Plant a tree. Calculate your carbon footprint. Organize a community cleanup. There are countless ways that individuals — including students and teachers — can have a positive impact on the planet.

The theme of Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In Our Planet” and the website highlights 52 actions and tips for making a difference year ’round, from measuring your “foodprint” and composting to taking pictures of polinators and turning off the lights. Teachers can join the push for environmental literacy or download free toolkits on sustainable clothes shopping, climate and civics lessons, and more.

Don’t forget to check out eGFI’s list of sustainability sites and activities for incorporating sustainability into your classroom.

And add NASA to your go-to sites for environmental, ge0science, and engineering lessons, activities, webinars, contests, and special events. (Links below).

Every day can be Earth Day!

• NASA’s 2022 Virtual Earth Day Event  April 22, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. EDT (Content will be available on demand through May 2.) Free public event features live chats with space experts, online Kahoot! trivia games, a scavenger hunt, and more! Learn more and REGISTER HERE.
• Attend free educator professional development webinars  hosted by the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University. Upcoming topics include Exploring Earth: Water Wonders Field Trip (April 25, 6 p.m. EDT) and Christa McAuliffe’s Lost Lessons in Space: Liquids in Microgravity (April 26. 7 p.m. EDT).
• Find materials for your STEM curriculum with NASA’s searchable online library of resources for educators.
• Check out NASA’s standards-aligned STEMonstrations. The latest video from the International Space Station focuses on explaining area and volume.

National Environmental Education Foundation

Do a fun Earth Day activity – or make a difference all year long with six small steps that your class and families can take to protect the environment, like fixing leaky taps.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Help collect and interpret data to advance knowledge of weather, wind, oceans, pollution, and environmental protection with NOAA’s Citizen Science projects. 

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