Earth Day Lesson Plans

April 2010
Earth Day activities, projects and videos

Searching for Earth Day lesson plans? Thinkfinity offers Earth Day activities, projects, videos, interactive tools, features and lessons about conserving energy, recycling and finding innovative ways to solve environmental challenges.

Science NetLinks Earth Day Feature

Science NetLinks


Earth Day Activities and Interactive Tools

Human Footprint Interactive

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Greenhouse Effect Interactive

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EarthPulse Interactive Maps

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Power Up! Learning About Energy Sources

Science NetLinks


Earth Day Videos, Podcasts & Audio Files

Chatting About Books: Celebrating the Earth Podcast

ReadWriteThink

National Geographic Environment Video Library

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Interviews with Scientists

Carbon Emissions

Mountain Rain

Fossil Fuel Switch

Fuel-Saving Speed

West Nile Weather


Earth Day Activities

Explore and Write About Nature

ReadWriteThink

Creative Climates

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The Arctic and Antarctic Circles

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Earth Day Resources

Human Footprint

Xpeditions

National Geographic Environment Site

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What is Global Warming?

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Preserve Our Planet

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Biomes of the World

Science NetLinks

The Amateur Naturalist

Science NetLinks

The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands

Science NetLinks

Create a Rainforest Refuge

Science NetLinks

USA Today's Weather Basics

Science NetLinks

Coral Reef Connections

Science NetLinks


Earth Day Lesson Plans

Green Roof Design (9-12)

Science NetLinks

Photosynthesis, Trees, and the Greenhouse Effect (6-8)

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Polar Regions: Arctic Adaptations and Global Impacts (6-8)

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Investigating Local Ecosystems (K-2)

Science NetLInks

Protecting Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day (K-2)

ReadWriteThink

Elementary Ecosystems (K-2)

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Just Turn It Off (K-2)

Science NetLinks

Power Up! (3-5)

Science NetLinks

Earth Day Activity (K-12)

ReadWriteThink

Energy Sources and Use (3-5)

Science NetLinks

Earth Day Every Day (3-5)

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What's Happening to the Emperor Penguins? (3-5)

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Reading and Writing About Pollution to Understand Cause and Effect (3-5)

ReadWriteThink

The Aral Sea: Then and Now (3-5)

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Introducing Biodiversity (3-5)

Science NetLinks

Degrees of Change: Conservation in My Community (3-8)

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Endangered Species 1: Why Are Species Endangered? (6-8)

Science NetLlinks

Endangered Species 2: Working to Save Endangered Species (6-8)

Science NetLinks

Marine Sanctuaries (6-8)

Science NetLinks

Renewable Energy Sources (6-8)

Science NetLinks

Persuasive Essay: Environmental Issues (6-8)

ReadWriteThink

Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations (9-12)

Science NetLinks

Star Power: Discovering the Power of Sunlight (9-12)

Science NetLinks

Environmental Issues in the Polar Regions (9-12)

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Climate and CO2: Analyzing their Relationship (9-12)

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Preserving Health Through Biological Diversity (9-12)

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