Discover all the incredible educational materials available for HHMI's AMAZON ADVENTURE award winning film which tells the science adventure story of Henry Bates and his extraordinary 11-year journey through the Amazon. Despite being entirely self-taught, he made crucial contributions to evolutionary biology. While identifying 8,000 species new to science, he discovered the phenomenon of “Batesian” mimicry and provided to Charles Darwin the “beautiful proof” for what is widely considered the most important scientific explanation of the development of life on Earth – natural selection. .
One of the most life-changing experiences I’ve had was being in the Amazon for ten days. From a distance, the forest may seem like a big uniform patch of green, but the Amazon consists of many worlds…
Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World’s Largest Rainforest by Sy Montgomery. 2017. Photographs by Keith Ellenbogen. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Genre: Illustrated nonfiction chapter book. Levels: Grade 4 through adult. Features: Outstanding illustrations from the wild habitat of the Amazon rainforest, intriguing details backed by impressive firsthand field research, selected bibliography…
As a school librarian, I know that it makes sense to teach multimedia literacy skills collaboratively with the classroom teacher rather than in isolation. So I have been very lucky to collaborate with my colleague, Lisa Ross, 3rd-grade classroom teacher. Lisa decided to introduce her class of 14 students to the Amazon rainforest. After reading…
Students will analyze a real-world environmental case of building a road through the Amazon rain forest. They will explore the geographical, cultural, and environmental context of building the road, identify the stakeholders and their role and impact, and map out the intended and unintended consequences from the decision that they make.
What gorgeous bird mates for life? These free plants and animals in the tropical rainforest biome cards are absolutely amazing!! You will love learning about tropical rainforests and the Amazon with them!
The closest library to children living in the village of Yanamono, Peru on the Amazon River is 50kms away in Iquitos. That was true until Dr. Nancy Dunn buil...
I'm a biologist with a particular interest in and love of the rainforest. My first taste of the jungle was as a teenager when I joined an expedition to Belize, and after that I couldn't wait until I could find a way to the ultimate jungle, the Amazon. I've spent many months in Peru since…
Some species of ants harbor bacteria that produce antifungal compounds. Despite millions of years of evolution, the fungi still haven't become resistant.
In this video segment, adapted from Navajo Technical College, two Navajo Elders speak about climate change and differences in the environment that they have observed.
Amazon Adventure tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates' fascinating 11 year journey, through the biodiverse Amazon rainforest, as a young man who risks his life for science in the 1850’s.
The Amazon rainforest is famous for its diverse wildlife. And the number of tourists who want to take selfies with its fascinating animals is rising fast. Sadly, this has led to the exploitation of sloths, caimans, pink river dolphins, anacondas, and many more animals, who belong in the...
Sorry about the delayed videos, back to uploading regularly now! Hoping to post at least one a week! :D Episode 2 will be posted in the next few days! Mak
Frogs Are Green has collaborated with Caley Vickerman, Mark Lerer and Franco Andreone to create "Rainforest Frogs," a new book of haiku and frog illustrations.
In 2013 the United Nations declared October 11th the International Day of the Girl as a means of raising awareness about young women and gender empowerment around the world. To highlight the issue, we spoke recently with Kailani Clarke, a high school student at the Gunston School of Maryland, who is a passionate birder, blogger...
There's a tropical rainforest tucked away in a giant bubble in the south west of England. The Eden Project transformed an old china clay pit in Cornwall into a biological wonder, with huge domes enclosing the 'world's largest rainforest in captivity' and a Mediterranean biome, surrounded by vast landscaped gardens. I can vouch for the…
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