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Earth Day: April 22

Tuesday, 14 April 2015 08:35

April 22 is Earth Day. Gear up for STEM-related instruction, volunteer opportunities, and year-round strategies for keeping the planet green, with the help of these resources:

Environmental Protection Agency: Events, activities, project resources, and lesson plans.
Energy Kids for Teachers: Lessons and resources relating to energy usage in homes, businesses, and transportation; recycling; and saving energy.
Get Your Energy-Saving Questions Answered: Submit your students' questions to the U.S. Department of Energy for a live online discussion on Earth Day.
Protect the Environment at School: Discussion topics, projects ideas, and resources from the EPA relating to environmental quality at school.
Science Fair Experiments: Many experiment ideas relate to energy conservation.
Science Fair Projects: Ideas from the Environmental Protection Agency, relating to water quality, recycling, air pollution, and other related topics.
Energy Calculators: Use online calculators to compare energy potential in food, natural gas, diesel, and other energy sources.
Games, Quizzes and Other Cool Stuff from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Environmental and Science Ideas: A wide range of lesson plans and activities, including health, climate change, ecosystems, air quality, recycling, and an assortment of additional topics.

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