project learning tree k-8 environmental education …...77 - trees in trouble 78 - signs of fall 79...

Project Learning Tree K-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide and Colorado Academic Standards

Content Area Science

Standard 1. Physical Science 2. Life Science

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1 - The Shape of Things ● ●

2 - Get in Touch with Trees

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3 - Peppermint Beetle

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4 - Sounds Around

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5 - Poet-Tree

6 - Picture This!

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7 - Habitat Pen Pals

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8 - Forest of S.T. Shrew

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9 - Planet Diversity

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10 - Charting Diversity

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11 - Can It Be Real?

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12 - Invasive Species

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13 - We All Need Trees

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14 - Renewable or Not?

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16 - Pass the Plants, Please

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17 - People of the Forest

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18 - Tale of the Sun

19 - Viewpoints on the Line

20 - Environmental Exchange Box

21 - Adopt a Tree

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http://www.plt.org/prek-8--activity-1---the-shape-of-things

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-2---get-in-touch-with-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-3---peppermint-beetle

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-4---sounds-around

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-5---poet-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-6---picture-this-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-7---habitat-pen-pals

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-8---forest-of-s-t--shrew

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-9---planet-diversity

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-10---charting-diversity

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-11---can-it-be-real-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-12---invasive-species

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-13---we-all-need-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-14---renewable-or-not-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-15---a-few-of-my-favorite-things

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-16---pass-the-plants--please

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-17---people-of-the-forest

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-18---tale-of-the-sun

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-19---viewpoints-on-the-line

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-20---environmental-exchange-box

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-21---adopt-a-tree




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22 - Trees as Habitats

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23 - Fallen Log

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24 - Nature's Recyclers

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25 - Birds and Worms

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26 - Dynamic Duos

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27 – Every Tree for Itself ● ● ● ● ● ●

28 – Air Plants ● ● ● ● ●

29 – Rain Reasons ●

30 – Three Cheers for Trees

31 – Plant a Tree ● ● ●

32 - A Forest of Many Uses

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33 - Forest Consequences

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34 - Who Works in this Forest?

35 - Loving It Too Much

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36 - Pollution Search

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37 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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38 - Every Drop Counts

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39 - Energy Sleuths

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40 - Then and Now

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41 - How Plants Grow

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42 - Sunlight and Shades of Green

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43 - Have Seeds, Will Travel

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44 - Water Wonders

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http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-22---trees-as-habitats

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-23---fallen-log

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-24---nature-s-recyclers

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-25---birds-and-worms

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-26---dynamic-duos

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-27---every-tree-for-itself

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-28---air-plants

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-29---rain-reasons

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-30---three-cheers-for-trees

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-31---plant-a-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-32---a-forest-of-many-uses

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-33---forest-consequences

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-34---who-works-in-this-forest-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-35---loving-it-too-much

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-36---pollution-search

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-37---reduce--reuse--recycle

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-38---every-drop-counts

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-39---energy-sleuths

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-40---then-and-now

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-41---how-plants-grow

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-42---sunlight-and-shades-of-green

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-43---have-seeds--will-travel

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-44---water-wonders




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45 - Web of Life ● ● ●

46 - School Yard Safari ● ● ● ●

47 - Are Vacant Lots Vacant? ● ● ● ● ● ●

48 - Field, Forest, and Stream

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49 - Tropical Treehouse

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50 - 400-Acre Wood

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51 - Make Your Own Paper

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54 – I’d Like to Visit a Place ● ● ●

55 – Planning the Idea Community

56 – We Can Work It Out ● ●

57 – Democracy in Action

58 - There Ought to Be a Law

59 - Power of Print

60 - Publicize It!

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61 - The Closer You Look

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62 - To Be a Tree

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63 - Tree Factory

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64 - Looking at Leaves

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65 - Bursting Buds

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66 - Germinating Giants

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http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-45---web-of-life

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-46---school-yard-safari

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-47---are-vacant-lots-vacant-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-48---field--forest--and-stream

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-49---tropical-treehouse

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-50---400-acre-wood

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-51---make-your-own-paper

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-52---a-look-at-aluminum

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-53--on-the-move

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-54---i-d-like-to-visit-a-place-where---

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-55---planning-the-ideal-community

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-56---we-can-work-it-out

https://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-57---democracy-in-action

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-58---there-ought-to-be-a-law

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-59---power-of-print

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-60---publicize-it-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-61---the-closer-you-look

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-62---to-be-a-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-63---tree-factory

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-64---looking-at-leaves

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-65---bursting-buds

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-66---germinating-giants




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67 - How Big Is Your Tree?

68 - Name that Tree ●

69 - Forest for the Trees ●

70 - Soil Stories

71 - Watch on Wetlands ● ● ●

72 - Air We Breathe ● ●

73 - Waste Watchers

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74 - People, Places, Things

75 - Tipi Talk

76 - Tree Cookies

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77 - Trees in Trouble

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78 - Signs of Fall ● ●

79 - Tree Lifecycle ● ● ● ● ●

80 - Nothing Succeeds Like ... ● ● ● ●

81- Living with Fire ● ●

82 - Resource-Go-Round ● ● ●

83 - A Peek at Packaging

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84 - The Global Climate

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85 - In the Driver's Seat

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86 - Our Changing World

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87 - Earth Manners

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-67---how-big-is-your-tree-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-68---name-that-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-69---forest-for-the-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-70---soil-stories

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-71---watch-on-wetlands

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-72---air-we-breathe

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-73---waste-watchers

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-74---people--places--things

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-75---tipi-talk

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-76---tree-cookies

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-77---trees-in-trouble

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-78---signs-of-fall

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-79---tree-lifecycle

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-80---nothing-succeeds-like-succession

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-81--living-with-fire

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-82---resource-go-round

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-83---a-peek-at-packaging

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-84---the-global-climate

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-85---in-the-driver-s-seat

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-86---our-changing-world

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-87---earth-manners



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88 - Life on the Edge

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90 - Native Ways

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96 - Improve Your Place

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http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-88---life-on-the-edge

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-89---trees-for-many-reasons

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-90---native-ways

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-91---in-the-good-old-days

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-92---a-look-at-lifestyles

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-93---paper-civilizations

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-94---by-the-rivers-of-babylon

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-95---did-you-notice-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-96---improve-your-place


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6 - Picture This!

7 - Habitat Pen Pals

8 - Forest of S.T. Shrew

9 - Planet Diversity

10 - Charting Diversity

11 - Can It Be Real?

12 - Invasive Species

13 - We All Need Trees

14 - Renewable or Not? ● ● ●

15 - A Few of My Favorite Things ●

16 - Pass the Plants, Please

17 - People of the Forest ● ● ● ●

18 - Tale of the Sun

19 - Viewpoints on the Line

20 - Environmental Exchange Box

21 - Adopt a Tree

22 - Trees as Habitats

http://www.plt.org/prek-8--activity-1---the-shape-of-things

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-2---get-in-touch-with-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-3---peppermint-beetle

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-4---sounds-around

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-5---poet-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-6---picture-this-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-7---habitat-pen-pals

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-8---forest-of-s-t--shrew

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-9---planet-diversity

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-10---charting-diversity

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-11---can-it-be-real-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-12---invasive-species

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-13---we-all-need-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-14---renewable-or-not-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-15---a-few-of-my-favorite-things

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-16---pass-the-plants--please

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-17---people-of-the-forest

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-18---tale-of-the-sun

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-19---viewpoints-on-the-line

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-20---environmental-exchange-box

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-21---adopt-a-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-22---trees-as-habitats



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23 - Fallen Log

24 - Nature's Recyclers

25 - Birds and Worms

26 - Dynamic Duos

27 - Every Tree for Itself

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29 - Rain Reasons

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30 - Three Cheers for Trees

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31 - Plant a Tree

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32 - A Forest of Many Uses

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33 - Forest Consequences

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34 - Who Works in this Forest?

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38 - Every Drop Counts ● ● ● ● ●

39 - Energy Sleuths ● ● ●

40 - Then and Now ● ● ●

41 - How Plants Grow

42 - Sunlight and Shades of Green

43 - Have Seeds, Will Travel

44 - Water Wonders ● ● ● ● ●

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-23---fallen-log

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-24---nature-s-recyclers

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-25---birds-and-worms

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-26---dynamic-duos

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-27---every-tree-for-itself

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-28---air-plants

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-29---rain-reasons

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-30---three-cheers-for-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-31---plant-a-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-32---a-forest-of-many-uses

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-33---forest-consequences

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-34---who-works-in-this-forest-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-35---loving-it-too-much

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-36---pollution-search

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-37---reduce--reuse--recycle

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-38---every-drop-counts

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-39---energy-sleuths

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-40---then-and-now

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-41---how-plants-grow

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-42---sunlight-and-shades-of-green

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-43---have-seeds--will-travel

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-44---water-wonders




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45 - Web of Life

46 - School Yard Safari

47 - Are Vacant Lots Vacant?

48 - Field, Forest, and Stream

49 - Tropical Treehouse

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51 - Make Your Own Paper ●

52 - A Look at Aluminum ● ● ●

53- On the Move

54 - I'd Like to Visit a Place Where...

55 - Planning the Ideal Community

56 - We Can Work It Out

57 - Democracy in Action

58 - There Ought to Be a Law

59 - Power of Print

60 - Publicize It!

61 - The Closer You Look

62 - To Be a Tree

63 - Tree Factory

64 - Looking at Leaves

65 - Bursting Buds

66 - Germinating Giants

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-45---web-of-life

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-46---school-yard-safari

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-47---are-vacant-lots-vacant-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-48---field--forest--and-stream

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-49---tropical-treehouse

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-50---400-acre-wood

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-51---make-your-own-paper

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-52---a-look-at-aluminum

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-53--on-the-move

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-54---i-d-like-to-visit-a-place-where---

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-55---planning-the-ideal-community

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-56---we-can-work-it-out

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-57---democracy-in-action

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-58---there-ought-to-be-a-law

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-59---power-of-print

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-60---publicize-it-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-61---the-closer-you-look

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-62---to-be-a-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-63---tree-factory

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-64---looking-at-leaves

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-65---bursting-buds

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-66---germinating-giants




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67 - How Big Is Your Tree?

68 - Name that Tree

69 - Forest for the Trees

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70 - Soil Stories

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72 - Air We Breathe

73 - Waste Watchers

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75 - Tipi Talk

76 - Tree Cookies

77 - Trees in Trouble

78 - Signs of Fall

79 - Tree Lifecycle

80 - Nothing Succeeds Like ...

81- Living with Fire

82 - Resource-Go-Round

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86 - Our Changing World

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http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-67---how-big-is-your-tree-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-68---name-that-tree

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-69---forest-for-the-trees

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-70---soil-stories

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-71---watch-on-wetlands

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-72---air-we-breathe

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-73---waste-watchers

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-74---people--places--things

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-75---tipi-talk

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-76---tree-cookies

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-77---trees-in-trouble

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-78---signs-of-fall

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-79---tree-lifecycle

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-80---nothing-succeeds-like-succession

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-81--living-with-fire

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-82---resource-go-round

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-83---a-peek-at-packaging

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-84---the-global-climate

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-85---in-the-driver-s-seat

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-86---our-changing-world

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-87---earth-manners




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88 - Life on the Edge

89 - Trees for Many Reasons

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90 - Native Ways

91 - In the Good Old Days

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92 - A Look at Lifestyles

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93 - Paper Civilizations

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94 - By the Rivers of Babylon

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96 - Improve Your Place

Earth Science, Geography

Colorado Reading, Writing and Math Standards are based upon the Common Core Standards. Visit https://www.plt.org/correlations to see these and

correlations to other education programs.

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-88---life-on-the-edge

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-89---trees-for-many-reasons

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-90---native-ways

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-91---in-the-good-old-days

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-92---a-look-at-lifestyles

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-93---paper-civilizations

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-94---by-the-rivers-of-babylon

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-95---did-you-notice-

http://www.plt.org/prek-8-activity-96---improve-your-place

https://www.plt.org/correlations

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