STEM: Have Seeds, Will Travel

Whether floating on the air, getting carried by animals, or catching waves, plants use many techniques to send their seeds far and wide. Use this STEM focused PLT activity to teach about plant reproduction and seed dispersal.

STEM: Web of Life

Discover how plants and animals are connected by taking a closer look at your local ecosystem to examine the interdependence of living organisms.

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Tree Planting Tips

Ready, set, plant! Tree planting tips for your class, community group, or family to use when planting trees.

STEM: A Look at Lifestyles

Use this PLT activity to examine products in today’s technology-based world and reflect on present, past, and future attitudes toward natural resource consumption.

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Recycling Myths Busted

What does the recycling symbol represent? If you answered, “reduce, reuse, recycle”, that is incorrect! Read on for more recycling myths busted…

STEM: Improve Your Place

Help students use Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math applications to identify ways they can improve their school or neighborhood.

Teaching and Learning Ecologically

Education is my passion, and I am fortunate to enjoy it as a career. As Manager of Education Programs with the Project Learning Tree (PLT) national office in Washington, D.C., I help create PLT’s PreK-12 activities and design professional development programs for educators. For nearly a decade, I have been immersed in the field of environmental education.