Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class  Redmond, Oregon

Welcome to Mrs. Renz's
4th Grade Class

Web Site!
Tom McCall Elementary School

Redmond, Oregon

 

Mrs. Renz Loves the JASON Project!

Mrs. Renz Loves the JASON Project!

Mrs. Renz Loves the JASON Project!

 

Mrs. Renz Loves the JASON Project!

updated August 05, 2009

This rainforest web page is a collection of sites, some of which were recommended in this year's JASON XV curriculum, and some others were found after many hours of research.  Hopefully, other JASON students in grades 4-9 and teachers will find this collection of websites helpful.   -Mrs. Renz, JASON XV Teacher Argonaut   

What's the Weather in Panama City, Panama?  

 

Go to our classroom JASON Projects Page


Read Mrs. Renz's Journals from the JASON XV Expedition

 

Read Mrs. Renz's Journals from the TJO Web Site

 

What is a Student and Teacher Argonaut and What Do They Do?

 

Unit 1 - Where Are We Going and Why?

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Today's Weather in Panama City, Panama
Visit Barro Colorado Island (BCI) Another Weather Forecast from NOAA 
Barro Colorado Nature Monunent on BCI Climate Summaries for BCI - from STRI

Barro Colorado Island Web Cam  

Climate in Panama & Rainfall on BCI
Exploring the Geology & Geography of Panama - be sure to click "next" at the bottom of each screen Topo Map of the Canal Region - a great visual!
Map of BCI - very detailed map!  Be sure to click in the lower right corner of the map to expand it! A Web Exhibition of Molas - textile designs of the Kuna Indians of Panama
Pictures of Panama and BCI An Introduction to the Kuna People
Map of the Regions of Panama See Examples of 32 Different Molas - click the first shirt, and after that click the hand pointing to the right to continue
The Rainforest Connection - the website made by Jackie Willis, scientist on Barro Colorado Island, Panama Kuna People of the San Blas de Cuna Islands & Molas
Going Up to the Top of the Canopy  The Kuna Indians of Panama - a neat site that opens with music

Panama - More Than A Canal

           page 1      page 2      page 3

Art of the Congo People of Panama
Learn All About Yellow Fever - an interactive site  

Unit 2 - Tropical Forest Ecosystems

Rainforest Plants from MBGnet A Dichotomous Key for Leaf Litter Arthropods
Tropical Plant Database Arthropods Key - from Missouri Ozark Forest System
Defenses of Young Leaves Leafcutter Ants Photo Gallery - by Jackie Willis, JASON Researcher  
Delayed Greening in Young Leaves Leurker's Guide to Leafcutter Ants - lots of links 
Tri-Trophic Interactions Leafcutter Ants         More awesome ant photos
Exploring the Tropics - from Missouri Botanical Gardens Leafcutting Ants - another site
Seeds & Fruits of the Rainforest Watch a Video of Leafcutter Ants in Action
Light Gaps of the Rainforest Pictures of Ants          More Pictures of Ants
Soil & Nutrient Cycling in the Rainforest Leafcutter Ant Gardens - by Jackie Willis, JASON researcher tells all about these interesting ants
Click & Play the Layers of the Rainforest Game Reptiles & Amphibians of the Understory
Rainforest Trees & Canopy  Invertebrates of the Understory
Rainforest Understory Frog Sounds of the Rainforest - listen to them!
Rainforest Floor Frogland - almost everything you wanted to know about frogs!
Ecosystem - Plants, Animals & Insects of the Rainforest Snakes on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Rainforest Animals - mouse over the pictures  Ground Birds of the Understory
Green Iguana Birds of the Rainforest
Leaf Litter Biology for Kids Harpy Eagle of Panama
  Building a Berlese Funnel - directions

Rainforest General Information

Brain Pop Rainforest Quiz & Movie Jungle Photos from Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador - animals, plants, scenery, towns, people, and more
Rainforests - a huge site by MBCnet with loads of information Rainforest Education - a huge site with photos and information about all rainforest topics of the Americas
Rainforest Fact Sheets How Rainforests Work
More Rainforest Facts Mystery Photos from the JASON X Expedition
Encyclopedia of the Rainforest - lots of information Temperate Rainforests of the Pacific Northwest
Rainforest Types, Structure, Climate, Characteristics Temperate Rainforests of the Olympia Peninsula, Washington
Journey to Amazonia - a PBS site about the Amazon Rainforest Listen to Rainforest Sounds - in Windows Media Player format
Rainforest Live Kidz - with teacher hints, too The Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest - Teacher's Guide Page
Watch a Rainforest Slideshow All About Rainforests - by Enchanted Learning
Another Rainforest Slideshow Maps of Rainforests Around the World
Zoom.com Rainforests An awesome collection of Rainforest Web Sites - by Jerrie S. Cheek from Kennesaw , Georgia
Take a Rainforest Quiz Rainforest Biomes
Rainforest Trivia, Foods From the Rainforest & More Rainforest Observatory - from the NASA website

Unit 3 - Rainforest Mammals

Jaguar Information - from Animal Encyclopedia Mammals of the Forest Floor - Predators
More Jaguar Info. Mammals of the Forest Floor - Herbivores
Ecosystem - Plants, Animals & Insects of the Rainforest Monkeys & Apes
Mammals of BCI - from the STRI "Forest Speaks" Exhibit Tapir      
Coatimundis - picture Agoutis - picture 
Tamarins -picture Howler monkey picture    
Peccaries - picture Bat Myths - by Bats4kids.com
Opossum - picture Bats by eNature.com
Capuchin Monkeys - picture Bats 4 Kids - has lots of bat information, quizzes, a bat cam, and more
Kinkajou - Watch a Macromedia Flash video from National Geographic (about 10 minutes long) Bat Identification of BCI - a virtual key to species identification
Animals of the Rainforest Canopy page 1       Bat Pictures from BCI
Rainforest Animals - mouse over the picture & click to learn about rainforest animals & insects Bats & Echolocation - has sounds you can listen to
Animals of the Rainforest Canopy page 2 The Story of Echo, the Bat
Automated Telemetry Systems Used for Tracking Animals Rainforest Animals - photos and facts

Unit 4 - Tropical Forests and Global Environmental Change

Threats to Rainforests Rainforests Endangered
Another Site Showing Threats to Rainforests Tropical Forest Products in Daily Use
Bioprospecting Tropical Rainforest in Our Daily Life
Foods from the Rainforest Tropical Forest Facts
Medicinal Plants & Aromatic Plants - a technical guide Deforestation of Panama News Article - May 2003
Global Change, Climate Change  

Unit 5 - Managing the Panama Canal Watershed

The Panama Railroad Slide show about the history of the Panama Canal
Panama Canal Watershed      Watershed Map Live Canal Web Cam at Miraflores Locks
Panama Canal Watershed Information Panama Canal Facts
How the Canal Works - a neat Macromedia Flash demonstration.  Click "General Information" and then on "How it Works" Play Amazon Interactive - an Eco-tourism game
Widening the Panama Canal - an interactive journey from the Discovery Channel - also shows how the locks work Make the Dirt Fly - all about the history of the Panama Canal
  Visit Dr. Robert Stallard's Home Page (a JASON scientist on BCI)

Miscellaneous 

"The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry- a Cyber Guide Online Spanish to English or English to Spanish Translator
Learn Spanish   

 

Newspaper Articles about Mrs. Renz as a Teacher Argonaut

 

Weather in Panama City, Panama

 

 

This rainforest page was created by Heather Renz, JASON XV Teacher Argonaut.