Earth Day - April 22
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Did you know... The March Equinox was chosen for Earth Day in 1970 -- the first Earth Day. The idea was not local convenience or comfortable weather -- which varies from place to place, but a day suitable for international celebration. On this day, night and day are equal. This day is a million year symbol of the balance of nature and the equilibrium we seek on Earth. Earth Day is also the First Day of Spring -- Nature's symbol of New Life and New Beginnings. Each year since then the Peace Bell at the United Nations has been rung on Earth Day at the moment Spring begins. This is followed by silent prayer -- a time for heartfelt commitment to think and act as Earth Trustees. quote from: http://www.earthsite.org/EarthResurrection.htm |
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Learning About Earth Day
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Note: In my primary level classes I have always celebrated Earth
Day on April 22nd, never really delving into the history of it. In
looking for websites on this topic, however, it seems that there is
a controversy both regarding the date and the founder. Senator Gaylord Nelson, founder of the first Earth Day in America,
April 22, 1970 |
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The Official Earth Day site - celebrating the Spring
Equinox (March 20)
http://www.earthsite.org/ |
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Earth Day - The Real Story (March 20)
http://www.themesh.com/eday.html |
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Earth Day Canada (April 22)
http://www.earthday.ca/pub/home.php |
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Earth Day - Wilderness.org (April 22)
http://earthday.wilderness.org/ |
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Earth Day Trash Survey
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/NoFrames/Subjects/ss/B4U3.html |
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Gr.2-3 Earth Day Activities
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/earthday.html |
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Gr.4-6 Earth Day Activities
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Earth%20Day-%20Home%20Page |
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Other interesting Earth
Day Sites
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Earth Day Flag Community
http://www.earthflag.net/home.htm |
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Dive in to Earth Day... help save Earth's water too!
http://www.coralreefalliance.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=7 |
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Play the Lorax "Save the Trees" Game
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/titles/lorax/ |
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Family Network Education Earth Day activities
http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-5882,00.html?ssb |
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Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/ |
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Earth Day Headquarters
http://www.taxpolicy.com/earthday.htm |
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Earth and Moon viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html |
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Art & Drawing Activities
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US EPA Earth Day downloadable coloring book
http://www.epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.htm |
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Other Related Activities -
"all inclusive" websites
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KidsDomain Earth Day art, activities, stories.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/ |
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DLTK's Earth Day online games, activities, crafts
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/earth.html |
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E-cards
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KidsDomain Earth Day e-cards
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/ecard.html |
Have
you found some good holiday webpages?
Let's add them to the website!
nboekhout@sd43.bc.ca
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This page updated March 2006.