Recommended for First Grade to Twelfth Grade

Earth Day Resources

APTPLUS
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Search for Earth Day related words such as "earth, environment, or pollution"

Lesson Plans
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (Grades 5th -6th)
http://www.kidzone.ws/plans/view.asp?i=150

Best Lessons on Earth (Day) (various grades)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson260.shtml

Junk Mail Overload (Grades 3-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp260-02.shtml

Earth from Space Maps (Grades K-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp260-01.shtml

Clean Up Hazardous Waste (Grades 3-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp260-03.shtml

ABC of Endangered Species (Grades K-8)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp260-04.shtml

101 Amazing Earth Facts Game (Grades 3-12)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp075.shtml (students study facts to compete in a Jeopardy type game)

Games and Activities
Games, Activities, Facts and Graphics
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

Recycle City Interactive City (text heavy) EPA
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

Dumptown Games (text heavy) EPA
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gameint.htm

Earth Day Crafts
http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/earth-day/earth_day_crafts.html

Earth Day Games
http://resources.kaboose.com/games/earthday.html

Earth Day Printables
http://holidays.kaboose.com/earthday-printables.html

Earth Day Activities for Kids
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/earth.html

History of Earth Day
http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html

Online Collaborative Projects
The Global Sun Temperature Project
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj3/en/  

An Assortment of Internet Projects from Education Week http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr068.shtml

Earth Day News Articles
The Official Earth Day 2010 Campaign April 22. 2010
http://www.earthday.org/earthday2010

Earth Day Celebration
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/environment/Week-Long-Earth-Day-Celebration-Begins-in-The-United-States-91263784.html

News from the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041502376.html

Earth Day Picture of the Day
http://epod.usra.edu/