Grades 3-5 Activity – Trees in Trouble
Students examine trees for signs of damage or poor health and investigate conditions that may cause trees and other plants to become unhealthy. For the …
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Grades 3-5 Activity – Trees for Many Reasons
By reading a story such as The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, students can examine the importance of conserving natural resources. For the complete activity and …
Grades K-2 Activity – We All Need Trees
Students are often surprised to learn how many different products we get from trees. Use this activity to help students learn just how much we …
Grades K-2 Activity – Trees as Habitats
From their leafy branches to their tangled roots, trees provide habitat for a host of plants and animals. Students will inventory the plants and animals …
Activity: Trees in Trouble
Healthy trees need sunlight, water, nutrients, and room to grow. Learners assess trees for signs of their health.
From Seeds to Trees—All in Your Pocket
Our Pocket Guide: Seeds to Trees is a great stocking stuffer gift idea for educators, group leaders, parents and grandparents to introduce young children ages 3–6 to nature through trees and forests. At just 4 by 6 inches, it’s small enough to fit into a pocket or backpack. Purchase now in time for the holidays!
What Happens to Trees that Fall in the Forest
In dying, a tree plays an essential role in sustaining life around it. Here are some classroom activities to explore decomposition and how a fallen tree provides for other life in the forest.
New PLT Activity Collections: Sensational Trees for Grades K-2
Sensational Trees is the second in a new series of theme-based PLT activity collections. It features three PLT activities for educators of students in grades K-2 that invite young learners to investigate trees using their senses.
Video Demo: Forest For The Trees
Watch the Forest for the Trees Demonstration video (15 minutes). PLT’s Forest for The Trees engages students in learning about different forest management practices for …
What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change?
Learn about the connection between trees and climate change, how tree rings can tell a story about past weather events, and the methods by which …