High school modules include such topics as environmental issues, forest ecology and solid waste management. These activity guides are provided to teachers who participate in a six hour Project Learning Tree workshop. Contact Susan Rogers of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for more information. You may also want to visit the Project Learning Tree web site . This is a hands-on international and environmental science and education program which links students, teachers and the scientific research community through technology.
Students follow science protocols to collect data and share it via the world wide web.
Extensive educational materials which provide a variety of classroom and field activities are provided. For more information on how to become part of this program, visit the Globe Program website . For more information and copies of the following, contact Macky McClung at the U.S. Forest Service . This is the Forest Service's newest curriculum, developed in 1997. Through the Woodsy Owl curriculum, children develop a sense of respect and appreciation for the environment through exploration, realize a responsibility to use natural resources wisely and apply learned knowledge to make a difference where they live.