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APT Educational Media Services

Education Sponsors

APTPLUS
  • Alpha Foundation
  • Daniel Foundation of Alabama
  • Hugh Kaul Foundation
  • Monte L. Moorer Foundation
  • Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust
e-Learning for Educators/ APT Learn Online
  • Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
  • U.S. Department of Education
STEM Education Initiative
  • Ann & Alfred F. Delchamps, Jr. Charitable Fund
  • BBVA Compass Bank
  • Beverly and Gary Cooper Charitable Fund
  • Community Foundation of South Alabama
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
General Educational Support
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama
  • Books-A-Million
  • Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
  • Publix
  • Wells Fargo
PBS Kids Programs
  • Alabama Power
  • Books-A-Million
  • Children's of Alabama
  • Publix
  • US Space & Rocket Center
American Graduate
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Southern Education Desk
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Earth Day 2012

Recommended for First Grade to Twelfth Grade

To take advantage of these APTPLUS FREE resources, you must:

  • Go to www.aptplus.org.
  • Sign In, Register or click on "Go to My APTPLUS Media Services Page" to access the Learn360 database.

Key word suggestions and a sampling of videos are listed below. Use the key word search function in Learn360 to access the videos that correlate to these key words and titles. Other videos can be easily located by selecting other title and key words to search the APTPLUS database.

  • clean up (259  resources)
  • conservation (174 resources)
  • earth day (179 resources)
  • environment (1,043 resources)
  • environmental science (38 resources)
  • littering (53 resources)
  • pollution (305 resources)

Learn360 Videos
Title: Holiday Facts & Fun: Earth Day
Grades: PreK-2, 3-5
This video tells the story behind Earth Day, and illustrates the importance of establishing a healthful environment on the land, in the air, and in the waters of our planet. More importantly, the video shows youngsters what they can do today, and in the future, to help protect planet Earth. (Includes a Lesson Plan, Student Activities, and a Teacher's Guide)
Run Time: (14:14)

Title: People Power
Grades: 9-12
Describes how a group of surfers changed the world because they stood up for something they believed in, details how people can affect the environment, and discusses in four steps what you can do to change your society. (Includes Teacher's Notes)
Run Time: (22:01)

Title: Talking Trash: Understanding Landfills
Grades: 6-8
Describes general characteristics of how a landfill operates, maintains, and creates a waste area. (Includes a Lesson Planning Article)
Run Time: (25:10)

Title: Science In Action: Pollution
Grades: 6-8
Details the 3 types of pollution (air, water and noise); how they're created, environmental effects and most importantly, methods to reduce, control and recycle waste. (Includes a Teacher's Guide)
Run Time: (17:53)

 

Web Resources

Climate Change in Google Earth
http://www.google.com/landing/cop15/
Earth Day Lessons from Scholastic (for Smartboards)
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=250
 
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Created April 16, 2012                                                                                               Updated March 3, 2013

APT Educational Media Services

Education Sponsors

APTPLUS
  • Alpha Foundation
  • Daniel Foundation of Alabama
  • Hugh Kaul Foundation
  • Monte L. Moorer Foundation
  • Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust
e-Learning for Educators/ APT Learn Online
  • Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
  • U.S. Department of Education
STEM Education Initiative
  • Ann & Alfred F. Delchamps, Jr. Charitable Fund
  • BBVA Compass Bank
  • Beverly and Gary Cooper Charitable Fund
  • Community Foundation of South Alabama
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
General Educational Support
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama
  • Books-A-Million
  • Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
  • Publix
  • Wells Fargo
PBS Kids Programs
  • Alabama Power
  • Books-A-Million
  • Children's of Alabama
  • Publix
  • US Space & Rocket Center
American Graduate
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Southern Education Desk
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting