The Branch Newsletter
The National Newsletter of Project Learning TreeFall 2008Fall 2008







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Project Learning Tree: Critical Thinking for Students, Critical Resource for Science Teachers
By: PLT Staff

A series of modules for secondary school students address some of the most important environmental issues facing us.
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PLT and EE News:
Project Learning Tree’s GreenSchools! Program Takes Root
A grant from Learn & Serve America is helping to create model GreenSchools. more >>

Teach Students About Trees Through Music
Project Learning Tree presents a new CD "Billy B Sings About Trees." more >>


GreenWorks! Service Learning Grants:
GreenWorks! grants for Esurance Towns
Applications for grants up to $6,000 from schools and youth groups in Phoenix, Sacramento, and Denver are due on January 30. more >>

GreenWorks! Butterfly Garden Grants due December 1
Follow the magical migration of monarch butterflies through a series of free live, interactive field trips, and apply for a GreenWorks! grant to create a butterfly garden. more >>

Wild Gals of Stone
A student team created an award-winning outdoor classroom at their inner city middle school. more >>


Educator Tips:
Getting Outside: One PLT Teacher's Story
Ease your anxiety about teaching in the outdoors and turn it into a great learning experience for your students. more >>

Forester’s Log
Project Learning Tree brings teachers and natural resource professionals together to engage children in learning about the environment. more >>


EE Resources:

American Planning Association’s Scholarship Essay Contest

River of Words Environmental Poetry Contest

K-12 Service Learning Standards

New NASA Global Climate Change Site

Virtual Water Treatment Plant Tour

Soils Sustain Life

The Minamata Case Study on Risk Assessment

Meet The Greens

Earn Money for Recycling

Ploppy, A Spanish Water Website for Kids

Careers in Forestry

Digital Directions

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