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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
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Crepe Paper Flower
Fossil Layers
Earth Day Printable Book (K-4)
The "Three Rs": Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
Plant Crossword Puzzle
What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
More Popular Earth Day Printables
Printables for Grades 6-12
What Are Natural Resources?
Plant Graph
What Are Natural Resources?
Activity: Classifying Natural Resources
Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
Recycling Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Earth, Moon, Sun, and Seasons -- Lecture Notes and Facts
More Popular Earth Day Printables
Lesson Plans
Build a Volcano
Recycled Art
Weather Station
Plants of the Rain Forest
Recycled Poetry
We Care About the Earth
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
More Earth Day Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Eclipse Quiz
Eclipse Quiz Answer Sheet
Bulletin Boards
Ecology-Themed Bulletin Board
Math Activities for Earth Day
How Can You Make a Thermometer?
Money-Saving Tips for Teachers
Buy Nothing Day
Our Growing Planet
Recycling Word Problems
References
Global Warming: A Glossary of Terms
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Rivers of the United States
The Global Environment Outlook: An Overview
Global Warming and Global Temperature
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
More Popular Earth Day References
Earth Day Art Activities
Recycled Art Projects Slideshow
Tissue Flower
Recycled Art Reflection Questionnaire
Maisy's Nature Walk Activity Kit
Flower and Leaf Press
Collecting Cans
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
Pollution Vocabulary
There's an Owl in the Shower
Erosion Word Search
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
Soil Erosion Word Search
Seeds Word Search
More Language Arts Resources for Earth Day
Social Studies Activities for Earth Day
Second-Grade Soil Scientists
Soil Scientists
Highest Mountain Peaks in the United States
North American Continental Divide
Geographical Highs, Lows, and Boundaries of the U.S.
Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations in the United States, by State
World Heritage Sites in the United States
More Social Studies Activities for Earth Day
Science Activities for Earth Day
Making a Wind Vane
Air, Air, Everywhere
Erosion at Work
What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
What Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?
Whirly Copter
Gardening with Kids
More Popular Science Activities for Earth Day
Weather Activities for Earth Day
Earth Day Printables Slideshow
Earth Science Printables Slideshow
Identifying Biomes
Investigating Air
An Inconvenient Truth Classroom Poster
Trash & Climate Change
Air Quality and the Weather -- Student Section
More Popular Weather Activities for Earth Day
Recycling Resources
Classroom Activities Slideshow: Going Green
Green Classroom Practices That Save Money
Dr. Seuss and Resource Use
Save Our Environment Printables Slideshow
Environment & Pollution: Matching Worksheet
Recycling Facts
Save the Earth! Recyclable Items
More Popular Recycling Resources
Pollution Resources
Save Our Earth! Alternative Uses for Common Trash
Ways to Help the Environment
Six Major Air Pollutants Activity
Reusing & Recycling Reduces Waste: Environment Activities for the Classroom
What Causes Land Pollution?
What Causes Air Pollution?
Make a Difference in Your School
More Popular Pollution Resources
Global Warming Resources
Green Living Quiz: Global Warming
How Many People Does It Take to Ruin an Ecosystem?
What Is the Carbon Cycle?
Source Reduction Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Green Living Quiz: Environmental Resources
An Ecosystem Escapade
Sources of Resources
More Global Warming Teacher Resources
Natural Resources Conservation
How Can Natural Resources Be Conserved?
Identifying and Conserving Natural Resources Activity
Activity: The Water Cycle
Classifying Wastes
History of Earth Day
Recycling Study Guide
What Are Our Main Energy Resources?
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation
Botany Resources for Earth Day
"My Garden Song"
Understanding Chlorophyll
Experiment in Chromatography
Photosynthesis
Time to Bloom!
Looking for Signs of Photosynthesis
Pests, Pesticides, and the Environment Activity
More Plants (Botany) – Teacher Resources
Animal Resources for Earth Day
Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Animal and Insect Pictures
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Animal Apartments -- Student Worksheet
Animal Apartments
What Is Balance in an Ecosystem?
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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