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K-8 Guide: Grades 6-8 – Living with Fire

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Earth Science Week Activities to Try in Your Classroom

Get learners excited about sustainability with Earth Science Week activities you can try with your classroom, complete with recommended grade levels and relevant science standards!

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New PLT Activity Collections: Nature of Fire for Grades 6-8

Nature of Fire is the next installment in a series of theme-based PLT Activity Collections. It features three PLT activities for educators of students in grades 6-8 that invite learners to investigate wildfire and ecosystem change.

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All About Wildfires: Causes, Effects, and Educational Activities

While some fires naturally occur and help keep forest ecosystems healthy, 84% of wildfires are caused by human-related activities. Help children learn what causes wildfires and how to prevent them with these student activities.

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PLT’s Top 8 Socially-Distanced Activities

We’ve assembled a list of our top eight Project Learning Tree activities perfect for social distancing kids in Kindergarten through Grade 8.

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