Hike through PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide

 

1. What are the goals of PLT?

2. What are “invasive species” and where can you find this information?

3. What is the role of the teacher in presenting controversial issues?

4. Find an activity that addresses the theme of diversity and can be conducted indoors.

5. Where can you find information about “Differentiated Instruction”? Give an example of how differentiated instruction is used in an activity, and describe the corresponding icon.

6. Where can you find information to help evaluate the effectiveness of activities with your students?

7. Where can you find examples of “storylines”?

8. What are three teaching methods/strategies used by PLT to guide learners through the process of awareness, understanding, challenge, motivation, and action”?

9. How many activities deal with the “urban environment”?

10. What is the fastest way to find an activity in a particular curriculum area (e.g. math, language arts, science, etc.)?

11. Find an activity that involves the skill “estimating.”

12. What are three ways of finding out how technology is used in PLT activities? Give one example of a technology connection used in a PLT activity.

13. Which Appendix provides extensive “activity references and resources”?

14. What are the 9 items that can be found in the sidebar of the activities?

15. What is PLT’s policy about reproducing/copying materials from the PLT guide?

16. What radio program is embedded into Activity 84? Where can you find additional information about PLT’s partnership with this program?

17. Where can you find a sample rubric for the third assessment opportunity in “Get in Touch with Trees”?

18. Reading connections are emphasized in the new guide. Where can you find them? Name one book that you are familiar with?

19. What is PLT’s slogan that sums up how PLT supports quality EE?

20. How can I find PLT correlations to my subject area standards?

Updated 9/25/2025