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Litter From Lunchtime

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners explore environmental care by participating in a litter identification activity. In this food trash lesson, students discuss the destruction litter causes in our environment and ways we can avoid littering ourselves. Learners...
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Earth Day Guide to Being Green

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Have fun completing Earth Day related activities while learning about simple ways to preserve the Earth. Implement some of the ideas for going green as a class, like cleaning up a local park or planting a tree at school.
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Cleaning Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate how to be a philanthropist. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the story The Wartville Wizard and discuss ways to become a philanthropist. Students participate in a good deed by volunteering to clean up trash.
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A Day at the Beach: How to Keep Our Planet Clean

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a persuasive essay based on cleaning up the coast and other philanthropic values. In this writing lesson, students determine what is needed in order to keep the planet clean, and offer solutions to the International...
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Beach Cleanup at a Local Beach

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in an environmental clean-up activity. In this environmental lesson, students travel to a local beach. Working in small teams, students collect trash from the local beach. Returning to school, students sort the trash...
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Litter Crusade

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Litter, garbage, and pollution are all addressed in a nice lesson on waste and recycling. Learners discuss what litter is and how it affects the environment. Then, they sing a song about eliminating litter before going out on campus to...
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Pick It Up!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate recycling by creating receptacles that can hold trash or recyclable items.  For this graphic design lesson, students encourage their classmates to help save the environment by using a recycling receptacle they...
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Scientific Method in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the current environmental movement by cleaning up their own campus.  In this environmental care lesson, students practice cleaning their "environment" by picking up trash on their campus and decrease litter by...
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The Environment

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this reading fluency practice worksheet, students pair with partners to read the 2 sets of dialogue related to the environment.
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Let's Clean the Beach!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students volunteer their time to clean a local park. They estimate the amount of debris they collect and make observations. They write a poem and draw an illustration about their experience.
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EPA Environmental Protection Agency

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this environmental protection worksheet, students read the sentence 'The Environmental Protection Agency helps clean up pollution across the United States. Students then read and may color the phrase 'E is for Environmental Protection...
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Let's Heat Things Up!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build and evaluate simple models to understand the greenhouse effect. They explore the role of increased greenhouse gas concentration in global warming, and the implications of global warming theory for engineers, themselves...
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Elmer's Glue Crew

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice cleaning up the environment by identifying wasteful behaviors in their school. In this arts and crafts activity, students create "eco-inspector" binoculars using Elmer's glue, plastic wrap, and construction paper....
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C is for Community

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this environmental protection activity, students read the sentences 'The community words together to clean up the environment,' and 'C is for community.' Students then color the picture related to community and the environment.
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A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine recycling efforts. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.
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Starfall

Every Day is Earth Day

For Students K - 2nd
For this environment worksheet, students read a poem called "Every Day is Earth Day." Students also write about how they can help on Earth Day.
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What Can Your Class Do?

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Inspire scholars to do their part for planet Earth with a read-aloud of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, and variety of activities designed to boost the environmental activist in us all. Activities include writing poems about the Earth,...
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Environmental Destruction in Vietnam

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students watch video clip on Environmental Destruction of Vietnam, select and discuss passages from essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, that emphasize destruction to the land, and write essay on whether United States should have been...
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The Lorax's Earth Day

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Add a touch of Dr. Seuss whimsy to your Earth Day celebration with six pages consisting of Earth-friendly, inspiring, and engaging activities designed to enhance the beauty of your school campus and showcase the famous story, The...
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There's a Monster in My Closet!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create their own monsters that exist in their imaginary closets and decorate their environment. They then write a short story to describe their illustration using a prompt.
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Succession in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate their environment by growing plants in class.  In this botany lesson, students discuss the lifespan of plants and animals and how they must be cared for continuously over time.  Students grow a plant in...
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Safety Scenarios

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the various safety procedures and signs keeping them safe at work. In groups, students review several safety scenarios and present their suggests for a safe environment to the group. Students practice using...
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Oh No! Oil Spills

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the threats of an oil spill.  In this ecological awareness lesson, students examine the effects of oil spills on animals and our oceans.  Students get simulated oil on themselves and discover ways to clean it up.
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Save the Bay!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore environmental protection by creating a presentation in class. In this Chesapeake Bay activity, students discuss the current threats from human beings towards the delicate balance of life near the bay. Students identify...