Summer Programs for Educators
Every summer, PLT programs across the country offer multi-day teachers’ tours and week-long forestry institutes. Learn more about what to expect and find a tour.
Middle (6-8)
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.
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.
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.
GreenSchools Investigations
Engage students in STEM as they investigate their school site, energy use, water, waste and recycling practices.
PLT Awards 24 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Nearly 4,000 students across the country will participate in community-based environmental projects.
Agent of Change: Accolades for Our PLT State Coordinator
My life changed when I met Pat Maloney, the PLT State Coordinator in Maine. Learn about PLT’s national network that provides support to educators for incorporating environmental education and outdoor learning into their classrooms.
How-To Videos for Conducting PLT Activities with Your Students
Watch these videos of some of PLT’s most popular activities in action. The videos accompany our new online professional development courses.