Earth Day April 22 is earth day a time to teach about the valueof our environment and how to preserve our planet. http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6612.html
Extractions: Quiz Lab saves time on assessment! References Photosynthesis Environment and Pollution: Matching Major Air Pollutants Rivers of the United States ... More Language Arts Recycled Poetry State Your Case About Packaging Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring We Care About the Earth ... More Science Recycling Economic Resources Second Time Around: Recycled Art Weather Station ... More Social Studies Stop Junk Mail Map Making/Floor Plans/Map Reading There's an Owl in the Shower Make a No-Waste Sack Lunch Mathematics Our Growing Planet State Park Investigations Spider Plants Quizzes Eclipse Quiz Eclipse Quiz Answer Sheet Art Flower and Leaf Press Second Time Around: Recycled Art Tissue Flower Crepe Paper Flower ... The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book Search only in Earth Day Plants Plant-related word searches, puzzles, math practice, and more. For grades
California Academy Of Sciences - Newsroom It will teach visitors what biodiversity is, why it is important, and the role enhanceand support the Audubon's Birds of America opening on earth day weekend. http://www.calacademy.org/geninfo/newsroom/releases/earth_day.html
Extractions: PRESS RELEASES PRESS KITS PRESS CONTACTS Earth Day Fair at the Academy Bats, storytellers, snakes, birds and the Banana Slug String Band! On April 21st and 22nd, the California Academy of Sciences will celebrate the 31st anniversary of Earth Day with two full days of activities that will inform, educate, and entertain museum visitors. During this weekend, visitors can enter drawings to win new bicycles, Muni fast passes, energy efficient light bulbs, composting bins, Academy memberships, and more. Those who ride a bike to the Academy of Sciences on April 21st or 22nd will have a free, secure bicycle check service at the front entrance to the Academy, courtesy of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Visitors coming by bike or bus will also receive free admission to the museum. Representatives from the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners (SLUG), the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Geological Service, SF Recycles and many others will demonstrate why saving energy saves wildlife while also saving money. Research scientists, biologists and Academy interns will be on hand to give mini-presentations on specific animals' behavior and habitat requirements. A special tour highlighting museum exhibitions will be offered eight times that weekend. It will teach visitors what biodiversity is, why it is important, and the role science plays in conservation.
California Academy Of Sciences - Newsroom - Releases In honor of earth day, the California Academy of Sciences celebrate the diversityof life on earth with two the museums exhibitions will teach visitors what http://www.calacademy.org/geninfo/newsroom/releases/earth_day_2000.html
Extractions: California Academy of Sciences Celebrates 30 th Anniversary of Earth Day SAN FRANCISCO (April 5, 2000) - On April 22, over 500 million people worldwide are expected to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of Earth Day. In honor of Earth Day, the California Academy of Sciences will celebrate the diversity of life on earth with two full days of activities that will inform, educate, and entertain museum visitors. Visitors can enter drawings to win new bicycles, composting bins, Academy memberships, and more. Those who ride a bike to the Academy of Sciences on April 22 nd or 23 rd Other Earth Day festivities include: Saturday, April 22 Endangered Raptors: Come paint with us and Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center Director and co-founder of the International Crane Foundation Sunday, April 23
Earth Day 2000: How Green Is My Library? learning experiences, called teachIns. Seeks help of Harvard Law student,Denis Hayes, to coordinate national activities for earth day 1970. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/stoss/nyla99.html
Extractions: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/stoss/nyla99.html Earth Day Web Sites Local Environmental Inventory Rochester, NY Local Environmental Inventory Buffalo, NY Locating State, County, and Local Internet Resources ... Library Environmental Programs and Activities Despite the wealth of environmental data and information that exists, access to it is often limited. Access is limited by lack of knowledge of what exists and how to retrieve it, and by the inability of users to understand scientific and other complex information. F.W. Stoss, et al. 1994. A Proposal for a National Library for the Environment Earth Day is a commitment to make life better, not just bigger and faster; to provide real rather rhetorical solutions. It is a day to re-examine the ethic of individual progress at mankinds expense. It is a day to challenge the corporate and government leaders who promise change, but who shortchange the necessary programs. It is a day for looking beyond tomorrow. April 22 seeks a future worth living.
April 23, 1999, Hour 2: Earth Day 1999 First proposed in 1970 by Denis Hayes and Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin asa day for a national teachin about the environment, earth day has grown into http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1999/Apr/hour2_042399.html
Extractions: Hour Two: Earth Day 1999 We'll start off the hour with a look at the fires that have been burning in parts of Florida this week. The fires, aided by unusually dry weather, have burned over a hundred thousand acres of land - including land in the Florida Everglades. We'll talk about the fires and their effects on the environment - and on efforts to restore Everglades land. Plus... Yesterday (April 22nd) marked the 29th anniversary of Earth Day. First proposed in 1970 by Denis Hayes and Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin as a day for a national teach-in about the environment, Earth Day has grown into an annual worldwide observance. The first Earth Day, organizers say, was observed by some twenty million people in the U.S. In 1990, the number of Earth Day celebrators numbered some 200 million worldwide.
Vocabulary.com® Earth Day 2002 Puzzles words just email your request to earth day Words and put earth in the subject line.Please include your school, city, state and grade you teach, if applicable http://www.vocabulary.com/VUearthday2002.html
Extractions: Type in and submit the 12 answers (4 in each puzzle) to the Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® brand puzzles in the boxes below the puzzle. When you hit the "Submit Query" button at the bottom of this page, you will get immediate feedback with both the correct answers and the use of the words in context . Word banks for each puzzle may assist you in your personal vocabulary acquisition. Click Directions for more detailed instructions. We have compiled some questions and answers If you want our free "Alphalary" (alphabetical vocabulary list) of 310 Earth Day-related words just email your request to Earth Day Words and put "earth" in the subject line. Please include your school, city, state and grade you teach, if applicable.
Songs 4 Teachers - Earth Day earth day occurred to Senator Nelson while on a conservation speaking tour in thesummer of 1969. At the time, antiVietnam War demonstrations, called teach- http://www.songs4teachers.com/earthday.htm
Extractions: Earth Day began on April 22, 1970 and was instigated by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson. Actually, the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. Six years would pass before the idea that became Earth Day occurred to Senator Nelson while on a conservation speaking tour in the summer of 1969. That was the beginning of the Earth Day movement. After the official celebration of the first official Earth Day , Senator Gaylord Nelson said: "That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day . It organized itself." Here are some songs and poems about the Rain Forest, Recycling and Caring for Our Earth.
Newsletter However, because this year's earth day falls on a Sunday, we in helping make EnvironmentalEducation day 2001 a and students scheduled to student teach in the http://www.uah.edu/KDP/newsletter.htm
Extractions: The Historian/Technology Officer is Brannon Carter . Brannon obtained a BS in Athletic Training from Troy State University and is currently pursuing a MS in Biology and Education at UAH. Mr. Carter is working on several education outreach programs that are designed to help middle and high school teachers and students.
NatureNode Article: Is Earth Day April 22? They neglect to mention that the name earth day was never used by them untilafter the March 21 Before that, it was called, Environmental teachIn. . http://www.naturenode.com/articles/a_earth_day_history.html
Extractions: Submitted to the NatureNode April, 1999 Earth Day is not April 22. The March Earth Day was supported by United Nations Secretary General U Thant in 1971 and has been featured each year since then in an Earth Day Ceremony at the Peace Bell. It has played an important role in initiatives for peace and the care of Earth. The ringing of the Peace Bell signals the moment Spring begins. This is followed by two minutes of silent prayer or reflection a time for people to join worldwide in heartfelt dedication to think and act as trustees of Earth. The result: mass confusion because people in positions of power ignored the truth and supplanted the authentic Earth Day. While it has partially fulfilled its purpose, the undermining actions of April 22 organizers (see their many web sites) prevented the world from knowing about and participating in the March 20 Earth Day. However, this year the March Earth Day was featured in the Moscow press and celebrated on the Mir Space Station. (Costa Rica, Austria and Iran reported joining in the observance.) The authentic Earth Day in years past led to new attitudes that helped end communism in Russia. Now in its authentic Earth Day initiative, Moscow provides new hope for life on our planet! To clarify the issue and overcome the confusion, major media should provide a calendar that will list dates that have been widely accepted as international holidays. Give their names, purposes and history. It will be noted that Arbor Day was started by J. Sterling Morton in 1872. On his death in1907 his birth day, April 22, became Arbor Day a date still recognized as Arbor Day in many countries.
About Us: Coming Soon Would you prefer to teach indoors or out? You could do both. EcoMentors is aninnovative and dynamic new program being offered by earth day Canada. http://ecokids.earthday.ca/pub/about_us/coming_soon.cfm
Extractions: Would you like to be a role model for elementary students and teach them about the environment? Would you prefer to teach indoors or out? You could do both. The EcoMentors Program is designed so that you get to choose what you want to do. EcoMentors is an innovative and dynamic new program being offered by Earth Day Canada. It pairs high school students with elementary classes or environmental clubs to assist in the teaching of environmental topics. As part of Co-op or work experience requirements, high school students can explore their career interests and gain experience in teaching, leadership and environmental work, and at the same time develop general workplace skills. Elementary students and teachers benefit by having an energetic, enthusiastic young mentor to provide some input, guidance and assistance in their exploration of environmental topics.
CSMEE Earth Day Companion Page 2 earth combines ecology with the expressive arts to teach environmental education Celebratingearth day With Students An essay and long list of possible http://www.ericse.org/earthday/earthday2.html
EARTH DAY HISTORY Detailed history as related by earth day's founder John McConnell. Includes a complete copy of the Category Kids and Teens People and Society earth day In January 1970, the Environmental teachIn, who were planning a one-timeevent for April 22, also decided to call their event earth day. http://www.themesh.com/abouted.html
Stand To Reason Commentary - World Views & Earth Day Let me ask you a question. How does naturalism as a world view ground or justifysomething like earth day? What does naturalism teach? Evolution. http://www.str.org/free/commentaries/apologetics/comparisons/worldvie.htm
Extractions: to a Friend Printer Friendly Version Gregory Koukl If Earth Day is justified by the moral concept of stewardship of the planet, its celebrants might be surprised about what else comes in that world view package. I think there needs to be some clarification about the issue of world views before I even make my comments about Earth Day. I think Earth Day proves the Christian world view, or at least is evidence for it. But I think that most people who practice Earth Day are living in a contradiction. Here is why I say that. A world view is just what one understands the structure of the world to be, the way someone believes the world really is. World views come in packages. They are like puzzles with particular parts of them fitting together. For example, if you believe that there is a God who is the moral standard of the universe, then moral rules seem to make sense because God establishes moral rules and we seek to obey those rules, there is a sense of "oughtness" and accountability such that, if we disobey the moral rules, there is punishment from the One who gave the moral rules. You may disagree whether there is a God and there are such moral rules. The point I'm making to you is there is a package effect to these beliefs. Moral rules seem to fit in with the idea of a Rule Maker. So the Christian world view fits in a certain package. Certain things follow from that world view. If God is God, then we are creatures who are created by Him. We are contingent beings. He is non-contingent. He makes the rules. We follow them. The world is a place that God created which we can discoverwe can make sense of it. These are all things that follow from a Christian world view. You see how that fits together?
The Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine ASSOCIATED PRESS. In organizing the series of environmental teachinsfor the initial earth day, under the tutelage of Wisconsin Sen. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2002/0421/cover.html
Extractions: Denis Hayes believes that preserving land such as this fern-covered knoll in the Cedar River watershed is a matter of not just law or money, but of moral conviction. DENIS HAYES TEETERS on the edge of a stiff chair inside the second-floor conference room of The Bullitt Foundation, where he serves as president. In fact, he seems to unfold his gangly, 6-foot-2 frame in sections, sometimes leaning so far back that he balances on the chair's hind two legs. His legs are cast stiffly at a 45-degree angle, one ankle atop the other. His wrists are wrapped behind his neck like a man reclining in a hammock. His large, intense eyes are lost in the glare from a skylight. "I have to warn you," he says in professorial tones. "This is not a very good story. It is completely out of context, and I can't tell it without sounding pretty flaky." Yet he plunges ahead, because I've asked if there was some epiphany that led a Camas boy who once aspired to become a doctor to abruptly change course and make an indelible mark in the environmental movement instead. Not only did he organize the inaugural Earth Day in 1970, which thrust environmental concerns into political equations, but he has maintained a place over the next three decades as one of its clearest and most respected voices.
Dive In To Earth Day : Questions? out with friends to a marine park; Table a booth at an earth day event with our Visitan aquarium or; Simply teach your kids about the importance of marine life. http://divein.coralreefalliance.org/faq
Extractions: Dive In To Earth Day is an international Earth Day celebration with coral reef and marine conservation activities taking place during the week of April 15-22 with a common theme: to remind the public that over 70% of the planet is covered by water and our marine resources need to be protected. Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 with most Earth Day events taking place on land, which is why the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) launched Dive In in April 2000. CORAL is once again coordinating Dive In To Earth Day, with the help of our sponsors and partner organizations . Activities are organized locally by dive shops, community groups, non profit organizations, teachers, scientists and other marine enthusiasts. Return to Top What kind of activities take place?
Dive In To Earth Day : Partners Their mission is to teach the world about the importance and responsibilityof preserving the aquatic environment and its resources. http://divein.coralreefalliance.org/partners
Extractions: Partner Organizations The Project AWARE Foundation (Aquatic World Awareness, Responsibility and Education) is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the aquatic environment. Their mission is to teach the world about the importance and responsibility of preserving the aquatic environment and its resources. The International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) is a global partnership of coral reef experts who are working to halt and reverse the decline of the health of the world's coral reefs. Made up of some of the world's leading coral reef scientists and conservation groups, ICRAN partners have created a globally integrated action plan to manage and protect coral reefs, based on recommendations from the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is an International award-winning organisation at the cutting edge of ecotourism that runs marine and terrestrial expeditions to Fiji, Honduras, Philippines, Malaysia and other destinations around the world. The main aim of this UK based, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation is to provide resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical forests. The Ocean Watch Foundation, Inc.
FEMP Focus Newsletter: May/June 2000 - Earth Day 2000 A Success School that provided materials designed to teach children as A oneday boycott washeld in Jakarta, Indonesia for the 21st Century and earth day 2000, visit http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/newsevents/femp_focus/may00_earthday_2000.html
Extractions: White House Official Shelly Fidler, FEMP Director Beth Shearer, and FEMP's outreach coordinators Annie Haskins and Nellie Tibbs were proud to represent the energy-saving achievements of 19 Federal agencies at FEMP's Earth Day booth. Millions of people in 183 countries celebrated the 30th anniversary of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, with rallies, marches, demonstrations, car-free days, and fairs, many of them focused on the theme of clean energy and global warming. At the flagship Earth Day event in Washington, DC, 500,000 people came out to hear speeches from politicians, listen to music from such artists as James Taylor and hear from the Earth Day chair, actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Vice President Al Gore, celebrities, and noted environmentalists also gave speeches to the crowd FEMP Director Beth Shearer replaces buttons for distribution at the Earth Fair 2000. With so many people on hand, it was difficult to keep the tables stocked with materials. The EarthFair was organized around five natural themes: sun, air/wind, water, earth, and people and children. A solar-powered stage featured musical acts including David Crosby, while actors such as Chevy Chase, Tom Arnold, Ed Begley Jr, and Edward James Olmos made appearances.
Earth Day: Environmental Milestones More than 20 million people marched, demonstrated, and attend teachins on environmentaltopics. On Dec. 1990 earth day 2 is celebrated on April 22. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/earthday1.html
Extractions: by Elissa Haney Earth Day was established in 1970 at a time when social activism was at a high. U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), recognized a growing environmental concern that had barely been addressed by the legislature . In setting aside April 22 to recognize human impact on the environment, Nelson hoped first and foremost to raise the awareness of politicians. Nelson certainly achieved his goal. More than 20 million Americans participated in this first Earth Day celebration, causing voter-hungry politicians to take notice. The overwhelming response helped generate a new political focus on the environment . As that focus has become increasingly global, more people than ever are celebrating Earth Day around the world.
Extractions: The following excerpts are from NEWS sources that have written about Planetpals in their publications. A list of recent articles also appears below. For a listing of planetpals as featured websites and awards received See the trophyroom "Well Worth Sharing". Don't get the idea that this site is just fun and games, it is content rich and will fit into a large number of areas in your curriculum." New Scientist "You have to teach 'em while they are young to respect the planet, to keep the environment clean and learn how to live within the earth without destroying it. It's a lot to teach a child. Hail the web site that makes a good attempt to do so. you brush your teeth, for example. It all adds up."
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