Discover food webs, watersheds and the endangered cassowary as you explore the Australian rainforest alongside 36 students and teachers on a 13 week semester! Bring your raingear!

Rainforest Topics

2/21 - Plant Life

2/28 - Animals

3/7 - Commercial Uses

3/14 - Ecotourism

3/21 - Community of Animals & Plants

3/28 - Food Webs

4/4 - Vacation

4/11 - Animal Adaptations

4/18 - Nitrogen Cycle

4/25 - Soil, forest and land exploitation

5/2 - Soil, forest and land conservation

5/9 - Waste management

5/16 - Careers in science

From Queensland, Australia!

  Site at a glance!

Extra! Extra!

Meet the Students and Teachers

See our Queensland Site (and View our Video!)

Have a 'Rainforest' Question? Send it!

From Queensland, Australia!

Site's Log
(daily updates!)

Student Topic Essays
(new essays weekly!)

Student Journals
(new journals weekly!)

Queensland Q&A!
(new Q&A weekly!)

Sights of Queensland
(new photos bi-weekly!)

Activities!

Discovery Topics
(activity descriptions & dates!)

Glossary & Bibliography

Activities!

Discovery Topics...
(be a scientist - lots to do!)

Home Connection...
(ideas for activities at home!)

For the Teacher!

Teacher-to-Teacher
(where teachers trade ideas!)

Class Afloat '97
(Jan 20 - June 25)

Oceans Live '97
(Jan 31 - May 6)

Class Afloat '96
(fall semester completed)