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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
Crepe Paper Flower
Save Our Environment Printable Book (K-12)
Ecology-Themed Bulletin Board
Fossil Layers
Earth Science Printable Book (K-4)
Tissue Flower
An Inconvenient Truth Classroom Poster
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Printables for Grades 6-12
What Are Air and Water Pollution?
Six Major Air Pollutants Activity
Plant Graph
Classifying Wastes
Earth's Changing Surfaces Printable Book (6-10)
Environmental Science Printable Book (6-10)
Classifying Cerealites
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Lesson Plans
Recycled Art
Build a Volcano
We Care About the Earth
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
Weather Station
Flower and Leaf Press
Plants of the Rain Forest
More Earth Day Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Eclipse Quiz Answer Sheet
Eclipse Quiz
Bulletin Boards
Math Activities for Earth Day
How Can You Make a Thermometer?
Our Growing Planet
Recycling Word Problems
References
Global Warming: So, What's the Big Deal?
Major Air Pollutants
Global Warming: Greenhouse Effect
Photosynthesis
World Heritage Sites in the United States
National Monuments in the U.S.
Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations in the United States, by State
More Popular Earth Day References
Earth Day Art Activities
Recycled Art Reflection Questionnaire
Collecting Cans
Children of Native America Today Activities
Maisy's Nature Walk Activity Kit
What's the Solution to Ocean Pollution?
More Earth Day Art Activities
History Activities for Earth Day
National Scenic Trails
Earth Day Activities
Daily Warm-Up 74 for Gr. 3 & 4: Current Events
Language Arts Resources for Earth Day
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Reading Passage
Acrostic Poem: Earth Day
There's an Owl in the Shower
Just a Dream Teacher's Guide
Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 6: Treebeard's Lament
Recycled Poetry
Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring: Comprehension Questions
More Language Arts Resources for Earth Day
Social Studies Activities for Earth Day
Highest Mountain Peaks in the United States
North American Continental Divide
Rivers of the United States
Geographical Highs, Lows, and Boundaries of the U.S.
National Park System of the United States
Glaciers: Ice That Flows
Extreme Geographical Points of the United States
More Social Studies Activities for Earth Day
Science Activities for Earth Day
Looking for Signs of Photosynthesis
Stop Junk Mail -- Letter to Parents
Recycling
Environment and Pollution: Matching Answers
Environment and Pollution: Matching
Mud Microbiology
What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
More Popular Science Activities for Earth Day
Weather Activities for Earth Day
Air Quality and the Weather -- Student Worksheet
Air Quality and the Weather -- Student Section
Identifying Temperature Inversions
Investigating Air
Visibility -- Student Section
Assessing Air Quality
Visibility Chart
More Popular Weather Activities for Earth Day
Recycling Resources
A Household of the Future
Ways to Help the Environment
Taking Care of Our Earth With Katie Kazoo
Make a No-Waste Sack Lunch
The Dumpster Diver: An Activity Guide
Stop Junk Mail
What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? Activity Kit
More Popular Recycling Resources
Pollution Resources
Modeling Wastewater Treatment
The Global Environment Outlook: An Overview
Science, Technology, and Society: Clean Machine
Pollution Vocabulary
The School Litter Patrol
Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
Analyzing Air Quality
More Popular Pollution Resources
Global Warming Resources
Global Warming and Global Temperature
Global Warming and Climate
Emissions and Global Warming
The Uncertainties of Global Warming
The Effects of Global Warming on Sea Level
The Ozone Show
Will Global Warming Change the U.S. Climate?
More Global Warming Teacher Resources
Natural Resources Conservation
History of Earth Day
Earth Day Word Search
What Can You Reuse and Recycle?
Explore Activity: Exploring Recycling
Light the Bulbs
Which Package Is Better?
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation
Botany Resources for Earth Day
Understanding Chlorophyll
Experiment in Chromatography
Plant Crossword Puzzle
Seeds Word Search
Gardening with Kids
Plant Products
Plants of the Rain Forest Rubric
More Plants (Botany) – Teacher Resources
Animal Resources for Earth Day
Animal and Insect Pictures
Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan
Animal Apartments -- Student Worksheet
Animal Apartments
How Many Shrimp?
Second-Grade Soil Scientists
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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