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1. Forest Conservation Portal
2. Grupo Osanimi-Facts About the Amazon
3. Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. (forests)
4. Rainforest - Enchanted Learning Software
5. Rainforest - For Kids and Teachers
6. Rainforest Action Network
7. Sacred Earth
8. Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Alliance

Forest Conservation Portal
http://www.forests.org/

The Forest Conservation Portal will tell you everything you want to know about forests. It covers everything, including how to save them, where they're located, current events, the forest's many uses, the dangers of the rainforest, animals and plants that can be found in the forests, and more! The links leading out from the site are all rated, and they're rated very highly. The wording is easy to read and understand, and everything is explained very well. This general forest website is a very reliable source.

• Student Author: Lucy N.
• Teacher: Jim Pliner
• This site helped Jim Pliner's class answer the question(s) "How can forests be utilized while still being preserved?"
• Technology Teacher: Jill Cohan
• School: Ray F. Sennett Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Grupo Osanimi-Facts About the Amazon
http://www.osanimi.org/facts-amazon.html

This site seems to be very helpful. If you are looking for detailed facts about the land and animals of the Amazon this will help you out. There is a wonderful table of contents explaining what is in each link. On both the top and bottom of the page there are "next", "previous'', and "contents" buttons. There are sections that tell you what you can do to save the rain forest. This site loads quickly and is well labeled. It tells you about the Grupo Osanimi project and other related ones. There are several email addresses of the publishers for feedback on their sites. This page is well organized and worth going to. Please visit it to learn more today.

• Student Author: Amy A. and Devri F.
• Teacher: Janet Mears
• Librarian: Pam Nibbe
• Technology Teacher: Bill Haight
• School: Akira Toki Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. (forests)
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/

Ecologia.edu.mx has much information and many different things to do. You can learn about animals and nature. You can buy books or get questions answered at the directorio. This page is in Spanish and can help Spanish speakers learn about ecology.

• Student Author: Uriel H.
• Teacher: Jim Pliner
• This site helped Jim Pliner's class answer the question(s) "How can forests be utilized while still being preserved?"
• Technology Teacher: Jill Cohan
• School: Ray F. Sennett Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Rainforest - Enchanted Learning Software
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject/rainforest
/glossary/

This web site was very interesting. It was very well put together. All of the links worked well. The pictures were great. It had a nice summary about the website. The table of contents was easy to read. I would definetly would recommend this to someone interested in the rainforest. It is really fun to look at and has accurate information. They use easy to read fonts.They have a lot of pictures and writing. you know what the pages are going to be about by looking at the titles. This is probably appropriate for elementary and middle school students.

• Student Author: Kim M. & Becky J.
• Teacher: Janet Mears
• Librarian: Pam Nibbe
• Technology Teacher: Bill Haight
• School: Akira Toki Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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Rainforest - For Kids and Teachers
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids&teachers/kids
/activities/remarkable-rainforest/people.html

This site is very helpful for anyone who is looking for good facts and information on the rain forest. The information is clear and neatly organized, and all of the material used in the site came from the book The Remarkable Rainforest. The site is useful for all ages, especialy middle schoolers.

• Student Author: Jessica M. & Ashley W.
• Teacher: Janet Mears
• Librarian: Pam Nibbe
• Technology Teacher: Bill Haight
• School: Akira Toki Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org/

I would recommend this site to a friend because it has a lot of information on the rain forest and its living creatures. You can e-mail the maker of the site and ask questions and they'll e-mail you back. You can also give them your e-mail address and they'll update you with new information. You can go to many links because it has an image map that's very helpful. The vocabulary used is understandable for the middle school students.

• Student Author: Kristine B. and Camille J.
• Teacher: Janet Mears
• Librarian: Pam Nibbe
• Technology Teacher: Bill Haight
• School: Akira Toki Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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Sacred Earth
http://www.sacredearth.com/ethnobotany
/rainforestremedies.htm

I would recommend this site to a friend because it has alot of useful information. Although this site takes a pretty long time to load it is worth it. The author does leave his name on the page and also has a link so that you can contact him. This site tells about all of the many medicines and remedies you can find in the rain forest, but, most of the doctors and pharmaceutical companies are not willing to do all the testing that goes along with it. There is not a date to tell when the site was last updated but the information seems pretty accurate. I would recommend this site to middle school level or above.

• Student Author: Allison B.
• Teacher: Janet Mears
• Librarian: Pam Nibbe
• Technology Teacher: Bill Haight
• School: Akira Toki Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Alliance
http://www.trca.org/

This site is a good site for middle school students to learn about Forests. It is easy to understand and has different topics you can click on to be more specific. It tells you about Forestry in all 50 states. This site also links on to other Forest sites so you can get even more information. It also tells you where forests are, which ones have been destroyed, and which ones are growing.

• Student Author: Stephanie S.
• Teacher: Jim Pliner
• This site helped Jim Pliner's class answer the question(s) "How can forests be utilized while still being preserved?"
• Technology Teacher: Jill Cohan
• School: Ray F. Sennett Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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