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Earth Day
April 22
Earth Day is held annually during spring and is intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Earth Day, which was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970, is celebrated in many countries each year on April 22.
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UEN's Climate Science
In addition to high quality, entertaining videos that were developed to teach students about climate and climate change, the site features lesson plans, web sites, books and career information.
In addition to high quality, entertaining videos that were developed to teach students about climate and climate change, the site features lesson plans, web sites, books and career information.Earth Day Network
Find out about Earth Day events and activities, eco-information, and how to get involved.
Find out about Earth Day events and activities, eco-information, and how to get involved. 
Earth 911 - Earth Day
Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention and how help protect the environment.
Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention and how help protect the environment.Green Reading
The National Environmental Education Foundation gathered some "Green Reads" for students.
The National Environmental Education Foundation gathered some "Green Reads" for students.Today in History: April 22
Learn more about the beginnings of Earth Day from the Library of Congress - American Memory.
Learn more about the beginnings of Earth Day from the Library of Congress - American Memory.
Earth Day Groceries Project
This free environmental awareness project encourages students to decorate paper grocery bags with environmental messages for Earth Day.
This free environmental awareness project encourages students to decorate paper grocery bags with environmental messages for Earth Day. Earth Day On Your Block
Celebrate your neighborhood by organizing an Earth Day event with your neighbors.
Celebrate your neighborhood by organizing an Earth Day event with your neighbors.How to Celebrate Earth Day
There are many ways that you can celebrate Earth Day. Here are 15 ideas from wikiHow.
There are many ways that you can celebrate Earth Day. Here are 15 ideas from wikiHow.Earth Day Crafts and Projects
These fun Earth Day craft projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.
These fun Earth Day craft projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.Activities to Celebrate Earth Day
Help keep Earth Day alive for another generation with these cross-curriculum activities!
Help keep Earth Day alive for another generation with these cross-curriculum activities!What On Earth Are You Doing for Earth Day?
Hold an Earth Day Fair. Start a school recycling program. Or get your students involved in one of the terrific online projects that promote environmental awareness and conservation.
Hold an Earth Day Fair. Start a school recycling program. Or get your students involved in one of the terrific online projects that promote environmental awareness and conservation.Happy Earth Day Coloring and Activity Book (pdf)
An 11-page coloring book full of tips for making the Earth a better place.
An 11-page coloring book full of tips for making the Earth a better place.
Best Lessons on Earth (Day)
These lessons engage students in creating maps of Earth, as well as exploring issues of junk mail and hazardous household waste.
These lessons engage students in creating maps of Earth, as well as exploring issues of junk mail and hazardous household waste. Earth Day Extravaganza
This Earth day lesson teaches students about the environment and the effects of pollution and recycling on their community.
This Earth day lesson teaches students about the environment and the effects of pollution and recycling on their community.Earth Day Every Day
This lesson demonstrates how classroom and community projects can improve the local environment.
This lesson demonstrates how classroom and community projects can improve the local environment.Protecting Our Precious Planet
In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students participate in the Internet-based Earth Day Groceries Project.
In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students participate in the Internet-based Earth Day Groceries Project.Earth Day Teacher Resources
This collection of Science NetLinks lessons and resources will help teachers and students prepare Earth Day on April 22.
This collection of Science NetLinks lessons and resources will help teachers and students prepare Earth Day on April 22. True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet
This lesson helps students understand that products and objects that humans make have lifespans, too, and that they need to be recycled, reused, and re-imagined.
This lesson helps students understand that products and objects that humans make have lifespans, too, and that they need to be recycled, reused, and re-imagined.Celebrate Earth Day with ReadWriteThink
In celebration of Earth Day, students research famous environmentalists and write letters to them asking for their opinions on current issues and turn their letters into a poem.
In celebration of Earth Day, students research famous environmentalists and write letters to them asking for their opinions on current issues and turn their letters into a poem.How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate
This lesson helps students understand the scientific research into climate change and the role of citizen scientists in helping professional scientists generate data to track the problem and devise solutions.
This lesson helps students understand the scientific research into climate change and the role of citizen scientists in helping professional scientists generate data to track the problem and devise solutions.
Earth Day Games
Celebrate Earth Day with online games, puzzles, crafts and coloring pages. Be sure to take the Earth Day quiz.
Celebrate Earth Day with online games, puzzles, crafts and coloring pages. Be sure to take the Earth Day quiz.
National Geographic Environment Video Library
A series of short videos from National Geographic on various topics ranging from water conservation, to farm restoration to manatees.
A series of short videos from National Geographic on various topics ranging from water conservation, to farm restoration to manatees.The Story of Bottled Water
This video discusses the 'manufactured demand' for bottled water and presents some stunning facts about how pervasive our desire to drink from a bottle is.
This video discusses the 'manufactured demand' for bottled water and presents some stunning facts about how pervasive our desire to drink from a bottle is. Earth and Environment Videos in eMedia
The videos contained in eMedia are available to Utah's K-12 teachers and students through the K12 Pioneer Library.
The videos contained in eMedia are available to Utah's K-12 teachers and students through the K12 Pioneer Library.Curiosity Quest Goes Green
An upbeat family program that explores what the community is curious about. Recycling, sanitary landfills, e-waste, etc.
An upbeat family program that explores what the community is curious about. Recycling, sanitary landfills, e-waste, etc.Desert Oasis - Creating A Wetlands Park in Las Vegas
Desert Oasis is a documentary film portrait of the last, significant open space left in Las Vegas, Nevada - and the community members who sought to protect it by turning it into a Wetlands Park.
Desert Oasis is a documentary film portrait of the last, significant open space left in Las Vegas, Nevada - and the community members who sought to protect it by turning it into a Wetlands Park. Earth Day and Beyond: Gaylord Nelson's Good Fight
In 1969, as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson came up with one of the most powerful ideas of his time: Earth Day, inspired by the teach-ins dealing with the Vietnam War.
In 1969, as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson came up with one of the most powerful ideas of his time: Earth Day, inspired by the teach-ins dealing with the Vietnam War.