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Pacific Education Institute Resources and Guides


PEI Forest Education Resources

PEI has developed many forest education resources for use in the classroom and in the field. These resources are available here for free download. Click on the links below to learn more.
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Washington Forest Education K-12 Learning Framework
Healthy Forests, Healthy Waters:
Grade 7 Field Experience

Forests of Washington
Activity Guide for Grades 4-9

Washington Forest Education K-12 Learning Framework Connections
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PLT Activity Extensions
  • ​Butterfly Field Investigation Booklet
  • Butterfly Investigations
  • Fallen Log
  • Forest Benefits Student Page
  • Forest Layers Power Point
  • Habitat Diversity Field Investigations
  • Leaf as a System
  • Rainfall Field Investigation
  • Shapes Bingo
  • Temperature Investigation Booklet
  • Tree Abundance Field Investigation Booklet
  • Tree Bingo
  • Tree Cookies
  • Tree Needs Puzzle
  • Trees as Habitat and Tree Benefits
  • Weather Investigations
PLT #27 Every Tree for Itself 
  • All Tree Species (listed below)
  • Bigleaf Maple
  • Douglas Fir
  • Grand Fir
  • Ponderosa Pine
  • Red Alder
  • Western Hemlock
  • Western Juniper
  • Western Larch
  • Western Red Cedar
If you wish to receive an editable version of any of the above PLT Activity Extensions or Every Tree for Itself documents, please email our Program Coordinator, Katie Hatam, at khatam@pacificeducationinstitute.org.

Forest Related Schoolyard Field Investigations

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Getting to Know a Tree
(1st Grade- English)
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Getting to Know a Tree
(1st Grade- Spanish)
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Fall Color Leaf Change
(3rd Grade- English)
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Fall Color Leaf Change
(3rd Grade- Spanish)

ELA Performance Tasks

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FieldSTEM Guides

PEI's FieldSTEM guides for educators provide frameworks for how to implement rigorous, integrated, outdoor field experiences with students. The FieldSTEM guides are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and are available for free download.
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Designing High Impact Field Experiences
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​Field Investigations with NGSS
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Photo Point Monitoring
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Sustainable Tomorrow
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FieldDesign for Grades K-5
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Fostering Outdoor Observation Skills
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​Project-Based Learning Model
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Technology for Field Investigations​
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FieldDesign for Grades 6-12
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Landscape Investigation Guidelines
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Schoolyard Biodiversity
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