Discovering Nature’s Secrets

1. Connect to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/rainforest/index_flash.html and read the paragraph about rain forests at night.

2. Click on the orange box called Explore to see and hear what a rainforest is like at night.

3. As you move the mouse, different areas of the rainforest will be illuminated. Hold your mouse on the animal or plant to read about the different plants or animals. Click on the down arrow in the lower right corner of the screen in order to see the animals on the rainforest floor.

4. Find four animals or plants. Write down the names of your animals or plants and one fact about each animal.

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For more information on nature’s secrets, go to http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/fossils/index.html.