This article contains facts about the Amazon Rainforest and is part of Active Wild’s Rainforest Series.
Science Articles For Kids, Students & Adults: Discover How The Universe Works!
Active Wild is all about exploring the natural world, which means that science is never far away. In this section you’ll find easy-to-understand science articles for kids and adults. Each article is written in a fun, interesting way and contains plenty of pictures and examples.
Find out what gravity is, how plants turn sunlight into energy, how density is measured, and much more!
Tales From The Brink Out Now In Paperback
Our popular ‘Tales From The Brink‘ endangered animal story books are now available in paperback and on Kindle.
Rainforest Facts: The Ultimate Guide To Rainforests – Animals, Plants & People
Welcome to Active Wild’s ultimate guide to rainforests and the animals, plants and people that call them home: rainforest facts for kids, students & adults. Read on to find out all about rainforests and why they’re so important…
Sugar Glider Facts
The sugar glider is a marsupial that lives in Australia and New Guinea. This much-loved animal is famous for being able to glide from tree to tree, using ‘wings’ that stretch between its legs. This article contains sugar glider facts, and is part of the Active Wild Australian Animals series.
Gravity For Kids
Gravity is the force that keeps us from floating off into space. It literally keeps our feet on the ground! We feel the effects of gravity every second of our lives (unless we’re astronauts), but most of us don’t give it a second thought. This article sets out to explain gravity for kids – and anyone else who has ever wondered why they fall down, rather than up.
Blue Sky On Pluto
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has recently taken some amazing pictures of Pluto, revealing that the dwarf planet has blue sky!
Learn more about the discovery of blue sky on Pluto …
Bilby Facts
The bilby is a rabbit-sized marsupial that lives in the arid, desert regions of Australia. Of the two species of bilby that lived in Australia at the turn of the nineteenth century, only the greater bilby survives. The greater bilby itself is rated ‘vulnerable’, and several projects are underway to protect this popular Australian animal. This article contains bilby facts for kids, and is part of the Active Wild Australian Animals series.
Magnets And Magnetism For Kids
Magnetism is an invisible force that pulls certain substances towards a magnet. Not only is magnetism a fascinating natural phenomena, it also has many practical uses. Magnets are used in all kinds of inventions: from compasses to computers. This article explains magnetism for kids, and also lists the different types of magnet, and the various uses of magnets.
Did you know that the Earth is one big magnet? Read on to find out more …
Mars Facts For Kids
The planet Mars is named after the Roman God of War. It is the fourth planet from the sun, and our next-door neighbour in the solar system (Earth is the third planet from the sun).
Nasa has recently found evidence of flowing water on Mars, which raises the likelihood that life may exist on the planet! We’ll investigate their findings further down the page.
This article contains Mars facts for kids (and adults!). Let’s find out more about the Red Planet …
Rainforest Animals Printable Facts Pack
The Active Wild Rainforest Animals of South America Facts Pack is a digital eBook that you can download and read on your computer (or tablet) and print on your printer.
The book contains in-depth information on 20 amazing rainforest animals (see list below).
Download now to improve your knowledge of the rainforest: become an animal expert!
You can download a free sample fact sheet further down the page.
