This
rainforest web page is a collection of sites, some of which were recommended
in this year's JASON XV curriculum, and some others were found after many
hours of research. Hopefully, other JASON students in grades 4-9
and teachers will find this collection of websites helpful.
-Mrs. Renz 
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Unit 1 - Where Are We Going and
Why?
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| Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
| Today's
Weather in Panama City, Panama
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| Visit
Barro Colorado Island (BCI)
| Another
Weather Forecast from NOAA
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| Barro
Colorado Nature Monunent on BCI
| Exploring
the Geography & Geography of Panama
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| Climate
in Panama & Rainfall on BCI
| Topo
Map of the Canal Region
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| The
Rainforest Connection - the website made
by Jackie Willis, scientist on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
| A
Web Exhibition of Molas, - textile designs
of the Kuna Indians of Panama
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| Going
Up to the Top of the Canopy
| An
Introduction to the Kuna People
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| Panama
- More Than A Canal page 1 <
page
2 page
3
| See
Examples of 32 Different Molas - click the first shirt, and after that
click the hand pointing to the right to continue
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| Interactive
Site Teaching All About Yellow Fever
| Kuna
People of the San Blas de Cuna Islands & Molas
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| Art
of the Congo People of Panama
| The
Kuna Indians of Panama - a neat site that opens with music
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Unit 2
- Tropical Forest Ecosystems
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| Plants
of BCI - from the STRI "Forest Speaks" Exhibit
| A
Dichotomous Key for Leaf Litter Arthropods
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| Rainforest
Plants from MBGnet
| Arthropods
Key -
from Missouri Ozark Forest System
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| Tropical
Plant Database
| Leaf
Cutter Ants
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| Defenses
of Young Leaves
| Leaf
Cutting Ants -
another site
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| Delayed
Greening in Young Leaves
| Watch
a Video of Leaf Cutter Ants in Action
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| Tri-Trophic
Interactions
| Pictures
of Ants
More Pictures of Ants
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| Exploring
the Tropics -
from Missouri Botanical Gardens
| Reptiles
& Amphibians of the Understory
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| Seeds
& Fruits of the Rainforest
| Invertebrates
of the Understory
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| Light
Gaps of the Rainforest
| Frogs
on BCI -
from the STRI "Forest Speaks" Exhibit
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| Soil
& Nutrient Cycling in the Rainforest
| Frogs
of the Rainforest
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| Click
& Play the Layers of the Rainforest Game
| Frog
Sounds of the Rainforest - listen to them!
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| Rainforest
Trees & Canopy
| Frogland
- almost everything you wanted to know
about frogs!
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| Rainforest
Understory
| Snakes
on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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| Rainforest
Floor
| Birds
on BCI -
from the STRI "Forest Speaks" Exhibit
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| Ecosystem
- Plants, Animals & Insects of the Rainforest
| Ground
Birds of the Understory
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| Rainforest
Animals -
mouse over the pictures
| Birds
of the Rainforest
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| Green
Iguana
| Harpy
Eagle of Panama
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| Building
a Berlese Funnel - directions
| Leaf
Litter Biology for Kids
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Rainforest
General Information
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| Brain
Pop Rainforest Quiz & Movie
| Jungle
Photos from Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador
- animals, plants, scenery, towns, peopple, and more
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| Rainforests
- a huge
site by MBCnet with loads of information
| Rainforest
Education -
a huge site with photos and information about all rainforest topics of
the Americas
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| Rainforest
Fact Sheets
| How
Rainforests Work
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| More
Rainforest Facts
| Mystery
Photos from the JASON X Expedition
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| Encyclopedia
of the Rainforest - lots of information
| Temperate
Rainforests of the Pacific Northwest
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| Rainforest
Types, Structure, Climate, Characteristics
| Temperate
Rainforests of the Olympia Peninsula, Washington
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| Journey
to Amazonia -
a PBS site about the Amazon Rainforest
| Listen
to Rainforest Sounds
- in Windows
Media Player format
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| Rainforest
Live Kidz -
with teacher hints, too
| The
Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest -
Teacher's Guide Page
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| Watch
a Rainforest Slideshow
| All
About Rainforests
- by Enchanted
Learning
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| Another
Rainforest Slideshow
| Maps
of Rainforests Around the World
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| Zoom.com
Rainforests
| An
awesome collection of Rainforest Web Sites
- by Jerrie S. Cheek from Kennesaw , Geeorgia
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| Take
a Rainforest Quiz
| Rainforest
Biomes
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| Rainforest
Trivia, Foods From the Rainforest & More
| Rainforest
Observatory - from the NASA website
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Unit 3
- Rainforest Mammals
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| Jaguar
Information -
from Animal Encyclopedia
| Mammals
of the Forest Floor
- Predators
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| More
Jaguar Info.
| Mammals
of the Forest Floor
- Herbivores
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| Ecosystem
- Plants, Animals & Insects of the Rainforest
| Monkeys
& Apes
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| Mammals
of BCI -
from the STRI "Forest Speaks" Exhibit
| Tapir
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| Tamarins
-picture |
Coatimundis
- picture |
| Peccaries
- picture |
Agoutis
- picture |
| Opossum
- picture |
Howler
monkey picture
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| Capuchin
Monkeys - picture
| Bat
Myths - by Bats4kids.com
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| Animals
of the Rainforest Canopy page 1
| Bats
by eNature.com
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| Rainforest
Animals -
mouse over the picture & click to learn about rainforest animals &
insects
| Bats
4 Kids - has lots of bat information, quizzes, a bat cam, and more
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| Animals
of the Rainforest Canopy page 2
| Bats
& Echolocation - has sounds you can
listen to
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| Automated
Telemetry Systems Used for Tracking Animals
| The
Story of Echo, the Bat
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Unit 4
- Tropical Forests and Global Environmeental Change
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| Threats
to Rainforests
| Rainforests
Endangered
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| Another
Site Showing Threats to Rainforests
| Tropical
Forest Products in Daily Use
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| Bioprospecting
| Tropical
Rainforest in Our Daily Life
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| Foods
from the Rainforest
| Tropical
Forest Facts
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| Medicinal
Plants & Aromatic Plants - a technical
guide
| Deforestation
of Panama News Article - May 2003
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| Global
Change, Climate Change
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Unit 5
- Managing the Panama Canal Watershed
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| The
Panama Railroad
| Slide
show about the history of the Panama Canal
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| Panama
Canal Watershed Map
| Live
Canal Web Cam at Miraflores Locks
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| Panama
Canal Watershed Information
| Panama
Canal Facts
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| How
the Canal Works - a neat Macromedia Flash
demonstration. Click "General Information" and then on "How it Works"
| Play
Amazon Interactive
- an Eco-tourism
game
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| Widening
the Panama Canal - an interactive journey from the Discovery Channel
- also shows how the locks work<
| Make
the Dirt Fly - all about the history of the Panama Canal
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| Panama
Canal facts from Panama Jones
| Visit
Dr. Robert Stallard's Home Page (a JASON
scientist on BCI)
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