STEM: Looking at Leaves
Engage students in STEM to examine the physical characteristics of leaves and investigate how they can be used to identify trees with Project Learning Tree’s Looking At Leaves activity.
Elementary (3-5)
An Easy-to-Make Model that Explains the Inner Parts of a Tree
Help students visualize and better understand the function of the inner parts of a tree trunk by creating this easy-to-make visual aid.
Outstanding Educator
Dave Shafer
Dave Shafer uses the outdoors to teach a range of STEM topics to students at Skiles Test Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Outstanding Educator
Alice Garcia
Alice Garcia uses PLT with her fourth grade classroom and trained the entire staff at Will Rogers Elementary School in Holly, Michigan, in PLT.
Burst into Spring with Project BudBurst and PLT!
Get your students to contribute to scientific research by joining thousands of others in gathering environmental and climate change information from across the country.
STEM: Field, Forest, and Stream
Students investigate the interactions between living and non-living components in three local ecosystems with Project Learning Tree’s Field, Forest, and Stream activity.
Energy & Society Kit
Best used with students in grades 4-8, PLT’s Energy & Society Kit develops students’ critical thinking skills for making decisions about their personal energy use.
How I Got Environmental Education into My Kids’ Classroom
A parent finds a way to introduce environmental education and PLT into busy teachers’ schedules at her own children’s school.
Student-Led Projects Improve the Environment
Building school gardens, reconstructing running trails, creating maple sugar. Highlights from projects funded by Project Learning Tree’s GreenWorks! grants program.
PLT Awards 24 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Nearly 4,000 students across the country will participate in community-based environmental projects.