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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

Tissue Flower
Crepe Paper Flower
Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
Plant Crossword Puzzle
Earth Day Printable Book (K-4)
Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
Seeds Word Search
More Popular Earth Day Printables

Printables for Grades 6-12

Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
Plant Graph
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Comprehension Questions
Environment & Pollution: Matching Worksheet
Looking for Signs of Photosynthesis
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
Identifying and Conserving Natural Resources Activity
More Popular Earth Day Printables

Lesson Plans

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

Math Activities for Earth Day

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

References

Global Warming: A Glossary of Terms
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
Global Warming: We CAN Make a Difference!
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
Global Warming: Can We Change the Climate?
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
More Popular Earth Day References

Earth Day Art Activities

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

History Activities for Earth Day

Earth Day Activities
Reading Warm-Up 74 for Gr. 3 & 4: Current Events
National Scenic Trails
National Monuments in the U.S.

Language Arts Resources for Earth Day

Soil Erosion Word Search
Pollution Vocabulary
Earth Day Word Search
A Teacher's Guide to An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
There's an Owl in the Shower
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
Erosion Word Search
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
The School Litter Patrol
Extreme Geographical Points of the United States
Rivers of the United States
Geographical Highs, Lows, and Boundaries of the U.S.
More Social Studies Activities for Earth Day

Science Activities for Earth Day

What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
Recycling Process
Making a Wind Vane
Animal Apartments
Gardening with Kids
Weather Station
"Light the Bulbs" Recycling & Pollution Worksheet
More Popular Science Activities for Earth Day

Weather Activities for Earth Day

Top 10 Earth Day Printables (K-4)
Trash & Climate Change
Identifying Biomes
Air Quality and the Weather -- Student Worksheet
Air Quality and the Weather -- Student Section
Air Quality and the Weather -- Teacher Section
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
The "Three Rs": Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle
Ways to Help the Environment
Save the Earth! Recyclable Items
Recycling Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Green Classroom Practices That Save Money
More Popular Recycling Resources

Pollution Resources

Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
The Human Impact on the Environment–Test
Reusing & Recycling Reduces Waste: Environment Activities for the Classroom
We Care About the Earth: Writing a PSA
Save Our Earth! Alternative Uses for Common Trash
Save Our Environment Printables Slideshow
Human Disasters: A Timeline of Earth-Altering Accidents
More Popular Pollution Resources

Environmental Science Resources

Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
Composting Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Global Warming and Climate
Earth's Changing Surfaces Printables Gallery
What Kind of Trash Bag Breaks Down Fastest?
Global Warming: The Climate Detectives
Emissions and Global Warming
More Environmental Science Teacher Resources

Natural Resources Conservation

What Are Natural Resources?
Activity: Classifying Natural Resources
Activity: The Water Cycle
History of Earth Day
Which Package Is Better?
Explore Activity: Exploring Recycling
What Are Natural Resources? Definitions
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation

Botany Resources for Earth Day

Plant Products
"My Garden Song"
Plants of the Rain Forest Rubric
Experiment in Chromatography
Time to Bloom!
What Is the Carbon Cycle?
Photosynthesis
More Plants (Botany) – Teacher Resources

Animal Resources for Earth Day

Animal and Insect Pictures
How Many Shrimp?
What Is Wildlife Conservation?
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Animal Apartments -- Student Worksheet
What Is Balance in an Ecosystem?
Pests, Pesticides, and the Environment Activity
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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