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| Title: |
Project Learning Tree (PLT): PreK-8 Activity Guide |
| Description of Resource: |
Nearly
100 activities are offered in a storyline technique covering themes
of diversity, interrelationships, systems, structure and scale, and
patterns of change. The prime goal of Project Learning Tree
(PLT) is to help children learn how to think about the environment,
not what to think. Curriculum is easily adaptable to many
settings from classroom to youth organizations, museums, nature centers,
and scout troops. PLT appeals to children of all ages, learning
styles, and ethnic and racial backgrounds. This book is made
available only by attending a PLT instructional workshop. Contact
your local PLT coordinator or PLT's national office. |
| Author/Producer: |
National Forest Foundation |
| Topic Areas Covered: |
Forest Management,
Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Trees |
| Type of Resource: |
Curriculum |
| For Grade Levels: |
PreK-8 |
| Publication Dates: |
1996, 2003
(updated) |
| Length: |
400 pages |
| Cost: |
Varies. $15-25 in MN.
This book is made available only by attending a PLT instructional
workshop. |
| Is It Available for Loan: |
No |
| Is Training Necessary: |
Yes |
| Language: |
English & Spanish |
| Educational or Informational: |
Educational |
| Recommended Enhancements to Accompany This Resource: |
1)
Where Are All the Trees: Minnesota Primer to PLT
2) A Teachers' Guide to Arbor Month
3) PLT High School Modules: Forest Ecology, Focus
on Forests, Municipal
Solid Waste, Risk Module
4) Minnesota PLT Supplement for Early Childhood Education |
| Geographic Location |
All U.S. |
| Notes: |
Minnesota
Contact: Amy Kay Kerber, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Forestry, 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155-4044.
651-297-2214, Fax: 651-296-5954, Email: amykay.kerber@dnr.state.mn.us |
| F.R.E.E. Network's Evaluation Criteria: |
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| To Order This Resource Contact: |
Project Learning Tree |
| Address: |
111 19th St. N.W., #780 |
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Washington, DC 20036 |
| Phone: |
202-463-2462 |
| Fax: |
202-463-2461 |
| E-Mail: |
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| URL: |
http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_21_64.html
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Our Message and Evaluation Criteria:
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Everything is made from natural resources and natural resources
must come from somewhere.
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The gathering and processing of all natural resources have environmental
impacts.
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Responsible production and use of wood - a renewable resource -
is environmentally sound.
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