4th - 8th 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

Teach your child about an endangered species with this information page, all about the Forest Owlet. They can color as they read some interesting facts.

Get in tune with nature, and read a bit about an endangered species of animal, the Black-footed Ferret. Your child can color an illustration as he reads.

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

For your budding environmentalist, here is an information sheet on a well-known endangered species, the Komodo dragon!

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.