3rd - 6th Grade Earth Day Educational Resources

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

Children learn how the internet travels across the ocean through cables to create a giant, global information network in this engaging, hands-on worksheet.

Introduce students to the ecological benefits of terracing with this middle grades science worksheet!

Children match animals to their ecosystems in this life sciences worksheet.

Encourage your child to take a nature walk, using the prompts on this worksheet to write and draw their observations of plants, animals, sounds, and more.

Learners write an argumentative response with this Earth Day-themed writing prompt about plastic bags. 

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

Take an Earth Day-themed adventure through this figurative language maze!

Celebrate Earth Day with an engaging word search activity that reinforces spelling skills!

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

This Earth Day quiz family and friends with this true or false questionnaire. It's all in good, informative, fun!

There are many endangered species all around the world. Read about the Amur leopard and why it's endangered with this information page.

It's easy being green when you have our Earth Day game for a guide. Just print out this Earth Day game and get ready to score one for the planet.

Sparks students' creative thinking with this Earth Day-themed reflective writing prompt.

Give your students a chance to think critically and practice their writing skills with this engaging writing prompt!

Learn the vocab you need to save the planet with this Earth Day word search! Talk about how these words relate to the planet and make this Earth Day a success.

Meet the red wolf, an endangered species of animal that was once very common, but in the past 50 year nearly became extinct!

Animal lovers, get acquainted with a very unique species, the okapi! Read this info-sheet to learn about why this animal is endangered.

Practice argumentative writing with this Earth Day-themed prompt about tourism's impact on the environment. 

There are many animals around the world whose lives or homes are threatened. Read about an endangered species from Africa with this info-sheet

The California condor has been brought back from the brink of extinction. This worksheet will help your little bird lover learn all about the condor.

The silverback gorilla is a special animal. This magnificent male is part of an endangered species. Complete this sheet to learn all about this gentle giant.

Teach your child how to respect the ecosystem with a science worksheet that doubles as a coloring page. Can they identify the sources of pollution in the scene?