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New Plants

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Washington State LASER received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade commonly used elementary science instructional materials with environmental and sustainability concepts.

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Environmental & Sustainability Enhanced Lessons Unit Lessons Plants in the Schoolyard (Replaces Investigation #3) Plants on Our Plates (Replaces Investigation #4) New Plants Pre-Test New Plants Post-Test New Plants Scoring Rubric

Native American Stories Relevant to Lessons Native American Story Connections Each update was done by expert professional development providers and vetted by other providers and teachers. Contact your regional Washington State LASER Alliance Director at www.wastatelaser.org/_resources/alliances/alliances.asp to find out about upcoming professional development activities.