Also Try Current Events About the Environment Ecology Lesson Plans on the Environment Volunteering Service Lesson Plans Earth Day Lessons (AtoZTeacherStuff.com) Provides links to over a dozen carefully selected lessons. 04-06 Earth Day Lessons (EdHelper.com) Provides over a hundred lessons and activities. 04-06 Earth Day Lessons (LessonPlansPage.com) Provides over a dozen lessons. 04-06 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 Earth Day Activities (Kid's Domain) Provides over a dozen activities for kids to celebrate Earth Day. 4-00 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 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 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 Earth Day Events 2012 (EPA.gov) Provides events within the United States. 04-12 Earth Day History (Wikipedia.org) Provides a history of Earth Day. 04-12 Earth Day History and Activities (EarthSite) Projects Earth Day (EarthDay.org) "Our planet, our home is being neglected. Climate change continues unabated. It seems there's a new ecological disaster happening almost daily. This Earth Day it's time to mobilize the planet from the ground up to send a message that the Earth won't wait!" 04-12 Earth Day Activities for Children (FunSchool) Provides games and activities. 04-12 Ecology Projects (Teachers.net) Provides projects related to ecology. 3-00

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