A selection of apps highlighting plants, animals, and ecosystems to share with your students as Earth Day approaches.
Every Day Is Earth Day | Books to Celebrate
Titles to introduce environmental themes, nurture an appreciation of nature, and launch creative projects.
All That Trash by Meghan McCarthy | SLJ Review
Gr 3-5 –The year was 1987 and a ship full of trash was about to become famous. This is the engaging, humorous, and entirely true story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and its world-traveling adventure.
10 Titles to Promote Clean Water Awareness
Books for little ones highlight how water functions as part of an ecosystem, while selections for older readers emphasize the pressing need to protect the world’s clean water supply.
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Eco-conscious Poetry Books for Earth Day
Just in time for April, here are two titles that are perfect for both National Poetry Month and Earth Day–related lessons.
Two Days Left To Enter the littleBits Earth Day 2017 Competition
Students have until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 21 to post an idea for an invention to clean and/or protect planet Earth.
MakerSpace: Low Tech Tool – The Recycled Paper Bead Maker
On a whim, I bought this low tech tool for the MakerSpace, prompted in part by the fact that it was on clearance at Michael’s for $5.00. I looked and it is available at Amazon for $10.00, which is still a good price. In fact, I’m going to buy a couple more for the Teen […]
Earth Day | It’s a Green Thing
Looking for resources to educate students about critical environmental issues? Start with a K–12 Toolkit provided by the Earth Day Network, and some recently published books on the topic.
Latest Discovery Education Digital Resources Tied to Earth Day
The new content, including exclusive undersea footage from Ocean First Education, is designed to dovetail with lessons on the environment and conservation.
Waterfalls, Geysers, & Turbines |Touch and Go
“In Stockholm, Sweden, researchers have found a way to create usable energy from the excess body heat generated by the quarter million commuters who pass through the city’s train station every day.” This fact and a look at our use of energy—yesterday and today—can be found in a new app from Kids Discover.
After Earth Day, Who “Speaks” for Nature?
Aren’t most of our public policy debates about the environment informed by factoids/partial data/dramatic images supplied by media coverage rather than the relevant research?
Great Books for Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day with a selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that highlight environmental issues, introduce conservationists and their important work, and demonstrate that children can take an active role in caring for our planet.