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Lesson Plans
  1. Earth Day (Donn)
      Provides lessons, links, and activities related to Earth Day.

  2. Earth Day Lessons (AtoZTeacherStuff.com)
      Provides links to over a dozen carefully selected lessons. 04-06

  3. Earth Day Lessons (EdHelper.com)
      Provides over a hundred lessons and activities. 04-06

  4. Earth Day Lessons (Education-World)
      "Included: Student work sheet, 20 bonus Earth Day lessons, plus links to fun Earth Day resources for kids!" 04-06

  5. Earth Day Lessons (LessonPlansPage.com)
      Provides over a dozen lessons. 04-06

  6. Earth Day Lessons (NationalGeographic.com)
      "This lesson demonstrates how classroom and community projects can improve the local environment and benefit communities beyond one's own. Students will discuss environmental concerns, analyze these concerns, and offer practical remedies. Students will conclude by devising a project to implement the remedies and share the results with classrooms around the world." 04-06

Lists
  1. Earth Day (Surfing the Net with Kids - Feldman)
      Provides rated sources of information on Earth Day activities for kids. 4-00

  2. Earth Day Activities (Kid's Domain)
      Provides over a dozen activities for kids to celebrate Earth Day. 4-00

  3. Earth Day History (Kid's Domain - Moon)
      Provides a history of the development of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22 in schools in the USA, starting with the efforts of Senator Gaylord Nelson. 12-02

  4. Earth Day History (Lawrence and McConnell)
      Provides a history of the development of Earth Day and argues that we should celebrate it on the Spring equinox rather than April 22. Points out that April 22 was set aside for environmental action and education, while the Spring equinox Earth Day was set aside for a much larger purpose. The purpose of the vernal equinox celebration is to "peacefully end the scourge of war…," "provide an opportunity for the children of the disinherited poor to obtain their rightful inheritance in the Earth…," and "redirect the energies of industry and society from progress through products...to progress through harmony with Earth's natural systems for improving the quality of life…." 4-00

Papers
  1. Earth Day (EarthSite)
      Provides basic information about Earth Day.

  2. Earth Day - A History (Infoplease.com)
      Provides a history of Earth Day, celebrated in schools in the United States on April 22nd. (It is also celebrated globally on the Spring equinox.) 4-01

  3. Earth Day Founder Dies (ABC News)
      "Gaylord Nelson, the folksy Democratic senator from Wisconsin who helped start the modern environmental movement with the creation of Earth Day 35 years ago, died Sunday. He was 89." 7-05

  4. Earth Day History and Activities (EarthSite)
Projects
  1. Ecology Projects (Teachers.net)
      Provides projects related to ecology. 3-00

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