Let's go green! Getting started to celebrate Earth Day!

Earth Day is a day early each year on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 International Mother Earth Day.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day)

Check this list of selected activities and lessonplans to go green with your students:

http://community.thinkfinity.org/message/13260?tstart=0<b></b>

OR have your students finding out how knowledgeable they are about Earth Day and the environment with these quizzes:

http://holidays.quiz.kaboose.com/60-kids-what-s-your-earth-iq

http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Games/Quizzes/Holidays/EarthDay.html

http://articles.cnn.com/2007-04-10/politics/earth.day.quiz_1_washer-and-dryer-earth-day-water?_s=PM:EDUCATION

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/earthday.shtml

http://timelines.com/quizzes/earth_day