Earth Day, April 22, is the new name for the holiday called Arbor Day. Arbor is the French word for tree. Earth Day is a global celebration that focuses our minds on caring for our earth. Ironically, some Earth Day activities are not really green. Printable for Earth Day, such as coloring pages and worksheets generate more paper waste. I include myself in this indictment because I've written articles for free printables for Earth Day. Here is a truly green lesson plan which is safe for our earth, educational and enjoyable for students of all ages. It covers science, art, ecology, recycling and design. Free Earth Day Lesson Plan
Hands-on learning activities, science experiments and objects lessons. This is science, math, social studies, chemistry, alchemy and as nature intended- with messes, explosions, weird smells, pretty lights, scorched hair and acid burns (kidding, really...)Definitely not your dad's boring paper-and-pencil science class...