Diversity Inter- relationships Systems Structure and Scale Patterns of Change

This leaf resembles which shape? Square Triangle Circle

Triangle PLT activity #1: The Shape of Things Students focus on the many shapes that are found in both natural and built environments.

What sense would you use to find a pizza in a dark kitchen?

Smell! PLT Activity #3: Peppermint Beetle In this activity, students explore their sense of smell and discover why smell is important to animals, including themselves.

A Haiku, Cinquain, Acrostic and Diamante are forms of……..?

PLT Activity #5: Poet – Tree Writing and sharing poems gives students an opportunity to express their thoughts, values, and beliefs about the environment and related issues in creative and artistic ways. Poetry tree tall, sturdy standing, towering, observing branches, trunk, anchor, shelter nurturing, swaying, caring proud, happy tree Poem by Jennifer M, 7th grade

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is defined as the place where an animal or plant normally lives.

By becoming “habitat pen pals”, students learn about the diversity of habitats around the world and write letters from the perspective of organisms living in these habitats. Habitat PLT Activity #7: Habitat Pen Pals

Cellulose is the major component of _ _ _ _

Wood or Trees PLT Activity #13: We All Need Trees Students examine every day products made from trees.

As a tree grows it collects nutrients from the environment and uses it to make branches and wood. When a tree dies it releases these nutrients back into the environment through _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Decomposition PLT Activity #23: The Fallen Log In this activity, students become familiar with some of the organisms that live in and on fallen logs.

Many animals are “Color Coordinated” with their surroundings. The term used where animals hide due to coloration is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Camouflage PLT Activity #25: Birds and Worms Students discover the value of protective coloration as they pretend to be birds in search of camouflaged worms.

Few issues, if any, have simple solutions – resolving them through interaction involves C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of individuals involved.

Compromise PLT Activity #33: Forest Consequences Few issues, if any, have simple solutions-and resolving them usually involves compromise. Students evaluate options for managing a piece of forested land.

Brown haze, unwanted tires, appliances, and other refuse in a stream. These are all examples of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Pollution PLT Activity #36: Pollution Search Here’s a way for your students to take a closer look at pollution: what it is, what its sources are, and what people can do to reduce it.

The three “R’s” of improving the waste flow

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle PLT Activity #37: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Students analyze the solid waste they generate, describe what happens to the waste when it’s discarded, and develop and implement a community action plan to reduce waste in their community.

Green plants get their energy from the sun and the process is known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

In this inquiry-based activity, students design experiments to explore what happens when a plant’s basic needs are unmet. Photosynthesis PLT Activity #41: How Plants Grow

True or False: We have the same amount of water today as we had three million years ago?

True PLT Activity #44: Water Wonders Through a game, students learn the various steps of the water cycle and make connections between the water cycle and all living things.

Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat herbivores and other carnivores thus forming the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Food Chain PLT Activity #45: Web of Life By conducting research and simulating a food web, students take a close look at a forest ecosystem and discover ways that plants and animals are connected to each other.

A community of different species interacting with each other and with the chemical and physical factors making up its nonliving environment is called an E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ecosystem PLT Activity #48: Field, Forest, and Stream In this inquiry-based activity, students conduct a field study of three different environments.

A form of government where all the citizens are involved in policy and decision making.

Democratic PLT Activity #57: Democracy in Action This activity will help students learn about the roles and responsibilities of citizen’s groups in environmental policies and decision-making.

Is the heartwood of a tree on the inside or outside of the cambium?

Inside PLT Activity #62: To Be a Tree By making a tree costume, students gain an awareness of a tree’s structure and functions.

Leaves of a tree contain a pigment that captures the energy of the sun. The name of this pigment is…….

Chlorophyll PLT Activity #63: Tree Factory By acting out the parts of a tree, students learn about the structure of a tree.

Name this tree!

Sassafras PLT Activity #64: Looking at Leaves Students understand how leaf shapes, sizes, and other characteristics vary from plant to plant.

Determining the age of a tree can be done by counting……

Rings, growth rings, or annual rings PLT Activity #67: How Big is Your Tree? Students measure trees in different ways and become familiar with the tree’s scale and structure.

Is this leaf compound or simple?

Compound PLT Activity #68: Name That Tree Students identify several trees using various physical characteristics.

What is a deciduous tree?

A tree that loses its leaves periodically. PLT Activity #78: Signs of Fall Students look for signs of autumn. They also try an experiment to discover why leaves of deciduous trees change color in the fall.

Which of the following two is the correct tree “Life Cycle”! A. Seed - Sprout – Sapling - Mature B. Seed – Sapling – Sprout - Mature

(A) Seed – Sprout – Sapling – Mature PLT Activity #79: Tree Life Cycle Students discover that trees have a lifecycle that is similar to that of other living things. They investigate a tree’s role in the ecosystem at each stage of its life.

Name the two woodland fire seasons in Kentucky.

Spring and Fall PLT Activity #81: Living with Fire Students learn about the three elements a fire needs to burn and find out how an understanding of this “fire triangle” can be used to both prevent and manage wildland fires.

Natural resources such as gas, coal, oil once used can not be replaced within our life times is referred to as………

Nonrenewable Resource PLT Activity #83: A Peek at Packaging Students identify different purposes of packaging, the pros and cons of certain packaging, and which packaging is recyclable and biodegradable.

Who wrote the fable – The Lorax?

Dr. Seuss PLT Activity #89: Trees for Many Reasons By reading fables such as The Lorax by Dr. Seuss or The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, students examine the importance of conserving natural resources.