More Earth Day Resources
Whether you seek ideas for a community service project for Earth Day or ways to use innovative technologies to bring the environment into your classroom, TeachersFIrst has the reviewed resources to meet your needs. This extensive list is a full listing of TeachersFirst resource for Earth Day.
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Earth Day - Funschool/Disney
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2 to 8
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Earth Day provides students with Earth Day themed quizzes, games and crafts. This is a very colorful and eclectic site. Warning: there is a catchy (yet persistent) tune played on ...more
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Earth Day provides students with Earth Day themed quizzes, games and crafts. This is a very colorful and eclectic site. Warning: there is a catchy (yet persistent) tune played on the main page. So you may want to turn the volume down.
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Teachers this site is perfect for teaching about Earth Day. Use the site with an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use the quiz as a pre-assessment to see how much students know about Earth Day. After the unit is complete have students retake the quiz to see what they've learned. Create centers in the classroom with the website. Have the arcade games as a station, the word play on the interactive whiteboard and have the crafts as another center. Show students the slide show about five ways they can save the planet. Have them work in groups and create posters to be hung around the school. Use an online poster creator, such as Wallwisher, (reviewed here).
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Early Sprouts - Early Sprouts Program; Keene State College
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K to 4
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This website offers a complete curriculum to introduce young students to the importance of healthy eating based on having them grow and prepare their own foods. The 24-week program...more
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This website offers a complete curriculum to introduce young students to the importance of healthy eating based on having them grow and prepare their own foods. The 24-week program includes a variety of child-friendly activities that familiarize students with nutritious fruits and vegetables, for example, by touching, growing, smelling, preparing, and eating them. Supporting materials for family and community involvement round out the curriculum.
tag(s): child development (16), cooking (24), nutrition (100), obesity (13)
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Use this site as the starting point for individual or group projects. Use the print sources and images from this site for your bulletin boards. This site is a perfect addition to Earth Day activities. When you have lessons on nutrition, make them real by including the sensory aspects of this curriculum. Try some of the simple recipes in class, or cut and paste to make a classroom cookbook.Use this site as a jumping off point for growing those parent gifts of sweet potato greens or other small vegetable plants.
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Waterlife - National Film Board of Canada
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4 to 12
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Get swept away in an ocean of images and waves of powerful music in this unbelievable site about the ecology, grandeur, and necessity of the Great Lakes. Visit often because ...more
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Get swept away in an ocean of images and waves of powerful music in this unbelievable site about the ecology, grandeur, and necessity of the Great Lakes. Visit often because clicks can lead to a variety of different places. Learn the different ways the Great Lakes are a necessary resource and how they are currently under stresses affecting humans and many other species. This site requires a bit of bandwidth with the moving images, music, and narration. Be sure to try it out on your class computer in advance and limit the number of computers connecting at the same time. Be sure to check out all the topics, including invasive species, home, political, evaporating, and much more. Take a look at the link "Water Is" to view the list of topics. You will need headphones or speakers for the audio on this site.
tag(s): ecology (113), ecosystems (60), pollution (51), water (88), water cycle (20), watersheds (8), wetlands (7)
In the Classroom
Use as an introduction to a unit on water or pollution. Use to introduce the chemistry of water (and how life on Earth would not be possible without it) by finding ways that water is affected by other materials and discussing the chemistry behind it. Explore in a civics and government class as a contemporary issue not constrained by international boundaries. Allow students the opportunity to explore on their own and report interesting facts and troublesome points to the rest of the class for further review and research. Use on Earth Day or as part of Earth Week activities. Divide younger students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Create letters to the editor, blog posts, and other multimedia or conventional items to portray what they have learned. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts demonstrating their understanding of one of the concepts and their additional research. Use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here). Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here.
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Odosketch - Odopod
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K to 12
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Odosketch is a flash drawing tool that is simple to use. Simply click "Create A Sketch" to get started. Choose a color from the palette below and use your mouse ...more
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Odosketch is a flash drawing tool that is simple to use. Simply click "Create A Sketch" to get started. Choose a color from the palette below and use your mouse to begin drawing. Erase, use white (essentially a watermark on the display), and reload to start over. Create an account to be able to save creations. The colors of the palette are beautiful and go well together. Play with the movement of the mouse to achieve various brush strokes.
tag(s): colors (31), drawing (52), writing prompts (43)
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Create a class account for students to use to create or allow them to create their own account.Use this site anywhere pictures can be used to describe content. Assign prompts that can be answered with a visual picture instead of writing. Or have highly visual students use drawing as a prewriting activity Connect students with their feelings by having them describe their emotions, thoughts, and feelings with a picture. Provide themes so students can then draw whatever comes to mind. Follow with a simple sentence or description of what they were thinking or feeling. Create special drawings for holidays or events such as Earth Day. Take a screenshot to save the image and include it in an album of images using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.
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Earth Care - Earth Care Canada
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1 to 12
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This site is dedicated to providing information on taking care of the environment and offers many resources and lessons for teachers. The Lessons, Activities, and Handouts link contains...more
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This site is dedicated to providing information on taking care of the environment and offers many resources and lessons for teachers. The Lessons, Activities, and Handouts link contains printable lessons and activities listed by grade level and topic. Topics include energy, recycling, water and waste. Another helpful link is Focus on Books which has environmental lesson plans based on popular children's literature such as Make Way for Ducklings, Diary of a Worm, and If You Give a Moose a Muffin. Lesson plans include suggested grade level, duration of lesson, goals, lesson activities, and follow-up questions. Be sure to also check out the Focus on Numbers link which includes additional lesson plans based on an environmental theme but also includes lessons to develop numeracy skills.
tag(s): environment (217), literature (178), numbers (130), recycling (37), water (88)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource when looking for Earth Day lessons and activities. Use this site to plan cross-curricular activities for science and math.
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Planetfesto - Planetfesto Projects
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K to 12
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Begin a new way of thinking with a little gratitude using this site. Encourage others to offer thanks and recognize the gifts from Planet Earth. Each picture that is added ...more
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Begin a new way of thinking with a little gratitude using this site. Encourage others to offer thanks and recognize the gifts from Planet Earth. Each picture that is added to the site creates a ribbon of pictures that will circle the globe. Upload a picture with words of thanks and a pledge of action. See Things You Can do for adults and kids in the About menu. The beauty of the site is simple: no money pledges but simple thanks and action. View the slideshow of pictures and messages. Search messages by location or other criteria. Use the play, pause, and fast forward buttons to stop and advance the ribbon. Use one of their pictures or use your own. To add a picture to the ribbon, enter your name, message, and whether you want your information added to a group or school. Upload your picture from your computer (2MB limit) or choose a planetfesto picture already on the site. Click additional actions listed. Enter your name (if over 18), your location, and email address to edit information later (none of these is required unless you wish to return and edit). Turn the music on or off easily in the upper left. Click on the icons below the ribbon for ideas for the pledge of action.
tag(s): earth day (90), ecology (113), environment (217), natural resources (21), recycling (37)
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If you allow students to submit ideas, be sure to discuss safety issues in advance about including optional personal information. The ribbon itself is a community that encourages action. Create class action and add to the ribbon. Use this site as an inspiration before Earth Day! During studies of ecology topics, create action public service announcements that can be added to the ribbon by each student. Hover over "about the ribbon" and click on "Connect with Planetfesto." Follow the link to their blog or click on lesson plans for ideas for your class. For example, create your own ribbon of ideas and actions for your school that can be displayed in the hallway and circle the school itself. Display the ribbon on an interactive whiteboard or use a projector. Mine the ribbon for great ideas and actions to adopt by individuals, the class, or the school community.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Day: TeachersFirst Editors' Choices - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Earth Day presents a special opportunity to connect classroom curriculum with real-world experience, not only in science but also for lessons in math, language arts, social studies,...more
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Earth Day presents a special opportunity to connect classroom curriculum with real-world experience, not only in science but also for lessons in math, language arts, social studies, art, and more. With so many outstanding resources available on the web related to environmental concerns, TeachersFirst's editorial team has hand-selected this group of "Editors' Choices" for their potential to engage and involve your students in both the understanding of scientific concepts surrounding Earth Day and in environmental activism for any time of the year.
tag(s): earth (169), earth day (90), environment (217)
In the Classroom
Share this list with your students and parents via your class web page not only on Earth Day but throughout the year to heighten awareness of environmental issues. Allow students to team up and select Earth Day projects or choose one effort for your entire school. There are options here for all ages.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Think Green - Waste Management
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K to 12
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Looking for great information on living green and saving the environment? Find great resources here on "Transforming Waste" and "Case Studies." Read posts from professionals in "Points...more
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Looking for great information on living green and saving the environment? Find great resources here on "Transforming Waste" and "Case Studies." Read posts from professionals in "Points of View." View videos in the "Resources" section. Look under "Classroom Tools" to view student resources by grade and teacher resources by grade, topic, and resources. Caution: the beginning of the site sometimes asks you to participate in a survey. You can hit the "no thanks" button to pass this section.
tag(s): earth (169), earth day (90), environment (217)
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Use this site for lesson plans, videos, and other resources for teaching environmental issues to students of all ages. Share videos with younger students on a projector or as a center. Stay up to date with points of views from professionals. Have students review resources and determine points of views of other articles and resources on the web. Students can create individual, group, or class projects to increase awareness of environmental issues. Why not have students create age-appropriate multi-media presentations demonstrating what they learned? Have students create posters on paper or do it together as a class using an online tool such as Web Poster Wizard (reviewed here) or PicLits (reviewed here). Have cooperative learning groups create online books using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here. Have students create commercials and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube
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Global Warming - Chris Clementi
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5 to 8
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This information-rich website offers a WebQuest (which could almost be an entire unit) devoted to Global Warming. It provides an eclectic look at this "hot topic." The teacher-creator...more
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This information-rich website offers a WebQuest (which could almost be an entire unit) devoted to Global Warming. It provides an eclectic look at this "hot topic." The teacher-creator also provides excellent video clips and learning activities. The culminating activity challenges students to create a short movie (using Windows Movie Maker) and to write a one-page newsletter about the specific topic they have researched. A short assessment tool is available at the "evaluation" link. For younger students, please view the videos before sharing them with your class. Some are rather graphic for elementary students. This website requires Flash and Adobe, get them from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): earth (169), earth day (90), environment (217)
In the Classroom
Use this "hot topic" website to spark your students' interest in the environment. Even if you don't have time to complete the entire WebQuest, using the short videos and other information would be beneficial to any class studying the effects of global warming or even the environment in general.Make it more interesting for students, and have them create an online poster for the final product instead of a typical paper poster. Use a tool such as Web Poster Wizard (reviewed here) or PicLits (reviewed here) to spice the project up and make it more interesting for students.
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Jason Mission Center: Operation - Monster Storms - The JASON Project
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7 to 12
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This task based website provides an interactive and technological way to teach about meteorology, specifically big storms. Operation: Monster Storms is designed to have students understand...more
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This task based website provides an interactive and technological way to teach about meteorology, specifically big storms. Operation: Monster Storms is designed to have students understand and interact with the information presented to them so that they learn and internalize concepts. The site has an introduction video that is reminiscent of "Mission Impossible" assignments. Then, there is a series of five missions. Each mission has a briefing (or more!), laboratory activities, and field assignments. Missions could be used independently of each other or as a complete unit. The information is easy to understand, and the formatting is visually appealing. For "full access" you must be registered (email required) and logged in - which is FREE. Read tips for safely managing email registrations here.
tag(s): earth (169), earth day (90), hurricanes (27), tornadoes (8), weather (148)
In the Classroom
Try showing the video using your a interactive whitebord and projector. Challenge the class to be able to complete the objectives by the end of the unit. Have students complete parts in class and at home. Once the operation is completed by the students, revisit the video objectives as a way to assess knowledge and retention of concepts.Since each mission can be used independently, but are inter-related, you may want to form small groups and assign each group the task of completing one of the missions. Each mission has several topics. Have groups take notes about what they learned using a tool such as Quicklyst (reviewed here). Also, have them collect images to go with the information using a creative commons image site like ImageBased (reviewed here). Once finished, have the small groups present what they learned during their mission using your interactive whiteboard and projector. Post student notes as links on your teacher website, so all students can benefit from them. Once created, the notes can be used as a study aid for tests and quizzes.
Another alternative is to introduce the site to the class, and then have them choose one operation as a semester or year long project to be completed on their own time. It could be used in place of a unit or final test on meteorology.
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Virtual Visit to a School Garden - TeachersFirst/Meriwether Lewis Elementary
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3 to 8
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Watch the archived version of a live webcast from Meriwether Lewis Elementary School garden on Earth Day 2009, a cooperative project with TeachersFirst. See students explain concepts...more
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Watch the archived version of a live webcast from Meriwether Lewis Elementary School garden on Earth Day 2009, a cooperative project with TeachersFirst. See students explain concepts of organic vegetable gardening, natural building with cob, composting, rainwater collection, planting their new bioswale, Pacific Northwest native plants, and more. TeachersFirst's complete how-to information for making your own video field trips is linked from this page, as well.
tag(s): earth day (90), environment (217)
In the Classroom
Scroll down to a list of suggestions for using this archived webcast in your classroom. Talk about local sites where you might be able to take a team of students to create a local student created "video field trip" to share with other classes both in and outside of your school. See TeachersFirst's complete how-to information to try one of your own.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biomes of the World - TeachersFirst
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4 to 8
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Introduce the earth's different biomes with this unit, created by TeachersFirst. Biomes include coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, tundra, ocean, fresh...more
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Introduce the earth's different biomes with this unit, created by TeachersFirst. Biomes include coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, tundra, ocean, fresh water, desert, and the savannah. Each link includes information and pictures. Students can complete an on-line research project on a biome of their choice, using selected web resources, or they can learn the basics of biomes with the information provided in the unit. There are links to the introduction, to learn more about the project, and even a teachers link (with a TON of class activity ideas). This site does require Adobe Acrobat. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): biomes (112), earth (169), earth day (90), ecosystems (60)
In the Classroom
Have students work in cooperative learning groups to explore this site. Challenge students to create multimedia presentations about the biomes. How about a Powerpoint? Or have students narrate a photo of the biome using a site such as VoiceThread (reviewed here). Other options include creating a wiki, blog, or video.
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Welcome to the Planets - GLS
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2 to 12
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Enjoy NASA's images of planets and spacecraft used in space exploration. This site is a great reference site for concise information about planets, and spacecraft. An online glossary...more
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Enjoy NASA's images of planets and spacecraft used in space exploration. This site is a great reference site for concise information about planets, and spacecraft. An online glossary contains space terms, and the origins of names for planets, moons, or spacecraft that are from Greek mythology, Latin, or famous people. Spacecraft information includes the assembly, lift off, and mission information. Spacecraft information comes in an audio format too. A CD is offered for sale from the National Space Science Data Center.
tag(s): earth (169), planets (85), solar system (86), space (130)
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In science, this site easily lends itself to planetary studies. Science classes can compare mass, density, atmospheric components, and surface materials. Math classes can use information provided for many real life math applications comparing distances, revolutions, temperatures, distance from the sun, mass, and diameter. Practice place value and estimation in a universal way. An extra challenge for gifted students can easily lend itself to mean, median, and mode as well as graphing possibilities. Consider Earth day activities to focus on the uniqueness of our planet and the qualities of our planet to maintain life as we know it. Include as a reference on your web site, or as an informational piece to web quests in math or science. Challenge students to create multimedia presentation highlighting one of the planets or spacecrafts. Have students narrate an image using a site such as Voicethread reviewed here. For quicker projects, create electronic "posters" or word graphics for adopted word using tools such as Piclits (reviewed here) or Typogenerator (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Operation: Resilient Planet - The JASON Project
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6 to 12
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This task based website from the Jason Project provides an interactive way to teach about the environment. The site has an introduction video reminiscent of "Mission Impossible" assignments....more
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This task based website from the Jason Project provides an interactive way to teach about the environment. The site has an introduction video reminiscent of "Mission Impossible" assignments. The series of five missions all include a briefing (or more!), laboratory activities, and field assignments. Standards are also provided. Missions could be used independently or as a complete unit. The information and formatting is easy to understand, and is very visually appealing. Students interact with the information to internalize concepts. For "full access" you must be registered and logged in - which is FREE.
tag(s): earth day (90), ecology (113), environment (217)
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Try showing the operation video on the interactive whiteboard or projector. Challenge the class to be able to complete the objectives by the end of the unit. Have students complete portions in class and at home. Once the operation is complete, revisit the video objectives as a way to assess knowledge and retention of concepts.Have your students choose an environmental issue to explore, and challenge them to explain to the class: the issue, why it's important to fix the problem, and possible solutions. Have them move past PowerPoint and create an online Prezi presentation (reviewed here) or another presentation tool from the TeachersFirst Edge.
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Wiser Earth - Natural Capital Insitute
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4 to 12
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Looking for great ecology projects or for adventurous users looking for a way to connect with other like-minded activists? Use Wiser Earth as a social networking and sharing site to...more
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Looking for great ecology projects or for adventurous users looking for a way to connect with other like-minded activists? Use Wiser Earth as a social networking and sharing site to find ideas, projects, and connect with others and their activities. Search for ideas without creating a login. Registration is required for creating a profile and participating in the social network. Users must provide a valid email address. View a map to find locations of various projects around the Earth. Click on the Explore tab to choose different ways of searching on this site. Search organizations, people, groups, events, resources, and other categories. Be sure to check out solutions under the Explore tab. Find possible project ideas for students here. Add your own content once registered. Social features may require some safety monitoring.
tag(s): conservation (103), earth (169), earth day (90), ecology (113), sustainability (8)
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Consider creating a classroom account for use by students. When adding content, be sure to decide the privacy features and who can join groups prior to creating and publicizing the groups.Use this site simply to research and generate environmental and conservation ideas for your classroom, school, or community. Use the social network to plan long-term projects or as a staple for a year long look at conservation and ecology. Find ideas for Earth Day mini-projects. Find great organizations and people to connect with and interact with to flatten the world and connect like minds on environmental issues. Create projects for use by groups of students or the entire class. Turn your science class loose on the site near the start of the school year so students can choose which projects to do as a class. Take projects the students are excited about into the community to create change.
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eGFI Magazine Online - American Society for Engineering Education
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K to 12
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eGFI Online Magazine is a great nonfiction reading in science and math. It is completely portable as it is online. It can be shared to your Delicious or Diigo site ...more
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eGFI Online Magazine is a great nonfiction reading in science and math. It is completely portable as it is online. It can be shared to your Delicious or Diigo site or other social networking sites. Use this site to enhance cross curricular teaching and learning of reading and interpreting nonfiction text. Plus, this is current and exciting stuff to read for students who are even vaguely interested in science. There are also video links throughout the magazine connecting the text to different, relevant videos. There are lesson plans and activities for grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Some of the recent entries (at the time of this review) included the topics of velocity, Earth Day, robots, sports physics,
tag(s): engineering (49), tornadoes (8), watersheds (8)
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Share the link to this magazine with your students via your delicious or diigo links that can be posted on your wiki or website. Then have students sign up for an article to read on their own time using your wiki as a sign up location. Then have students share what they have read in class discussion or on an online discussion board or blog post. Challenge students to create a multimedia presentation to share their topic. Have your students create an interactive online poster ("glog") using Glogster EDU, reviewed here.
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National Environmental Education Week - National Environmental Education Foundation
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4 to 12
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Join Environmental Education Week which is held the week before Earth Day. Get involved in Education Week programs by registering your school and classrooms. Find curricula, webinars,...more
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Join Environmental Education Week which is held the week before Earth Day. Get involved in Education Week programs by registering your school and classrooms. Find curricula, webinars, and resources under the "Resources" tab. Click on the resource list on the left for Educational materials including a Curricular Library, Green Reading, Nature Center Maps, Quizzes, and more. Be sure to subscribe to their monthly newsletter. Lesson plans and other activities can be downloaded.
tag(s): earth (169), earth day (90), ecology (113), environment (217), resources (69), water (88)
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Use this resource to plan great activities, lessons, and events for students leading up to Earth Day. For example, search through the Water resources to find great curricula for different age groups and be sure to use resources such as the "Water-Energy connection" to tie various resources together for better understanding of how resources and our use of them are interconnected. Use the articles and reports to pique student interest, use short videos in the classroom, and find great websites and programs linked from the page. Find lesson plans and fact sheets that can be downloaded and used. Use these resources not only for greater understanding of issues but to create awareness campaigns for change in the home, school, or community. Create posters of information learned, partner with local groups (conservation or not) to create action plans and events, and provide opportunities for change in the community. Have your students create an interactive online poster ("glog") using Glogster EDU, reviewed here.
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Ecovoyageurs - Unilever
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2 to 12
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Use this site to identify your environmental footprint, identify ways we impact the Earth, and how we can all help restore the planet. Be sure to check out the Teachers ...more
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Use this site to identify your environmental footprint, identify ways we impact the Earth, and how we can all help restore the planet. Be sure to check out the Teachers section for downloads, ways to take actions, and how to measure our footprint. Downloads are available for teacher material as well as student materials. The You Can Help section has many ideas to use for Earth Day or class/schoolwide projects, even with younger students. This site has much to explore!
tag(s): conservation (103), ecology (113), energy (114), environment (217)
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Create annotations on downloads and even create a webquest (try zunal.com reviewed here) using driving questions to guide students throughout the web site. Use this site as a great introduction to conservation, energy, and the environment. Use information from this site to ask further questions and research more information for an even greater understanding of energy and conservation issues.
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SMART Lesson Collection - Scholastic
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K to 12
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This is a collection of ready to go, SMART Notebook activities from Scholastic. This collection covers all grade levels with activities in many areas. At the time of this review ...more
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This is a collection of ready to go, SMART Notebook activities from Scholastic. This collection covers all grade levels with activities in many areas. At the time of this review topics included: "Back to School: August 2008 Lesson Activities," "Math and Science Lesson Activities," "Earth Day Lesson Activities," "Famous People Lesson Activities," "Phonics Lesson Activities," "SMART Lesson Activities," and "SMART Senteo Question Sets." Please note that all of these activities require SMART Notebook software (which comes with SMART brand IWBs). If you don't have SMART Notebook you can download the SMART interactive viewer which can be found on the site.
tag(s): iwb (16)
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These lessons are great for the new SMART Board user or the seasoned pro. Use these if you need a lesson but don't have time to create one from scratch. View the lessons and use them as ideas to help you create your own lesson.
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Earth Milestones since First Earth Day - MSNBC
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4 to 12
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Despite scary environmental news, what have we done to make progress in taking care of the Earth? Find major milestones since the advent of the first Earth day with this ...more
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Despite scary environmental news, what have we done to make progress in taking care of the Earth? Find major milestones since the advent of the first Earth day with this timeline. Follow from 1970 to the present by clicking through the items or choose from the icons in the smaller timeline along the top. Click on the photos to enlarge. Read articles below about the environment or about Earth Day and Earth Week activities.
tag(s): conservation (103), earth (169), earth day (90), environment (217), pollution (51)
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Search each event listed to learn more about the opinions, circumstances, and facts surrounding each event. Use the timeline as a springboard into discussions of various environmental topics. Use other applications such as Google Earth or sites that provide pictures and articles from past events. Compare air, water, or other pollution by viewing information or pictures from yesterday and today. Create campaigns of environmental issues. Use multimedia or conventional posters, websites, and podcasts to pass on important information. Have your students create an interactive online poster ("glog") using Glogster EDU, reviewed here. Have students create podcasts using a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here).
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