Treemendous Science!
For K-2 teachers, Treemendous Science! helps young children explore, experience, and collect data to understand how trees grow, the roles trees play in ecological systems, and how humans and trees interact.
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Five Educators Named 2017 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educators
PLT celebrates five outstanding educators who use environmental education to provide children and adults with skills to meet 21st century needs.
Outstanding Educator
Debbie Fluegel
Through the nonprofit group Trees Forever, Debbie works with communities, landowners, and farmers to conduct hands-on planting projects to diversify and enhance community forests …
11 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Lesson Ideas for Every Subject
Give “reduce, reuse, recycle” a whole new meaning by incorporating this concept into many subject areas. Many of these hands-on project ideas can be adapted for any grade.
Energy in Ecosystems
For 3rd-5th grade teachers, Energy in Ecosystems uses the forest as a lens to help students explore and understand the interactions and energy flows present in all ecosystems.
PLT Awards 20 GreenWorks! Grants for Service-Learning Projects
Students across the country will “learn by doing” through a variety of projects they help design and implement to conserve and improve the environment.
13 Inspiring Examples of Young Environmentalists Making a Difference
Young students don’t need to wait until they’re older to make a difference. Here are 13 inspiring stories that show what’s possible when young environmentalists take action.
STEM: Tree Lifecycle
Engage students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) as they learn about a tree’s lifecycle.
Living with Wildlife: Snags
What is a snag? How do dead and dying trees benefit the ecosystem? Learn how dead trees can actually provide more habitats for wildlife than …
Tips for Creating an Outdoor Classroom
As the pandemic has disrupted countless traditional learning environments, many have begun to move classes outdoors. But as Project Learning Tree educators know all-too-well, taking lessons outdoors offers many more benefits than just germ control!