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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
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Environment & Pollution: Matching Worksheet
A Teacher's Guide to An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
Fossil Layers
Making a Wind Vane
What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
More Popular Earth Day Printables

Printables for Grades 6-12

Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
What Are Natural Resources?
Plant Graph
Plant Crossword Puzzle
What Are Natural Resources?
The "Three Rs": Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
Activity: Classifying Natural Resources
More Popular Earth Day Printables

Lesson Plans

Build a Volcano
Recycled Art
Weather Station
Plants of the Rain Forest
Recycled Poetry
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
We Care About the Earth
More Earth Day Lesson Plans

Math Activities for Earth Day

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

References

Global Warming: A Glossary of Terms
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
Photosynthesis
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Rivers of the United States
Geographical Highs, Lows, and Boundaries of the U.S.
Global Warming and Climate
More Popular Earth Day References

Earth Day Art Activities

Recycled Art Projects Gallery
Tissue Flower
Flower and Leaf Press
Crepe Paper Flower
Maisy's Nature Walk Activity Kit
Recycling Craft Project: Make a Birdhouse
Collecting Cans
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

Pollution Vocabulary
Soil Erosion Word Search
There's an Owl in the Shower
Ecology-Themed Bulletin Board
Erosion Word Search
Seeds Word Search
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
More Language Arts Resources for Earth Day

Social Studies Activities for Earth Day

Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Lecture Notes and Facts
Second-Grade Soil Scientists
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Comprehension Questions
National Park System of the United States
Extreme Geographical Points of the United States
Highest Mountain Peaks in the United States
North American Continental Divide
More Social Studies Activities for Earth Day

Science Activities for Earth Day

Erosion at Work
Recycling Process
Air, Air, Everywhere
Gardening with Kids
What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
Plants of the Rain Forest Rubric
Convection Connection
More Popular Science Activities for Earth Day

Weather Activities for Earth Day

Earth Science Printables Slideshow
Identifying Biomes
Earth Day Printable Book (K-4)
Earth Day Printables Slideshow
Trash & Climate Change
Analyzing Air Quality
Erosion Explosion
More Popular Weather Activities for Earth Day

Recycling Resources

Classroom Activities Slideshow: Going Green
Dr. Seuss and Resource Use
Save Our Environment Printables Slideshow
Green Classroom Practices That Save Money
Recycling Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Reusing & Recycling Reduces Waste: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Ways to Help the Environment
More Popular Recycling Resources

Pollution Resources

Save Our Earth! Alternative Uses for Common Trash
Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
Six Major Air Pollutants Activity
What Causes Air Pollution?
Landfill & Combustion Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
What Are Our Main Energy Resources?
A Household of the Future
More Popular Pollution Resources

Environmental Science Resources

Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
Composting Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Environmental Science Printables Slideshow
How Many People Does It Take to Ruin an Ecosystem?
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference!
More Environmental Science Teacher Resources

Natural Resources Conservation

Activity: The Water Cycle
Waste Reduction Unit: Activities on Solid & Hazardous Waste
Waste-Free Lunch
Stop Junk Mail
Light the Bulbs
Which Package Is Better?
Stop Junk Mail -- Letter to Parents
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation

Botany Resources for Earth Day

Understanding Chlorophyll
Experiment in Chromatography
Looking for Signs of Photosynthesis
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
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Animal Apartments
Animal Apartments -- Student Worksheet
How Many Shrimp?
What Is Balance in an Ecosystem?
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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