EARTH DAY In ancient India, over 2,003 years ago, as annual public works projects, kings and emperors planted trees along the roads to provide shade for weary travelers. Today, people all over the world are working hard to keep our planet green. Earth Day (sometimes called Earth Week) is a time put aside each year to remind us all how important it is to accomplish this goal. These sites explain why it's so important to keep our planet green, and what we can do to help. Have fun learning about Earth Day! Meet the Greens Explore Recycle City and play the Dumptown Game Dive into Garbage Visit Eddy the Eco Dog   E-Mail Free Planet Pals Webcards Free book: Order your free copy of Energy Plug by e-mail!  Energy Plug is a wonderful resource guide for K-12 teachers and students that lists low-cost or no-cost energy & conservation resources. (102 pages, 160 entries) Earth Day Lessons & Activities On Earth Day, paint a pot and plant a seed. For Mother's Day, take it home! Earth Day Mini-Units Celebrating Earth Day With Students Earth Day Activities Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Lesson Plans & Activities Recycling - Math lesson plan Recycle, Reuse, Reduce (Unit) Recycling Curriculum (K-6) Creative Fun Quest of the RingLeaders Toxic Waste River Rafting Game Nature's Recycler Coloring Book Our Environment Create a classroom job: Environmentalist Job Responsibilities Issue "tickets" to students who litter their work space. To "pay" the ticket, this space must be cleaned up. If it is not, a zero is assigned by the teacher. A "green" act can wipe out this zero. Lesson Plans & Activities Environment Modules (lessons & activities) The Leafy Greens Lesson Plans Thematic Ecosystems UNIT (6th-grade) Creative Fun Miss Maggie's Earth Adventures Ace on the Case E-Mail a Free Ecology Webcard Free Materials! Energy Plug! (K-12 Energy Educational Resources) order by email Trees, Forests, Arbor Day Arbor Day National Arbor Day Foundation Lesson Plans & Activities Smokey the Bear (lessons, games, playlet, activities) Donn Forestry Fun, Smokey the Bear In the Forest Online Story Maker Just for Kids - A Walk in the Woods, The Great Plant Escape, more!  Logging and Forests - Links Idaho Forests Kids Page Explore the Fantastic Forest & Habitats Woodsy Owl - Care for the Land, Lend a Hand   Plants Lesson Plans & Activities The Great Plant Escape (shockwave) Plants UNITS (for 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st) Spring UNIT (K) Plants - Presentations, Fruits and Veggies, Gardening, games Free Clip Art  All Rights Reserved    Clip Art Credit: Phillip Martin Have a great year!