4th - 7th 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.

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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!

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.

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

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. 

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

Students use algebraic thinking to find the value of each symbol in this Earth Day math puzzle!

Find the value of each symbol with this Earth Day-themed math puzzle!

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.

Practice argumentative writing with this prompt about making Earth Day a national holiday. 

Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun writing prompt about an Earth Day discovery!

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

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

Got a kid who's crazy for crosswords and the planet? Check out our Earth Day crossword puzzle, full of fun facts about the Earth and its many inhabitants.

Inspire creative thinking this Earth Day with a nature-themed reflective writing prompt.

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