Environmental Awareness

Earth Month and Earth Day (April 22)

Earth Month was established in April 1970 and is non-political. It is a month intended to develop momentum for a full year's worth of work on improving the environment. In this collection, you can learn about ways you can be involved in helping our planet!

Earth Day also began in 1970 and is celebrated annually around the world on April 22. Various events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. 

World Environmental Day (June 5)

World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. It's celebrated annually on June 5.

World Car Free Day (Sept. 22) 

This day encourages motorists to take a day off from driving your vehicle and find other ways to go places that will not hurt the environment.

 

Siberian Tiger | SciShorts in Japanese Beginner

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Produced in Japanese, this series contains 20 lessons on the beginner level for teachers to use in foreign language science study. The largest living cat is the Amur, or Siberian, tiger. These cats...
Reticulated Python | SciShorts in German Beginner

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Produced in German, this series contains 20 lessons on the beginner level for teachers to use in foreign language science study. One of the largest snakes in the world is the reticulated python...
Siberian Tiger | SciShorts in German Beginner

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Produced in German, this series contains 20 lessons on the beginner level for teachers to use in foreign language science study. The largest living cat is the Amur, or Siberian, tiger. These cats are...
Tomistoma Crocodile | SciShorts in German Beginner

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Produced in German, this series contains 20 lessons on the beginner level for teachers to use in foreign language science study. One of the most unusual and little known of the crocodilians is the...
Siberian Tiger | SciShorts in French Intermediate

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Produced in French, this series contains 20 lessons on the intermediate level for teachers to use in foreign language science study. The largest living cat is the Amur, or Siberian, tiger. These cats...
What is a Century Plant? | Palmetto Scene

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Many Columbians will recognize the large plant that seems to spill over on to Rosewood Drive. But the plant saw more buzz in the Summer of 2017, due to the fact it started to resemble something out of...