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Looking for something different to bring Earth Day alive for your students? Population Education lessons are a great way to show your students how humans impact the environment and to get them thinking about sustainability as our population continues to grow. We have something for every Earth Day celebration whether you teach in-person or online, kindergarteners or seniors, in the desert, mountains or coastline.

Earth Day Lesson Plan Packets

Download the free 2024 Earth Day Packet with lesson plans and student readings for your grade level now!

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Earth Day Resources for Elementary Grades

Packet of 2023 Earth Day lesson plans for K – 5th grades is free to download! Perfect resource for engaging... Read more »

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Earth Day Resources for Middle Grades

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 6th, 7th and 8th grades is free to download! Perfect resource for... Read more »

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Earth Day Resources for High School

Packet of 2024 Earth Day lesson plans for 9th – 12th grades. Free to download! The 2024 Earth Day theme... Read more »

Free Teacher Earth Day PD

Join us on April 16th for a free webinar for educators. We'll focus on activities and resources for Earth Day and have lots of free giveaways. Learn more here: https://populationeducation.org/teacher-workshops/upcoming-and-on-demand-webinars/

More Fun for Earth Day

Zoom Background for Teachers on Earth Day
Free Earth Day Zoom Backgrounds for Teachers

Earth Day is just around the corner. Download one of the free Earth Day Zoom backgrounds below, to help mark... Read more »

Fish swim near marine debris.
Earth Day Lesson Plans: 3 Unexpected Ways to Teach About Plastics

It can be overwhelming to consider the weight of plastic in our world. It feels like every day we hear... Read more »

Fish swim near marine debris.
8 Facts About the Garbage Gyres in our Oceans

You have probably heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a giant trash vortex composed of mostly discarded plastic that... Read more »

Infographic uses Earth graphics to display human's growing global footprint from 1970 to 1995 to 2022
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Ecological Footprint Over Time infographic

Earth graphics display human's growing global footprint from 1970 to 1995 to 2022.

Popsicle sticks represent trees being cut in a forest in the modeling lesson plan Timber!
Unique Earth Day Activities: Modeling Lesson Plans for K-8 Learners

Earth Day is always a natural opportunity to teach environmental topics in the classroom, and last week we held a... Read more »

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5 Distance Learning Earth Day Lessons Your Students Can Do At Home

Even though your teaching has moved online, you can still provide students with meaningful and memorable experiences to promote environmental... Read more »

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As the instructor reads a story about the history of the world’s oceans, students act as characters adding and removing…

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