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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Liberty Lands

For Students 6th - 8th
In this What's Up In The Environment? video segment, learn how a contaminated plot of land in Philadelphia was recycled into a beautiful public park called Liberty Lands.
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Other

Keep America Beautiful: How Will You Keep America Beautiful?

For Students 9th - 10th
An umbrella organization with hundreds of affiliate groups across the United States, whose goal is to educate and motivate people to reduce their litter by recycling, reusing, disposing of things properly, and by changing their consumer...
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Handout
Other

Recyclezone: Info Zone: Fight Waste at School

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how you can cut waste at school by following the 3R's: reduce, reuse, recycle. Before throwing it in the trash, see if you can use some of these ideas to help solve the problem of waste.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Scientific Inquiry, Episode 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this classroom activity, learners discuss how people and pollution affect the environment. Then they demonstrate ways to recycle, reduce, and reuse.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Helping Kids Help the Environment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by...
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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The Planet Protectors: Activities for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Through this EPA resource, explore your environment and discover the animals, plants, air, and water around you. Learn how to protect the world we live in with fun games.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Too Much Trash

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling to reduce trash in landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.31 Conservation

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the structure and function of the human lymphatic system.
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
Earth Day is a worldwide celebration held annually on April 22nd. The purposes of Earth Day, the history of and the various activities held around the world are described. Activities and projects that can be done daily or year round are...
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Activity
Other

Colts Neck Township Schools: Hands on Technology: Boxes, Bags and Bottles [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Printable classroom-ready worksheets for tallying up and commenting on the waste, reusables, and recyclables associated with packed school lunches. (Reposted to CEED site)
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Activity
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Create a New Climate for Action

For Students 9th - 10th
The wealth of information and tools available on this site will assist students and teachers to develop and promote active awareness of the impact human beings have on the environment. Resources are provided to guide them in how to lead...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Shades of Gray(water)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to the concepts of graywater and water reuse within households. They calculate the amount of used water a family generates in one day and use a model of home plumbing to find out how much graywater is produced in...
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Other

Master Composter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about composting, and find our how it helps connect people to the Earth's natural processes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Use and Conservation of Resources

For Students 4th - 6th
Looks at how people use natural resources and ways to conserve natural resources in this module. Module reviews over conservation, natural resources, and precycling with explanations, graphs, and pictures.
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Activity
SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Discovering the Problem of Solid Waste

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity has students sort garbage, graph their results and propose ways of reducing waste.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Resource Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ways that natural resources can be conserved.
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Article
Other

Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Organize a Yard Sale

For Students 2nd - 6th
Learn your part in keeping unused items out of landfills by organizing a yard sale. By exchanging or donating your old stuff you can save money and reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills!
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart for kindergarteners to explain Earth Day by integrating tools on each page that prompt student participation and enhance learning.
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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...

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