Earth Day worksheets can be used to help engage children in lessons about Earth Day and conservation. This page links to places online where printable Earth Day worksheets and activities can be downloaded.
Earth Day worksheets can come in the form of free, downloadable puzzles, word searches or mazes. The themes may vary and can be on several Earth Day topics including recycling, wildlife conservation, ecology and endangered species. Most of the Earth Day activities and worksheets found online are free and can be downloaded and printed out. Just be sure that your printer has enough black ink for the pages you would like to print.
When printing out Earth Day Worksheets, be sure ti click on the full size image if available, this way you can avoid printing out extra, unwanted text.
Earth Day
Earth Day is a global celebration of the planet earth, held every year on April 2nd. Earth Day 2010 marks the 40th year that Earth Day has been celebrated. Conceived by former Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day is celebrated by one billion people in 174 countries around the globe. The first Earth Day was held in 1970.
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Fast Facts
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Earth Day 2009
April 22, 2009
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First Earth Day
April 22, 1970
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Fact:
Earth Week begins April 16th
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Games
concentration games, jigsaw puzzles, tic tac toe, bingo cards, mazes
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Word games
Crossword puzzles, hangman, word search, word scrambles
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Activities
awards and certificate pages, doorknob hangars, gift tags, dominoes, greeting cards, treat bags
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Science activities
crepe paper flowers, recycling graphs, history of earth day, looking for photosyntheis
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Weather activities
make a wind vane, studying erosion
