Lesson plans provide creative ideas for creating storyboards that pertain to Earth Day.

A classroom activity for students which honors and commemorates the anniversary of Earth Day. Taken from ReadWriteThink's calendar on April 22, 2007. Includes web links, lesson plans, and a bibliography.

Kids learn about Earth Day. History and fun facts about this holiday that celebrates nature.

The children will compare two texts: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton and Farewell to Shady Glade by Bill Peet, about an old house and an animal's home respectively, using a Venn Diagram. They should be guided to address the...

Explore averages and rates of change and apply to calculate the cumulative effect of garbage thrown out by people over time. Use population data from the U.S. Bureau of Census to estimate how much garbage your county threw away during...

Battery Facts provides helpful information about the benefits of batteries, how they work, and the concerns over the footprint they leave on the environment when they are not properly disposed of.

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the variety of life found on Earth. You can help create habitats and promote biodiversity by creating seed balls! These balls can be thrown, placed or planted in any urban space that needs greening.

We throw away so many things on a daily basis. Why not find creative ways to recycle and reuse them? 45 ways you can make different items by using recycled materials are provided here.

Learn here how to conserve water by taking a shorter shower! By being mindful of how long we keep the shower running, we can help save a lot of water and energy.

Learn your part in keeping unused items out of landfills by organizing a yard sale. By exchanging or donating your old stuff you can save money and reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills!

Each year, people throw out millions of tons of food that could still be eaten. That is a lot of food! Even when we compost food waste there are still some negative impacts. Resources like water and energy are used to grow and transport...

This kinesthetic activity demonstrates to students that the Earth's tilt is what is responsible for shifting light patterns and the change in seasons.

Biographical information about Gaylord Anton Nelson, the founder of Earth Day. [4:51]

Misconceptions about the causes of seasons and day and night are common through all ages. Use the information on this site to help your students understand these concepts. Included are links to many resources and lesson plans for...

Plenty of cool activities about the Earth's rotation can be found here, such as tracing shadows, observing shadows during different times of the day, and tracking the sun's path in the sky to understand the rotation of the earth.

Say good-bye to cold temperatures and short days, spring is here!! Mud puddles, blossoms, songbirds are just a few things that call us outdoors during this season. Start here for some cool ideas to celebrate spring!

Winter solstice, earliest sunset, latest sunrise. It seems that, in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, these three events should happen on the same day. Read this explanation of the changing of the seasons and learn why the winter solstice...

Why does the Moon always shows the same face to the Earth? Why is the Moon's rotation period the same as the length of time it takes to orbit the Earth? Why are there two tides a day? These questions and more are answered here.

Taken by Voyager 1 as it passed Jupiter in 1979, this image shows the Great Red Spot, which is a hurricane-like storm that has lasted over 300 years, and is more than three times the size of planet Earth.

During this lesson students are going to take a look at moon phases and sunrise-sunset times in order to learn about daylight hours. Students discover that we do not always have the same amount of daylight each day. This lesson is best...

Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.

What objects are in the day sky and the night sky? How do they seem to move? Come and explore with us as we discover the sun, moon, planets and stars! This detailed lesson plan includes pictures and videos of the lesson in action,...

This survey of the planets includes all the basics, size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. It features interactive activities and learning exercises and compares all of the planets in colorful tables.

In this lesson, students will observe and communicate how the stars are in the sky both day and night. The extremely detailed lesson includes photos and videos of the lesson in actions, examples of student's work, materials, parent...