Students adopt the roles of community members to debate solutions to an issue related to forests
and watersheds. They then plan to take action to help address a community watershed topic.
For the complete activity and more like this, purchase the Forests, Water & People activity collection at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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Students investigate the history of their community and make map overlays to look for patterns in
how its housing, water and wastewater systems, and green spaces have changed over time and in
relation to each other.
For the complete activity and more like this, purchase the Forests, Water & People activity collection at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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Students use maps to identify local watersheds and their forest cover. They evaluate the extent to
which their community’s water supply is affected by forests.
For the complete activity and more like this, purchase the Forests, Water & People activity collection at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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Students often want to do something to help solve an important problem. When their energy is channeled into meaningful, relevant community action projects, a variety of benefits can be seen, from youth development and academic achievement to environmental improvements. This activity provides guidance for students to plan an environmental action project related to forests and climate change solutions in their community.
This is one of 14 activities that can be found in PLT’s Southeastern Forests and Climate Change secondary module. To get the activity, “Choose Your Free Curriculum” on your PLT Account homepage. Below are some supporting resources for this activity.
In this activity, children explore the many products and benefits that trees provide.
This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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In this activity, children explore how their community—and the trees within it—provide things people need.
This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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In this activity, children discover how plants and animals depend on trees.
This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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In this activity, children make a tree costume and explore the parts of a tree.
This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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In this activity, children compare trees and identify distinguishing features.
This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
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In this activity, children explore twigs, buds, and tree flowers while they celebrate the coming of spring.
This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.
Below are some supporting resources for this activity.
