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 Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. It's celebrated annually on June 5.
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.
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How can low levels of DDT in farm fields end up at high levels in ospreys? Several different pesticides, an example of which is DDT, can be biomagnified by the food chain. The pesticides are used to...
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The student will be able to: sing and show hand signs for sol and mi. sing sol-mi patterns and play a bordun on xylophones and hand chime accompaniment. clap the steady beat and the rhythm. match one...
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The students will be able to label and sequence the cycle of a flowering plant.
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"B" is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b. 1942). Essayist. environmentalist, educator. After graduating from USC, Burroughs obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard. From 1968-2000, he taught at Bowdoin...
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"W" is for Wild Turkey. A wild turkey is a large galliforme, that is, chicken-like bird. Males weigh up to 20 pounds and females half as much. The turkey is characterized by its large size, iridescent...
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The students will plant a seed using science and engineering practices, including the processes and skills of scientific inquiry, to develop understandings of science content. They will measure the...
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Patrick McMillan visits the North Slope Region of Alaska, where he showcases two species of bird which reside in this freezing cold region: the Snow Bunting, and the Lapland Longspur. The Snow Bunting...
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Patrick McMillan visits Loveland Pass, Colorado, where he shows us Snow Buttercup flowers. These flowers take advantage of the insulation provided by layers of snow. The snow also protects these...
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Patrick McMillan visits Sabal Palm Sanctuary, in Brownsville, Texas. The Buff-Bellied Hummingbird, and the Red-Naped Sapsucker woodpecker are some species of bird which come to this sanctuary to spend...
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Here at Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in Arizona, Patrick McMillan and Pedro Chavarria talk about an uncommon species of bird found in Arizona, the Montezuma Quail. This bird is a native of Mexico...
