GreenSchools! Update

Burst into Spring with Project Learning Tree!
The clocks have changed, Spring is on its way! Take your students outside and get them to connect their seasonal observations about plants to those being made all across the country. They'll gain invaluable experience collecting data and contributing to ongoing scientific research about climate change.

• Use Project Learning Tree's free activities, like "Bursting Buds," "Looking at Leaves," and PLT's School Site Investigation, to help your students make observations of plants.
• Get your students to share their data by contributing to Project BudBurst's well-established citizen science project. They'll see their data appear on an online map and compare it to other data being recorded in their community and around the country.
• Find plenty more resources to teach about phenology and how changes in climate affect a plant's lifecycle. For more information, see https://www.plt.org/newsletter-project-budburst-and-plt.

GreenSchools for Early Childhood Project Learning Tree has expanded its GreenSchools program to specifically meet the needs of early childhood educators and younger learners. PLT's GreenSchools for Early Childhood includes an Educator Guide and five Investigations that teach young children about their environment and how they can make a difference, while developing their skills in language, mathematics, science, and more. To access the materials, login or create an account (it's free!)

Special Offer for EE Week EE Week is the nation's largest annual celebration of environmental education that takes place this year April 17-23. Register for EE Week and you'll get a 10% discount on PLT's PreK-8 e-Guide and Online Course. You'll also get free "Greening STEM" materials and educator toolkits, plus benefits from other partners such as Green Teacher Magazine, Acorn Naturalists, Ranger Rick Magazine, Nature Watch, and World Water Monitoring Challenge.

Regards,

James Riley McGirt
Manager of Education Programs
Project Learning Tree