On this web page
one can find information about a variety of tropical rain forest
plants. The author begins by describing what constitutes a rain
forest and then describes how plants and trees compete for resources
such as sunlight and water. After a brief introduction, different
tropical rain forest plants are introduced and shown in photographs.
The first plant mentioned is the ant plant. The ant plant is exactly
what it sounds like-it is a home for ants! From there, we learn
about drip trip leaves, buttress roots, soil, mangrove trees,
epiphytes, bromeliads, orchids, and the Rafflessia arnoldii. This
website is a great resource for students to learn about different
types of plants found in the rain forest. Another positive is that
under some of the descriptions is a video link to learn more. There
are also links on the top of the page which lead you to learn more
about different aspects of the rain forest. (Website)
Fanning, K.
(n.d.). Scholastic News: All about the rain forest. Retrieved from
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/rainforest/rainforest.asp.
This website
teaches how to save the rain forest. It starts off with interesting
and surprising facts, such as, “Start counting. In the time it
takes you to reach 10, 25 acres of the world's rain forests will be
destroyed.” The site discusses where rain forests are located and
why they are important. There are links on the left side of the
page, leading to websites about the effects of humans on rain
forests, rain forest careers, and activities. There are links to
different types of rain forests, such as tropical or temperate. The
tropical rain forest page teaches about the layers of the rain forest
and gives information about a few specific rain forest plants. There
is also a link to an activity in which you can click on a product and
find out which rain forest plant helped to make that product. One
limitation of this website is that there is no glossary to help
struggling readers figure out new vocabulary. Another limitation is
the lack of photographs to help visual learners. (Website)
Learning about
rainforests: Plants of the rainforest. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants.html.
This website is
one page of larger website which contains different information about
the rain forest. There are tabs for “What” the rain forest is,
“Where,” “Plants,” “Animals,” “People,” and
“Preserving.” The Plants of the Rainforest page has a photograph
of the rain forest and a brief description of the humid conditions.
Underneath the brief description are links to various rain forest
plants. This allows students to choose which plants to learn about
without having to read through extra information. When clicking on a
link, you are brought to a new page with a photograph of the plant
and a description of it's features. Some of the features described
are the plant's measurements and interesting facts, such as how the
Pitcher Plant digests insects. The plants featured are: Bromeliads,
Buttress Roots, Carnivorous Plants, Epiphytes, Lianas, Orchids,
Saprophytes, Stilt or Prop Roots, and Strangler Fig. This website is
helpful for those looking to read only about a specific plant.
(Website)
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