K-12 Earth Day Units and Resources

Primary (Pre-K - Grade 3)

  History of Earth Day Mini-theme unit includes activities and printable sheets(2-4)

 Eco-Kids Environment and ecology-related activities that connect to Canadian curriculum standards across all disciplines. Over 100 activities and printables

The Lorax Theme Unit Designed for 1st graders - what would you tell the Lorax?

Conservation ABC’s Apple Learning Interchange primary conservation lesson Excellent resources

Junior (Grade 4-Grade 6)

Migration North Annual event that brings students across North America together in plotting the migratory patterns of various species of animals. One of the best teacher resources and projects we’ve seen anywhere

Educating for Conservation Walk a Mile in My Boots - an excellent theme unit about conservation from the US Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife

Cleaning Up Our Act The Oceans theme unit for intermediate learners

There’s an Owl in the Shower – a look at endangered animals for students in grades 4-6

Native Plants for intermediate learners – plant classification and roles in ecosystems

Rainforests throughout the world A look at rain forests and their importance to the world ecosystems

Intermediate (Grade 7-Grade 9)

Ecology lesson on oceans from the Discovery Channel grades 6-8. Excellent classroom activities and theme unit

Animal Welfare Hearing Put the world on trial - students stage a mock hearing to determine the rights of animals in today’s world

Tropical Rain Forests – Now You See Them, Now You Don’t Students explore why rain forests are important to the entire world

Forest Interdependence Explore the interdependence of environment, animals and plants in an excellent theme unit that crossess all subjects

Cleaner Water for a New Millenium Teaching responsibility for natural resources

Planting a School Garden A year long theme unit with activities that cover all seasons and subjects – an outstanding theme unit that starts with planning and carries through planting and tending with lessons in all major subject areas related to building the garden

Senior (Grade 10-Grade 12)

  Create a Message Students research and create a poster, demonstration or other media display about an environmental concern. Meets Grade 11 standards for Saskatchewan

Blue Planet lesson plans (can be used separately or together with students presenting research to the class) Ocean ecology

Campus Plants Directory Students create an interactive guide to campus plants using the plants found on your school campus

Assessing the Health of a River From Apple Learning Integration, a theme unit covering biology, language arts, mathematics and more

A Bird’s Eye View of Global Warming Students study global warming and its effects and construct web pages to display their knowledge

Current Environmental Issues Students research and present their findings on current environmental issues

General Resources

  Humans and the Environment Teacher resources and lesson plans from StatCan

U.S. Dept of Interior teacher resources For teaching Earth sciences and environmental planning.

28 Earth Day activities cross curriculum and multi-level activities to use with an Earth Day theme unit