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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

Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Plant Crossword Puzzle
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Tissue Flower
Fossil Layers
Crepe Paper Flower
Pollution Vocabulary
More Popular Earth Day Printables

Printables for Grades 6-12

Environment & Pollution: Matching Worksheet
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
Plant Graph
Seeds Word Search
Recycling Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
What Are Natural Resources?
The "Three Rs": Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
More Popular Earth Day Printables

Lesson Plans

Recycled Art
Flower and Leaf Press
Build a Volcano
Plants of the Rain Forest
Weather Station
Recycled Poetry
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
More Earth Day Lesson Plans

Math Activities for Earth Day

How Can You Make a Thermometer?
Recycling Word Problems
Buy Nothing Day
Our Growing Planet
Money-Saving Tips for Teachers

References

Global Warming: A Glossary of Terms
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference!
Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 - 2012
Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
More Popular Earth Day References

Earth Day Art Activities

Recycled Art Projects Gallery
Collecting Cans
What's the Solution to Ocean Pollution?
Children of Native America Today Activities
Maisy's Nature Walk Activity Kit
Coloring Packet: Reusing an Old Jar
Recycling Craft Project: Make a Birdhouse
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

Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Comprehension Questions
Soil Erosion Word Search
There's an Owl in the Shower
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
Erosion Word Search
Earth Day Word Search
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
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
National Park System of the United States
Extreme Geographical Points of the United States
Rivers of the United States
Geographical Highs, Lows, and Boundaries of the U.S.
North American Continental Divide
More Social Studies Activities for Earth Day

Science Activities for Earth Day

Making a Wind Vane
What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
Gardening with Kids
Recycling Process
Looking for Signs of Photosynthesis
Plants of the Rain Forest Rubric
What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
More Popular Science Activities for Earth Day

Weather Activities for Earth Day

Top 10 Earth Day Printables (K-4)
Earth Day Printable Book (K-4)
Identifying Biomes
Earth Science Printables Slideshow
Trash & Climate Change
Air, Air, Everywhere
Erosion at Work
More Popular Weather Activities for Earth Day

Recycling Resources

Favorite Classroom Activities for Going Green
Dr. Seuss and Resource Use: Featuring The Lorax
Identifying and Conserving Natural Resources Activity
Save the Earth! Recyclable Items
Green Classroom Practices That Save Money
How Can Natural Resources Be Conserved?
Reusing & Recycling Reduces Waste: Environment Activities for the Classroom
More Popular Recycling Resources

Pollution Resources

Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
Save Our Earth! Alternative Uses for Common Trash
We Care About the Earth
Ways to Help the Environment
What Is Balance in an Ecosystem?
What Causes Air Pollution?
Landfill & Combustion Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
More Popular Pollution Resources

Environmental Science Resources

Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
Earth's Changing Surfaces Printables Gallery
Composting Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
What Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?
Green Living Quiz: Environmental Resources
Human Disasters: A Timeline of Earth-Altering Accidents
Case of the Broken Loop
More Environmental Science Teacher Resources

Natural Resources Conservation

Activity: Classifying Natural Resources
What Are Natural Resources? Definitions
Activity: The Water Cycle
Waste-Free Lunch
Stop Junk Mail
Which Package Is Better?
Light the Bulbs
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation

Botany Resources for Earth Day

Photosynthesis
Understanding Chlorophyll
Experiment in Chromatography
Plant Products
Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament
What Is the Carbon Cycle?
Pests, Pesticides, and the Environment Activity
More Plants (Botany) – Teacher Resources

Animal Resources for Earth Day

Animal and Insect Pictures
How Many Shrimp?
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Animal Apartments
Animal Apartments -- Student Worksheet
What Is Wildlife Conservation?
More Animals – Teacher Resources

More Earth Day Resources

"Green" Activities & Classroom Resources
Wildlife Teacher Resources
Rain Forest Teacher Resources
Oceans – Teacher Resources
Earth Science Teacher Resources

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