• Green Roof Design: In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students work in small teams to design a heat- and water-conserving roof of plant material for an urban apartment building.
  
• True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet: This lesson from Science NetLinks, helps students understand that products and objects that humans produce have lifespans, too, and that they need to be recycled, reused and re-imagined so there will be less pollution and waste on the planet.
  
• National Geographic Environment Video Library: A series of short videos from National Geographic on various topics ranging from water conservation, to farm restoration to manatees.
  
• Protecting Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day: In this lesson plan from ReadWriteThink, students can take part in an Internet-based Earth Day groceries project, decorate paper bags with environmental messages, and examine similar work by children around the world.

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