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Earth Day Teacher Resources

April 22 is Earth Day. Use the lessons, printables, and references below to teach your class about our environment and how to preserve our planet. Resources on global warming, recycling, and pollution will help you explore this important topic. There are plenty of fun hands-on activities for science and art to keep students interested in learning about their world. You'll find a variety of cross-curricular Earth Day resources to enhance your curriculum for kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Printables for Grades K-5
Save the Earth Vocabulary
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Fossil Layers
Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Plant Crossword Puzzle
The "Three Rs": Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
Pollution Vocabulary
More Popular Earth Day Printables
Printables for Grades 6-12
Buy Nothing Day
Plant Graph
What Are Natural Resources?
Crepe Paper Flower
What Are Natural Resources?
How Can Natural Resources Be Conserved?
Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
More Popular Earth Day Printables
Lesson Plans
Build a Volcano
Recycled Art
Plants of the Rain Forest
Flower and Leaf Press
Weather Station
Recycled Poetry
We Care About the Earth
More Earth Day Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Eclipse Quiz Answer Sheet
Eclipse Quiz
Bulletin Boards
Ecology-Themed Bulletin Board
Math Activities for Earth Day
How Can You Make a Thermometer?
Recycling Word Problems
Our Growing Planet
References
Global Warming: A Glossary of Terms
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Photosynthesis
Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference!
Geographical Highs, Lows, and Boundaries of the U.S.
Extreme Geographical Points of the United States
More Popular Earth Day References
Earth Day Art Activities
Recycled Art Projects Slideshow
Recycling Craft Project: Make a Birdhouse
Maisy's Nature Walk Activity Kit
Recycled Art Reflection Questionnaire
Tissue Flower
What's the Solution to Ocean Pollution?
Children of Native America Today Activities
More Earth Day Art Activities
History Activities for Earth Day
National Monuments in the U.S.
National Scenic Trails
Earth Day Activities
Reading Warm-Up 74 for Gr. 3 & 4: Current Events
Language Arts Resources for Earth Day
Soil Erosion Word Search
There's an Owl in the Shower
Erosion Word Search
Seeds Word Search
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
Taking Care of Our Earth With Katie Kazoo
More Language Arts Resources for Earth Day
Social Studies Activities for Earth Day
Second-Grade Soil Scientists
Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Lecture Notes and Facts
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
Glaciers: Ice That Flows
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Comprehension Questions
Highest Mountain Peaks in the United States
North American Continental Divide
More Social Studies Activities for Earth Day
Science Activities for Earth Day
What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
Making a Wind Vane
What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
Erosion at Work
Recycling Process
What Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?
Looking for Signs of Photosynthesis
More Popular Science Activities for Earth Day
Weather Activities for Earth Day
Earth Science Printables Slideshow
Identifying Biomes
Trash & Climate Change
Earth Day Printable Book (K-4)
Earth Day Printables Slideshow
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
More Popular Weather Activities for Earth Day
Recycling Resources
Classroom Activities Slideshow: Going Green
Save Our Environment Printables Slideshow
Save the Earth! Recyclable Items
Green Tips: Ten Easy Ways Kids (and their Parents) Can Help the Planet!
Save Our Earth! Alternative Uses for Common Trash
Environment & Pollution: Matching Worksheet
Recycling Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
More Popular Recycling Resources
Pollution Resources
Dr. Seuss and Resource Use
What Causes Air Pollution?
Recycling Facts
What Causes Land Pollution?
Reusing & Recycling Reduces Waste: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Green Living Quiz: Environmental Resources
Recycling Study Guide
More Popular Pollution Resources
Global Warming Resources
Green Living Quiz: Global Warming
Green Classroom Practices That Save Money
Make a Difference in Your School
Case of the Broken Loop
Human Disasters: A Timeline of Earth-Altering Accidents
Earth's Changing Surfaces Printables Slideshow
What Is the Carbon Cycle?
More Global Warming Teacher Resources
Natural Resources Conservation
Activity: Classifying Natural Resources
Activity: The Water Cycle
Ways to Help the Environment
Identifying and Conserving Natural Resources Activity
Waste Reduction Unit: Activities on Solid & Hazardous Waste
Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
Money Saving Tips for Teachers
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation
Botany Resources for Earth Day
"My Garden Song"
Time to Bloom!
Experiment in Chromatography
Understanding Chlorophyll
Pests, Pesticides, and the Environment Activity
Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament
Gardening with Kids
More Plants (Botany) – Teacher Resources
Animal Resources for Earth Day
Animal and Insect Pictures
Animal Apartments -- Student Worksheet
What Is Balance in an Ecosystem?
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Animal Apartments
What Is Wildlife Conservation?
More Animals – Teacher Resources
More Earth Day Resources
Wildlife Teacher Resources
Rain Forest Teacher Resources
Oceans – Teacher Resources
Earth Science Teacher Resources

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