Paper Making Video
Paper Making Video (about 5 minutes), produced by AF&PA in partnership with PLT, Sidwell Friends School, and Smurfit-Stone
The Branch Archive
Profit and Loss Spreadsheet
Excel spreadsheet that calculates profit and loss of the 400-acre wood
Ecology Food Chart
This document helps to expand the vocabulary in Field, Forest & Stream. The quest for taking a closer look at interconnections concludes with food chain and food web links.
Schoolyard Safari Bingo Card
Have students embark on an individual or group scavenger hunt using this photo-based, Bingo-style card, created specifically for PLT’s Schoolyard Safari activity.
Weather Wiz
At this website, students learn to forecast the weather like a professional meteorologist. Visit the website and click on “Wiz School” to learn basic information about weather, images of storms and clouds, activities to help develop forecasting skills, and how-to methods for forecasting different weather events. Users can also access long-range weather forecasts up to… Read more »
StoryStation Descriptions
These three PowerPoint files ( StoryStation Descriptions, Station Cards A, Station Cards B ) contain all of the station cards and descriptions that you will need to complete the activity. You can download and edit them based on you students needs.
Adventures of a Water Molecule
“Adventures of a Water Molecule” is a short story of a water molecules journey. Could be used as an example for student stories or as a way to introduce students to the water cycle.
Example Student Presentation
Example Student PowerPoint Presentation (from 7th & 8th grade students at Rutland Middle School in Bibb County, Georgia)
Seed Dispersal Methods
This one-page handout offers explanations of the different ways seeds can travel, and examples of seeds for each method.
Seed Characteristic Chart
Investigate different types of seeds, and organized and describe them using this helpful chart.