1. Rainforest
by
Amy Asai

2. California Science Content Standard
Grade 3
Life Science
3b. Students know examples of diverse
life forms in different environments, such
as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests,
grasslands, and wetlands.

3. Emergent Harpy Eagle
Fruit Bats
Kinkajou
Three Toed
Sloth
Canopy Toucan
Rainforest Scarlet
Macaw
Howler
Monkey
Green Iguana
Understory Jaguar
Blue Morpho
Butterfly
Forest Floor
Leaf Cutter
Ant

4. What is a Rainforest?
A Rainforest is a
forest that has tall
trees, warm weather,
and lots of rain.

5. Layers of the
Rainforest
The rainforest is made
up of four different
layers.

8. Photo Credits
Sustainable Enviornment
http://www.fxbrowne.com/html/newsletters/June_2009/news_jun09_st.htm
Rainforest Facts
http://mrsgebauer.com/rainforestweb/WebQuest.htm
Can Stock Photo
http://www.canstockphoto.com/illustration/parrot.html
Cupertino Little People Preschool’s Weblog
http://cupertinolittlepeople.wordpress.com/
Betty Lukens
http://www.bettylukens.com/products.php?cat_id=20&sub_id=12

9. Peppy’s Amazon Adventure
http://www.bellevue.org/data/vbs2011/kids.html
Peppy’s Amazon Adventure
http://www.bellevue.org/data/vbs2011/kids.html
Zazzle
http://www.zazzle.com/cute_great_green_macaw_photosculpture-
153986454797787537
Butterfly Utopia
http://www.butterflyutopia.com/348.html
Nature Wall Base
http://naturewallbase.blogspot.com/2011/08/rainforest-high-definition-
desktop.html

10. Worlds Climate and Vegitation
http://www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~tbw/wc.notes/15.climates.veg/notes_chap15.htm
National Geographic
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/kinkajou/ (kinkajou)
National Geographic
http://animals.nationalgeographic.co.in/animals/mammals/three-toed-sloth.html (3 toed sloth)
Toco Toucan
http://m.animalpicturesarchive.com/m.view.php?q=Toco+toucan&p=23
Publish or Perish
http://publish--or--perish.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-which-al-goes-batty-again.html
Harpy Eagle
http://www1.nhl.nl/~ribot/english/haha_ng.htm

11. It’s Nature Let’s Discover
http://www.itsnature.org/trees/mammals-trees/venezuelan-red-howler/
Walpapers.com
http://www.wallpapers1920x1200.com/animals/scarlet-macaw-1102/
Valentino’s Wallpapers
http://wallpaper.imcphoto.net/iguana-pictures.html
Chaa Creek
http://www.chaacreek.com/belize-travel-blog/2008/12/jaguar/
Biodiversity Fungi
http://science.kennesaw.edu/~jdirnber/Bio2108/Lecture/LecBiodiversity/BioDivFungi.html
Wallpapers for you
http://wallpapersforyou.info/HQ%20Wallpapres/slides/Blue%20Morpho%20Amathonte.html

12. Resources
• Tropical Rainforests
– http://kids.mongabay.com/ (General Information)
• Animal Corner
– http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/rainforests/canopy.html (General Information)
• Flicker Poster of the Rainforest
– http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjr531/5191785507/#/photos/mjr531/5191785507/lightbox/ (Layers and animals)
• Wilderness Classroom
– http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/www/schoolhouse/rainforest_library/animal_library/bat.htm (bats)
• PBS California
– http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animal-guides/animal-guide-harpy-eagle/1448/ (Harpy)
• National Geographic
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/kinkajou/ (kinkajou)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.co.in/animals/birds/toucan.html (toucan)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.co.in/animals/mammals/three-toed-sloth.html (sloth)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/howler-monkey/?source=A-to-Z (howler)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/macaw/?source=A-to-Z (macaw)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-iguana/?source=A-to-Z (Iguana)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar/?source=A-to-Z (jaguar)
– http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/ant/?source=A-to-Z (Ant)
• Jungle Journey
– http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun/deepjungle.swf (different animals on different layers)
• Brain POP Jr.
– http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/habitats/rainforests/ (video on the rainforest)
• Shockwave-Sound
– http://www.shockwave-sound.com/sound-effects/jungle_sounds.html (sound clip)
• Rainforest Alliance
– http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles (General Information)

13. Fruit Bats
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Fruit and nectar
Cool Facts: Bats are
nocturnal so they sleep
during the day.

14. Kinkajou
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Fruit, insects, and
nectar
Cool Facts: Their long tails
help keep them balanced
when climbing in the
trees and acts as a blanket
when they sleep.

15. Harpy Eagle
Lives: Emergent Layer
Diet: Monkeys, sloths,
lizards, and birds
Cool Facts: The Harpy
Eagle is one of the
world’s largest eagles
and can fly up to 50
miles

16. Three Toed Sloth
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Lives: Canopy
Diet: Leaves, shoots,
and fruit
Cool Facts: These
animals are the worlds
slowest moving
mammal.

17. Toucan
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Leaves, shoots,
and fruit
Cool Facts: These
animals are the worlds
slowest moving
mammal.

18. Howler Monkey
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Leaves
Cool Facts: Howler
monkey’s tails act as a
extra arm when they
climb through the
branches of trees.

19. Scarlet Macaw
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Fruit, nuts, insects,
and snails
Cool Facts: Macaws
generally live in groups
of 10 to 30.

20. Green Iguana
Lives: Canopy
Diet: Leaves, flower,
and fruit
Cool Facts: Green
Iguanas can grow up to
6.5 feet long.

21. Jaguar
Lives: Understory
Diet: Fish, deer, and
tapirs
Cool Facts: Jaguars are
one of the few cats that
can swim.

22. Leaf Cutter Ant
Lives: Forest Floor
Diet: Leaves
Cool Facts: These ants
cut chunks off of leaves
and carry them back to
their colony.

23. Blue Morpho
Lives: Forest floor
Diet: Drinks the juice of
rotting fruit and
decomposing animals
Cool Facts: One of the
largest butterflies in the
world. (8 inches across)