Learn about the Tree and Forest restoration process after a wildfire with this comprehensive resource from Montana State University (MSU) Extension Forestry. In addition, MSU Extension has compiled multiple other resources that help students understand implications of wildfires. Students can read a about a 13-Year Case Study of Fire in the Northern Rockies, use a… Read more »
Digitally bring a professional into your classroom with Arizona State University’s Ask a Biologist. Students can use the Ask a Biologist’s web resources to learn about and research many different environmental issues. Multiple activities, stories, images, and links are also available for educators to use and build lessons around.
Learn how to be waste-free! EPA developed these Waste-Free Lunch activities to help students learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle items in their school lunches. Included are tips for packing a waste-free lunch and a healthy lunch menu worksheet.
Take a journey to Greenland’s largest ice shelf, in this Washington Post article. Students can watch or read about a once-doubtful scientist whose first hand experiences changed his mind about the role of climate change in the global environment. Students can learn about climate research and the types of problems scientists see in the field.
Developed over three years by experts in climate-change science and public health The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment examines how climate change is a significant threat to our health.
If you live in an area where in-person workshops are not easily accessible or you want to do professional development when and where it’s convenient for you, there are many reasons to try an online training! Check out Project Learning Tree’s environmental education online workshops for early childhood, K-8, and GreenSchools. The trainings include demonstration… Read more »
The NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project (PSEP) provides formal and informal educators working with elementary through university age students with sustained professional development, collaborative tools, and support to build a climate-literate public actively engaged in climate stewardship. PSEP also provides support for educators to develop and execute climate stewardship projects with students to increase understanding… Read more »
The University of Washington’s Institute of Science and Math created Practice Briefs. These free articles highlight ways of working on specific issues that come up during STEM teaching. These briefs helps K-12 educators and administrators stay informed on teaching STEM issues, including STEM issues relating to teaching NGSS and implementing meaningful STEM learning. Each brief… Read more »
Products from trees are all around us. Some items are easy to recognize as products we get from trees – lumber, plywood, and paper, for example. Other items such as cellophane, a rayon scarf, and a chocolate bar, may not be as easy to recognize as a product from trees. This publication from Oregon State University… Read more »
PLT celebrates five outstanding educators who use environmental education to provide children and adults with skills to meet 21st century needs.