainforest from destruction.
		The Raintree companies advocates the preservation of rainforests by promoting the use and creating consumer markets for these sustainable and renewable rainforest resources and products with special emphasis on it's important medicinal plants.
	rain-tree.com /index.html (960 words)

	Monteverde Costa Rica Cloud Forest - info / maps / Hotels / Rainforest
		In Monteverde Costa Rica rain forest are found more than 100 species of mammals including 5 species of cats, over 400 species of birds including 30 kinds of hummingbirds, tens of thousands of insect species (over 5000 species of moths) and 2,500 species of plants (420 kinds of orchids).
		It is called a cloud forest rather than a rain forest because of it's altitude: the clouds go thru the forest.
		With a unique and rich diversity of flora and fauna, Bajo del Tigre (Jaguar Canyon), a small area of the Children's Eternal Rain Forest of Costa Rica (Bosque Nuboso de Los Ninos), is in a transition zone from pre-mountain wet forest to pre-mountain moist forest.
	www.monteverdeinfo.com (1620 words)

	Tropical Treasure Hunt
		Imagine you are a rain forest animal that has been given the power of speech.
		In the lower corner of a large sheet of paper or poster board, draw a small picture of your favorite rain forest animal.
		Be sure to tell why the rain forest is important and what should be done about the rain forest problem.
	home.att.net /~candlers/tropical.htm (345 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Rain Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kindergarten-Grade 2 An affecting plea for the rain forests in South America, which are increasingly being destroyed.
		A striking, almost stylized cover and endpapers which clearly evoke the green and watery spirit of the rain forest entice children into the fragile ecosystem.
		Surprisingly, the anthropomorphic animals, who worry and hear stories of the coming machines "with deep foreboding," do not detract from the power of this brief cautionary tale which, in the hands of a concerned adult who can provide the needed follow-up, is an effective introduction to a timely subject.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374461902?v=glance (564 words)

	AllRefer.com - rain forest, Environment (Environmental Studies) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - rain forest, Environment (Environmental Studies) - Encyclopedia
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		More articles from AllRefer Reference on rain forest
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/X/X-rainfore.html (128 words)

	Rain Bird - Rain Forest Curriculum Site
		Using this site, you can access activities and demonstrations to use in your classroom for teaching scientific aspects of the Earth's endangered rain forests.
		Outdoor Activity - these are activities which allow students to gather materials from the field and perform scientific analyses, appropriate to their grade level, on the materials which they bring in from their excursion to the outdoors.
		In-Class Demonstration - these are demonstrations to be performed for the students by the teacher, using commonly available materials, and primarily related to physical science aspects of rain forest phenomena.
	www.rainbird.com /rainforest (232 words)

	rain forest on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Preserving a rain forest Activist enlists children to help raise funds to protect a rain forest in Costa Rica
		Group devoted to saving world's rain forests: Education essential to stopping destruction
		HE HAD A HAMMER AREA CARPENTER MEETS RAIN FOREST, MUD HEAD ON, LEAVES WALKWAY IN THE SKY
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-rainfore.asp (319 words)

	Rainforest Links
		The Association Promoting Education and Conservation of the Amazon is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the Peruvian Amazon rain forest, its native peoples and their cultures.
		An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests which has a great informative website on rainforests and conservation.
		It works to secure the lands and livelihoods of forest peoples and supports their efforts to defend the forests from commercial logging, dams, mining, plantations, shrimp farms, colonisation and settlement and other projects that threaten them.
	rain-tree.com /links.htm (1089 words)

	Rainforest Action Network - RAN.org
		Rainforest Action Network campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life by transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing and non-violent direct action.
		Put your words to work and help save the Canadian Boreal Forest.
		From October 5th to November 3rd, we're taking to the road to protect endangered forests, support indigenous communities, and promote Good Wood businesses.
	www.ran.org (311 words)

	Insects of the Rain Forest: KidExplorers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		magine that you're walking through a rain forest and decide to sit down to rest.
		Has it ever rained frogs or fish or any other strange things?
		How might rain forest destruction affect our weather?
	www.www.christiananswers.net /kids/insects.html (569 words)

	Rainforest
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		Rain Forest Fact Cards, Animal Babies, and Rain Forest Word Walls
	abcteach.com /directory/theme_units/habitats/rain_forest (147 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Rain Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The records cover is so cool, you have to buy this, of course then you get Walter's classic Summer Samba, Girl from Ipanema, Rain, and other bossa nova classics, lightly swung by Walter at the organ with his jazz combo.
		This is a classic amd a MUST have cd!!!
		RAIN FOREST BY WALTER WANDERLY, August 16, 2004
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000007QKE?v=glance (728 words)

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