Today, April 22 is Earth Day 2014 . As I've done in the past, I share some thoughts to teach Earth Day and environmental science in general.
Last years I shared different Earth Day-related resources. That list presents different resources : middle schools and high-junior schools.
Google Doodle:
Google Doodle:
Google Doodle Earth Day 2014
doodler: Kevin Laughlin
doodler: Kevin Laughlin
But let's begin showing joy by the lovely Google Doodle Earth Day 2014. Awesome!
"The notion that the 'animals' we share our planet with can cause such positive repercussions within their habitat moved me to focus on the many and varied beings that the Earth has given rise to."
Kevin Laughlin
"The notion that the 'animals' we share our planet with can cause such positive repercussions within their habitat moved me to focus on the many and varied beings that the Earth has given rise to."
Kevin Laughlin
This year's Earth Day is the 44th, since its inception in 1970, which was widely viewed as marking the beginning of the contemporary environmental movement.
It is organised by the Earth Day Network, which aims to "inform and energize populations so they will act to secure a healthy future for themselves and their children".
Green Cities
Education:
"Education is at the heart of Earth Day. Learn more about how your school can get involved. And be sure to register your class’s Earth Day events"
Earth Day Networking
Green Cities
Theme 2014:
The theme of Earth Day 2014 is Green Cities. So what exactly are we supposed to do to make our cities green?
We can start with transportation. That means transforming our public transportation systems so that they’re accessible, convenient, and run on clean fuels. It also means making our cities more walkable and bikeable—with protected bike lanes, plenty of public green space, and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks.
Finally, it means switching over to electric, hybrid, and other eco-friendly vehicles and relying on ride-sharing, rather than driving alone.
We can start with transportation. That means transforming our public transportation systems so that they’re accessible, convenient, and run on clean fuels. It also means making our cities more walkable and bikeable—with protected bike lanes, plenty of public green space, and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks.
Finally, it means switching over to electric, hybrid, and other eco-friendly vehicles and relying on ride-sharing, rather than driving alone.
This year the Earth Day Network is looking for people to share stories of climate change by uploading pictures that represent "the faces of climate change."
Cities throughout Europe are gearing up for "Earth Day". With several events going on across the continent, Europeans cities and European schools are celebrate and promote a more sustainable and healthy planet this Earth Day.
UN scientific panel #IPCC says our globe is warming and encourages the world to prepare for risks from a changing climate.
The United Nations scientific panel on climate change presented its latest report on the impacts of climate change, society's vulnerability to them, and the capacity and limits to adapt to the changing climate.
Activities:
In the most European countries and almost everywhere in the world, today is the first day of back to school, after Easter holidays. Of course, Earth Day is not only celebrated on April 22. It must be celebrated every day.
Google Doodle:
Earth Day 2014 is marked with a collection of five animated doodles by Google, showing the Rufous hummingbird, the veiled chameleon, the moon jellyfish, the dung beetle, a puffer fish and a pair of Japanese macaques.
Google Doodle and its creator Kevin Laughlin have done well to choose an intriguing selection of critters to illustrate the movement, although not many people would put the dung beetle on their list of favorite animals. The Japanese macaques are a far more traditional selection, shivering stoically in their hot springs as the snow falls.
Green Cities/ EC
Activities:
In the most European countries and almost everywhere in the world, today is the first day of back to school, after Easter holidays. Of course, Earth Day is not only celebrated on April 22. It must be celebrated every day.
- You can start by introduce Earth Day Google Doodle to your students into your school curriculum and explain it.
Google Doodle:
Earth Day 2014 is marked with a collection of five animated doodles by Google, showing the Rufous hummingbird, the veiled chameleon, the moon jellyfish, the dung beetle, a puffer fish and a pair of Japanese macaques.
Google Doodle and its creator Kevin Laughlin have done well to choose an intriguing selection of critters to illustrate the movement, although not many people would put the dung beetle on their list of favorite animals. The Japanese macaques are a far more traditional selection, shivering stoically in their hot springs as the snow falls.
- If you could do one thing to help the climate what would it be? A good question to your students. Pay attention to the answers and ask the students to develop their ideas in different projects.
- This year the Earth Day Network is looking for people to share stories of climate change by uploading pictures that represent "the faces of climate change."
#Global Selfie Earth Day 2014
- NASA invites you and your students to take part in a worldwide celebration of Earth Day this year with the agency's #GlobalSelfie event.
How do students take part?
- NASA will be monitoring photos posted to five social media sites: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Google+ and Flickr.
- Post your students photos to Twitter, Instagram or Google+ using the hashtag #GlobalSelfie, or post it to the #GlobalSelfie event page on Facebook or the #GlobalSelfie group on Flickr. You can also join the #GlobalSelfie Google+ event page.
This activity your students will love it !
Level : Higher Education ; Vocational Education (up-to 18 years-old)
Level : Higher Education ; Vocational Education (up-to 18 years-old)
Resources:
- The Earth Day Network is the best website to start your search for Earth Day information. The Earth Day Network offers a K-12 Toolkit How your school can get involved in Earth Day or nine lesson plans (2013) about preserving the environment.
- National Geographic has some other great resources for learning about environmental science and Earth Day.
- Ways students can fight climate change:
- EcoKids is a Canadian organization that provides free resources for teaching and learning about topics in environmental science.The games and activities section for kids offers dozens of online games across eight categories. Within each of the eight categories the games and activities are again categorized according to age appropriateness.
The eight games and activities categories are: wildlife, climate change, energy, water, waste, land use, the North, and First Nations & Inuit.
If you need other resources for elementary and secondary schools, take a look at the thematic Earth Day posts on this blog. Here are the posts of the last three years:
- A Story about the Forest (2011)
- A Special Earth Day (2012)
- Wall-E, a green resource to Earth Day (2012)
- Let's talk about Earth Day (2013)
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
Native American Proverb
G-Souto
22.04.2014
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