Earth Day 2010

Earth day is April 22, 2010. This year is the 40th anniversary of this holiday, with many activities taking place the weekend before and the weekend after. Never too early to go green! Be sure to get your students involved!

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Earth Day's Homepage



Apples for the Teacher’s Earth Day

This site has some really nice resources for Earth Day, including background information, articles, and printable poems (this is poetry month, after all!)



Kaboose

Kaboose offers some nice projects to support Earth Day as well as offering games and ideas for going green at home. Check out the coffee ground fossils activity!



Earth Day Events in Chicago

Check out what’s happening around town!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2765668/earth_day_2010chicago_events.html?cat=57

http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/czs/Brookfield/Events/Party-for-the-Planet-(2).aspx

http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/general/search_results.html?keyword=earth+day


Earth Day TV

Videos range from 2 minutes to one hour in length and are free to view. On the “In the Classroom” page there is a 2 minute video for primary students told by “Polly Bear” explaining what Earth Day is. There is also a documentary on how playgrounds and natural habitats are changing around the world and another about a school in Denver that went green.