Watch the videos in each of these 5 sections to discover ways you can protect the planet—all without leaving your home!

In this video, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, explains what causes climate change, how it affects our planet, why we need to act promptly to mitigate its effects, and how each of us can contribute to a solution.

MIT has developed Climate Science, Risk & Solutions, an interactive online textbook on climate change. It features clear navigation, extensive content, and engaging elements such as read-aloud sections, interactive graphs, and quizzes. Divided into sections like Climate Science, Change, Risk, and Solutions, it includes a glossary with hover-over definitions, additional resources, and a FAQ section. Users can also download the content as a PDF.

Note -
If the dense text is challenging, consider using audio alongside the written sections for easier comprehension. Focus on the interactive parts and quizzes if you're unable to cover the entire site, maximizing engagement with the most interactive features.

In this activity, students tear pieces of magazines up to create an earth collage.

Students in grades 4-6 engage in a series of activities (both inside and outside the classroom) designed to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship. Each of the activities is intended to have children explore their profound connection to nature and experience the power of individual and collective action.

Students explore the daily choices, they, their families, their school and their communities make; the impact of those choices on nature; and the role they and others may take in protecting nature.

The activities are fun, hands-on, and thought provoking. Students have opportunities to share what they are learning with their fellow students, family, and community and to create their own “class foundation” to collectively act on their concerns and passions.

The resource consists of 16 cross-curricular lessons on a range of issues from which teachers may select according to the dictates of their time and curriculum.

The official Earth Day website showcases a variety of information surrounding this impactful day. The information includes Projects, Challenges, Videos to provide background information about the our world today and challenges and projects that your classrooms can participate in to make a difference in our world now and for the future. In addition, the website has downloadable ToolKits for your classrooms.

Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action.

Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action.

Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action.

Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action.

Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action.

Students begin by reading Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" as an example of how overdevelopment can cause long-lasting environmental destruction. Students discuss how to balance the needs of the environment with the needs of human industry. Student teams are asked to serve as natural resource engineers, city planning engineers and civil engineers with the task to replant the nearly destroyed forest and develop a sustainable community design that can co-exist with the re-established natural area.

This unit plan overview provides links to all lessons along with links to accompanying teacher support materials that include: video links, student worksheets and answer guides for individual lessons, Inquiry activities with support materials for 5 lessons on climate change and how we can work towards slowing its progress. Also includes the inquiry lesson of developing a student's own action plan.

Free Environmental Science Resources for Teachers, including curriculum connections, project objectives, lessons and more.
GreenLearning creates free education programs about energy, climate change and green economy that engage and empower students to create positive change for our evolving world. Our programs include both hands-on and critical thinking activities to equip educators with the educational tools they need to help students understand complex environmental issues.

Available programs include:
- The Ripple Effect
- Sila and the Land
- Eco 360 - Transitioning to a Circular Economy
- Energy Revealed
- Decoding Carbon: A Climate Policy Quest
- Re-Energy
- Flood:Ed
- Real World Ecosystems
- Real World Energy
- Oil Sands Education Dialogue
- Electricity All Around Us
- Lending A Hand
- Climate Change Where I Live
- Come Alive
- Make A Splash!
- EnerAction
- Cool 2.0
- E-Cards
- Climate Action 150

Check out their challenges:
- Eco 360 - Transitioning to a Circular Economy
- Decoding Carbon: A Climate Policy Quest
- Re-Energy
- Flood:Ed
- School Earth Hour Challenge

Other resources include:
- Location Matters
- The Spiral Inquiry Model
- Make-Remake Design Activity
- Maple Syrup Inquiry
- Science Fair
- Monthly Spark Activities

For Grades 3 to 6 and FREE for SK Teachers.

How It Works:
6 weekly pre-planned lessons, about an hour each
Students do fun activities in teams for points
Led by a website you project at the front of the class

6 Modules Include: The Climate Conundrum, Operation Darkroom, Operation Shower Power, Operation Keep Car Cool, Operation Go Car Free, Celebration

Select any medium you want for this pre-made mural celebrating Earth Day. Suitable for nine students (or some students could work together).

One of the many things that make Ocean School's content library so special is how our content spans across a wide range of subjects. In the same learning resource, students can learn different concepts related to science and technology, English language arts, social studies, mathematics, and more.

Discover lesson activities, PowerPoints, videos, mp4 clips and much more!

For grades 5-6, 7-8, 9+.

Resources for Rethinking. provides immediate access to more than 1200 quality classroom resources.

Developed by Learning for a Sustainable Future, R4R.ca connects teachers to lesson plans, books, videos and other materials that explore the environmental, social and economic dimensions of important issues and events unfolding in our world today. R4R resources have been reviewed by experienced classroom teachers and matched to relevant curriculum outcomes for each province and territory. Use the search engine to find resources and read the reviews. Most of these materials can be downloaded immediately.

To begin: Select your province on the right side of the screen. Add any other filters you wish to explore to narrow your search and have fun exploring the amazing resources!