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Project Learning Tree

Posted: September 11, 2019 by zzz Data

Category: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Project Learning Tree
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
  • Field Trip | Program
  • Curriculum
  • Professional Development
  • short PDF
Description:

PLT is a national environmental education program sponsored in Minnesota by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. PLT consists of a suite of curricula, teacher education workshops, and a web site.

All activities in the curriculum guides are interdisciplinary, hands-on, and correlated to Minnesota Academic Standards.

Activity guides include:
* PreK-8 Activity guide (96 activities),
* Minnesota Early Childhood Supplement to PLT (11 activities)

Activity Guides for Grades 9-12
* Places We Live
* Focus on Forests
* Forest Ecology
* Municipal Solid Waste
* Places We Live
* Focus on Risk
* Biodiversity
* Forests of the World

Descriptions of the curricula are listed on www.mndnr.gov/plt.

The national PLT web site (www.plt.org) contains additional resources for specific activities such as connections to "Earth and Sky" radio shows, literature lists, powerpoints, and other items.

To get a curriculum guide, one must attend an educator workshop. Educator workshops are offered throughout the state. Participants receive continuing education units and/or graduate credit (by request only).

A current workshop calendar is listed on SEEK calendar: http://seek.minnesotaee.org/calendar.cfm and also on www.mndnr.gov/plt

Author: Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry
Topic:
  • Resource Management
Audience:
  • Formal Educator
  • Youth
  • Grades PreK-12
  • Higher Education
Length in pages or time: varies by guide
Fee?: 1
Library Loan?:
Is Training required?:
Seasonal?:
Language other than English: Spanish
Order information or contact: Project Learning Tree Coordinator 651-259-5263 888-646-6367
Link: http://www.mndnr.gov/plt
MAEE Partner Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • Resource entry form
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From this partner
  • Angler and Hunter Recruitment and Retention Grant Program
  • Invasives: Plants on the Move
  • Get Out Minnesota website
  • Groundwater Overview & Videos
  • Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Program
  • DNR’s Educational Resources on Birds
  • A Homeowner’s Guide to Creating a Healthy Yard
  • Water Ways: A Minnesota Water Primer and Project WET Companion
  • Growing Up WILD: Exploring Nature With Young Children
  • Practical Tips for Bringing Nature Into Your Classroom: www.mndnr.gov/education/ee/classroom.html
  • Junior Park Naturalist Education Materials
  • Rare Species Guide
  • GreenWorks! Grant Program
  • Healthy Rivers: A Water Course
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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