PLT Resources to Use & Share
Wintering, Sue
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TOOLS FOR YOU! – Webinars, Apps, Activity Resources, and Grants
PLT GreenSchools! Webinars
We hope you can join us for our upcoming PLT GreenSchools! webinars and help to spread the word about them within your own state networks.
These webinars are part of the U.S. Department of Education 2013 Green Strides Webinar Series. Five new webinars will be anchored by dynamic PLT student Green Teams from across the nation, along with education and environmental professionals.
Our next webinar, GreenSchools! And STEM, is Wednesday, April 24th, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm EDT. To find out more about this and upcoming webinars, and to register, go to http://www.plt.org/webinars.
All webinars are free, made possible in part by generous funding from the U.S. Forest Service.
EE Resources:
• EarthViewer App
(resource for PreK-8’s “Habitat Pen Pals,” “Planet Diversity,” “Then and Now,” “Field, Forest, and Stream,” “The Global Climate,” and more as well as PLT’s Biodiversity module)
Have you ever wondered what the Earth looked like 400 million years ago? With EarthViewer, a free iPad application, users can explore the Earth’s geologic history. The app tracks the planet’s continental shifts, changes in climate, and explores biodiversity levels over the last 540 million years. Combining visual analysis with hard data, the app can help students make connections between geological and biological change.
• Energy Lab
(resource for PreK-8’s “Renewable or Not?,” “A Few of My Favorite Things,” “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” “Energy Sleuths,” as well as PLT’s Energy & Society and GreenSchools! programs)
This PBS NOVA series has launched the Energy Lab, where middle and high school students can design renewable energy systems for cities nationwide and compete with other students nationwide. Visit the Energy Lab website to design your own renewable energy system.
• Water1der
(resource for PreK-8’s “Water Wonders,” “Pollution Search,” “Every Drop Counts,” and “Watch on Wetlands” as well as PLT’s GreenSchools! program)
Available for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, the free Water1der application features questions related to conservation, irrigation, water cycle, watersheds, pollution prevention, and more. For use with middle level and older students, the app uses popular game-playing formats (multiple choice, true and false, matching, etc.)
• AIAA Foundation Classroom Grants
Deadline: April 30, 2013
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation provides grants of up to $250 to teachers who develop or apply science, technology, engineering, and math in their curriculum. Grants can be used for demonstration kits and science supplies tied to specific lesson plans that impact at least 25 students. Applicants must first register as AIAA Educator Associates (at no charge), and K-12 teachers are eligible.
• ING Unsung Heroes Grants
Deadline: April 30, 2013
Each year, ING Financial Services selects 100 educators with innovative project ideas who need funding for their classroom projects. Those chosen receive $2,000. The top three winners will receive additional prizes of $25,000 (first place), $10,000 (second place), and $5,000 (third place). Full time teachers, principals, para-professionals, or staff at accredited K-12 schools are eligible.
• The Lawrence Foundation Grants
Deadline: April 30, 2013
The Lawrence Foundation provides grants that support the environment, human services, and disaster relief. Public schools, libraries, and non-profit organizations may apply. Both program and operating grants are available, and grant awards range from $1,000 to $100,000.
• American Honda Foundation Grants
Deadline: May 1, 2013
The American Honda Foundation awards grants of up to $75,000 to youth education programs focused on STEM and the environment. Programs should be imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic, or innovative. Public and private elementary and secondary schools, public school districts, and non-profits organizations are eligible to apply.
Please let me know if you find this information useful.
Sue Wintering
Coordinator
Project Learning Tree – Ohio
Ohio Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd. H-1
Columbus OH 43229
Check out www.plt.org for more information.