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PreK-8 Environmental Education

Charting Diversity. Birds and Worms. Pollution Search. These are some of the 96 hands-on interdisciplinary activities found in Project Learning Tree’s PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide.

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Adopt a Tree

Students select individual trees to observe over time, deepening their awareness of tree changes and developing a greater appreciation for their local environment.

Extremely tall trees in a dense forest

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Nothing Succeeds Like Succession

Succession is a natural pattern of change that takes place over time in a forest or other ecosystem. Students read a story about succession and investigate the connections among plants, animals, and successional stages in a local ecosystem.

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Global Goods

Students gain an appreciation for how many natural resources they depend on in their day-to-day lives. By tracing the resources that go into making one item, students learn how its manufacturing can have an impact on the environment.

Pine cone on tree branch, close up with selective focus

Tree ID

Tree species can be identified by looking at several different features: leaves, bark, twigs, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Even the overall shape of a tree can give clues to the tree’s identity.

Tree Factory

By modeling the parts of a tree and creating a “tree factory,” students will learn about the structure of a tree.

Close-up shot of tree rings texture background.

Tree Cookies

Tree rings show patterns of change in the tree’s life, as well as changes in the area where it grows. Students will trace environmental and historical changes using a cross-section of a tree.

Signs of Fall

Students will look for signs of autumn and conduct an investigation to discover why the leaves of deciduous trees change color in the fall.

Many packaged blue mineral water bottles in stock in a store or market.

Peek at Packaging

Nearly everything we buy comes in some sort of package. Students examine the pros and cons of different packaging and design an “ideal” package.