rain+forest

Did you know... > > > > > > > > Click [|here]to go to a website that has information and pictures of rain forests and the plants and animals that live there! > > Click [|here]for another teacher's webquest of the rainforest. She includes the different layers of the rainforest and many pictures. > > media type="youtube" key="bXdQYUEKhF4" width="420" height="315" > > media type="youtube" key="mf2ONUNR-Uc" width="420" height="315" >
 *  Rainforests are forests that experience a high level of rainfall.
 *  Scientists believe that there may be millions of plant and insect species in rainforests that have yet to be discovered.
 *  Over 25% of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests.
 *  Rainforests used to cover 14% of the Earth’s surface but due to deforestation now only cover around 6%.
 *  A wide variety of animals live in rainforests, including birds, snakes, insects, jaguars, cougars, chameleons, turtles, frogs, and many more.
 *  There are two types of rainforest, temperate and tropical.