New PLT Activities Pilot Tested
We have completed a pilot test of five new PLT activities for grades K-8 with both formal and non-formal educators across the county.
The Branch Archive
Carbon & Climate Curriculum Wins 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award
Project Learning Tree’s Carbon & Climate curriculum for grades 6-8 has been selected a Learning magazine 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom winner.
STEM: Resource-Go-Round
Students identify some of their favorite and essential products that come from a renewable resource—trees!—and research how they are manufactured.
Better Together: Mutualistic Relationships Between Plants and Insects
Plants help protect insects, and insects help plants pollinate and disperse seeds. Learn about some specialized symbiotic relationships that benefit both organisms involved.
New Tree Campus K-12 Program of the Arbor Day Foundation
A new recognition program of the Arbor Day Foundation provides a simple framework and resources for using trees as a learning tool for students.
Forest Service and Climate Change video
Watch this 13-minute video to learn about what the U.S. Forest Service is doing to help our forests as we deal with a changing climate. The video is approximately 13 minutes long; suggested stopping points are at 8:17 and 10:35 for discussion. Alternatively, you may decide to have students watch the video for homework.
Most Unwanted: Invasive Insects in U.S. Forests
An invasive species is any kind of organism that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm to the environment, economy and possibly even human health. Lymantria dispar, Asian longhorned beetles, emerald ash borers, and woolly adelgids are among the growing list of invasive insects that threaten U.S. forests and urban landscapes.
PLT Activities Can Now Help Scouts Earn Their Merit Badges
PLT collaborated with the Boy Scouts of America to correlate PLT activities to the requirements for many Cub Scout Adventures and Scouts BSA merit badges.
Challenge Your Eco-Footprint
BillerudKorsnäs, a renewable packaging material organization that specializes in creating sustainable packaging solutions, created this interactive resource titled Challenge your eco-footprint. It helps people understand the differences between types of waste and recyclable materials and how long they remain in the environment. Displayed in the resource is a digital representation of how long it takes for… Read more »
PLT GreenSchools Honored as 2019 Green Ribbon Schools
The awards acknowledge students, teachers, and administrators who reduce their school’s environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and incorporate effective sustainability education.