RAINFORESTS
Take your students on an unforgettable journey through the planet’s most alive ecosystems, the rainforests.
From the forest floor to the canopy, this page is your one-stop classroom field trip packed with videos, VR,
games & creative ideas.
Through the Rainforest 360°
Take a virtual stroll beneath dripping leaves and buzzing insects.
Tip: Let students describe the sounds, colours, and layers they notice before researching where they might be.
Virtual Field Trip
Virtual Field Trip Amazon Forest
View it here Introduce your students to the layers of the rainforest and the animals who live there.
Explore the adaptations that have evolved over time.
Rainforest Documentary
Filmed in South East Queensland, Australia. Narrated by Robert Grubb. First in an outstanding series of videos, the sounds of the rainforest are amazing. Watch how biodiversity connects every creature and climate detail. Great for group discussions on interdependence and adaptation.
Build a Biome
Switcheroo Zoo
Build a Biome. Choose from Tundra, Taiga, Deciduous, Tropical Rainforest, Grass Savanna & Desert. Let students design their own creature and see how it adapts to rainforest life.
There are other cool games here as well. Switcheroo Zoo is also available for download for iPad & Android about $3.50
Wikipedia Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests - Wikipedia is the best place for Rainforest facts and figures.
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests
Helping kids learn about Rainforests. Includes the Adventures of Mongy the Bay Frog and lots of great images and links. Not a well formatted site but a site with heart.
Kid-friendly environmental science stories, perfect for inquiry projects.
Keep Exploring…….
Geography
Explore Earth’s biomes and environments. Explore Rainforests using Google Earth. Make a screen recording of your journey,
edit it iMovie or Canva.
FLOW Writing
Describe a journey through the rainforest using Flow Writing.
UseYour Flow writing to help you write a prompt for your Whisk AI rainforest.
Add lots of details.
AI
Use Whisk AI to bring your imagination to life!
Describe your dream rainforest — maybe it’s glowing blue at night, full of crystal-leaf trees, or home to flying frogs.
Students can type or dictate vivid prompts, then watch Whisk AI turn their ideas into images that show what’s possible when creativity meets technology.
Challenge: Compare your AI rainforest to a real one. What’s accurate, what’s imagined, and what new questions does it raise?
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