Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The First Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
You would think that the environment has always been a priority but that's not the case. In 1970, a U.S. Senator was disturbed by the lack of concern for our environment and proposed the first Earth Day. Use this site to learn more from...
Website
Other

Save Our Seas Organization: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.
Website
Other

K 3 Learning pages.com: Earth Day Links

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you celebrate Earth Day in your classroom? This collection features several downloadable Earth Day worksheets including word searches and coloring pages. Students and teachers can plan the perfect way to recognize the environment.
Website
National Institutes of Health

Nih: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment-that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you...
Handout
Government of Alberta

Alberta Environment: Focus on Water Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the importance of water in our lives, the necessity for clean water, what threatens it, and how we can act to help protect the quality of our water.
Website
Other

Climate Reality Project

For Students 9th - 10th
To help combat the climate crisis America faces and to protect our environment, the Climate Reality Project clean energy plan includes efficiency, generation, transmission, and transportation.
Interactive
The Franklin Institute

As the Drill Bit Turns

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is the world running out of gas? Teach your students how their lives impact the depletion of non-renewable resources, specifically oil, and how the depletion of those resources will effect the future.
Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Earth Day Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] How can you treat the earth with more respect? Check out this resource featuring links to elementary activities to celebrate Earth Day. You will find word searches, crossword puzzles, reading...
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Office of Response and Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are tools and information for emergency responders and planners, and others working to understand,.the effects of oil and hazardous materials in our waters and along our coasts. Links to oil/chemical spill information and photos....
Website
Other

Sierra Club

For Students 9th - 10th
Find factsheets and other information on clean water, commercial logging, urban sprawl, wildlands, and other environmental priorities, as well as review the environmental records of politicians, get involved, and much more.
Unknown Type
Other

Energy Star: You Can Be an Energy Star [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
The "Who's Guide to Saving Our Planet" helps students protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Hearing [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
We deal with loud noises in our environment all the time - some we can control and some we can't. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) can be a problem for kids and teens, especially with the prevalence of earbuds and handheld devices that...
Handout
Other

Pollution Watch: Get Answers About Pollution in Your Community

For Students 9th - 10th
PollutionWatch provides a wealth of information about pollutants and the facilities that release them into our communities. The site gives detailed information about who is polluting and the environmental laws in place protecting us....