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Earth Day - April 22

Earth floats in space with a burning candle wick on top.

Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in, first held on April 22, 1970. Activities for Earth Day, and often for the whole week, focus on the environmental issues that the world faces. These issues include extreme weather, rising sea levels, and altered ecosystems due to increased levels of CO₂ in Earth's atmosphere.

According to the Earth Day Network, "People march, sign petitions, meet with their elected officials, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads. Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures."

One of the simplest and most effective ways to help the environment is to plant a tree. Trees that consume the most carbon dioxide and poisonous gases are pines, oaks, Douglas fir, bald cypress, and black walnut.

Students can learn more about Earth Day and conservation efforts by viewing the described and captioned videos below.

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April 22 is Earth Day. It is a national day to focus on the environment, and rallies are held to promote sustainable alternatives for a healthy planet.

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Conservation Videos

Still image from: 12th Hour

Still image from: 2050: A World Without Meat

A girl working in a swamp. Caption: I love doing conservation projects.

Earth in space with cutouts of people standing around the circumference, hands extended towards each other. Caption: to cherish and protect our planet.

Banner text reads, “Climate Change,” against a background that shows the earth encircled by mountains, windmills, city buildings and houses.

Person standing on an overlook pointing at the drop-off edge of a dam. Caption: But, where does the water come from?

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Earth Science: A Fresh Future

Hands cupping plant detritus from the ground. Caption: it becomes dirt.

Illustration of a fish with toxicity entering from the water and through the mouth. Caption: which accumulate more toxin from the smaller fish they eat

Still image from: Human Elements: How Otters Can Save the Sea

Elk graze and relax in a field of dry grass beneath an evergreen-covered hill.

An aerial view of a canopy of trees.

Illustration of heat rays moving from the Sun towards the Earth. Caption: Thus, the climate will change during the course of a year.

Trace holds reusable bottles and coffee mugs in his hands. Caption: I think reusable bottles might be bad for the environment,

Into the Outdoors (Series)

3 quarter view of a girl and a boy wearing wide-brimmed hats and neckerchiefs. Girl holds out a fishing pole over a lake surrounded by vegetation.

Man and boy stand at the edge of a large, blue, circular tank filled with water. More tanks fill background.

Split screen with closeup of a brook trout swimming in water on the left and a sturgeon swimming in water on the right.

Color illustration of pattern of yellow fish attached to hooks alternating with gray fish swimming in water. Dashed vertical lines split image into fourths. Title bar across top reads, "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter."

Digital illustration. 2 silhouetted figures stand on a boat and dip nets in water as 2 fish swim toward them. 2 poles extend from boat and dangle forked appendages into water.

Closeup of fish caught with hook in bubbling green water.

Black and white illustration of a piebald dairy cow standing in tufts of grass against a white background.

Closeup of a row of young plants sprouting out of soil in a vast field beneath blue sky.

Aerial view of a landscape marked by patches of vegetation, a meandering waterway, and plots of dry earth.

Group of teenagers walk through forested area past a sign post that reads,"Ice Age National Scenic Trail."

Eco S.O.S. (Spanish) (Series)

Cartoon of a bear wearing roller-skates sitting on the floor of a house with a giant pile of roller-skates behind him. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear talking with a person and an eagle with shelves of books behind them. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear and a dog in traffic with pollution in the air. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear facing a dog while grabbing his hat as a wind blows. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear in the shower. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear and a mouse floating on a tire with a pile pf garbage behind them facing an injured octopus. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of an indigenous person and a leopard in a jungle setting. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear and a leopard looking at an open photo album. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a bear wearing a scarf and a crab in a snowy mountain landscape looking cold. Spanish captions.

Cartoon of a open photo album showing polar bears and an igloo. Spanish captions.

My Little Planet (Series)

Cow with a metal hat connected to wires that lead to a large machine. Caption: Thanks to my work, she can produce chocolate milk.

Illustration of drops of water with faces. Caption: Look at this, Hanna.

Illustration of three insects sitting on a ceiling beam, looking down on a fourth insect who is talking to two children in bed. Caption: (Suzie) Do you know the story of the princess dragonfly?

Illustration of two people floating on a platform and moving towards a waterfall. Caption: (Hanna) They disappeared into the waterfall.

Illustration of a ship with 3 masts underwater. Caption: A pirate ship that's sunk.

Illustration of a dog scratching itself. Caption: Look! Everyone's scratching themselves.

Illustration of a spider on a light switch. Caption: Okay? And we're off.

Illustration of a person reaching to take something from a tree's hand. Caption: Take them and find a pretty spot to plant them.

Cartoon of a person pulling a plant out of the ground. Caption: Hey, be careful! Don't take it all.

Cartoon image of a child. Caption: You don't eat little children, do you?

Green Revolution (Series)

Closeup of a hand handling a small, green plant in a densely populated patch of similar plants. Caption: How do green roofs change how a building transfers heat?

Person talking with an inset picture of a laboratory. Caption: People usually think science happens in the lab.

Woman and man stand next to each other and face towards camera in a lab setting.

Orange explosion throwing debris. Caption: And it contains a lot of energy.

Gloved hands working with petri dishes covered in a variety of materials. Caption: (narrator) We always look for better ways to get energy we need.

Illustration of a windmill 100 meters tall receiving air current next to a much taller structure receiving a much larger air current. Caption: The beauty of wind turbines is that they're 100% clean.

Hillside covered in solar panels. Caption: collecting the sun's energy

Illustration of objects moving from a chamber with disk shaped spiny structures to an empty chamber. Caption: Here, we force bacteria to move electrons

Gauge in a vehicle with a range of 0 to 8. The indicator is at 1 and the gauge is labeled RPMx1000. Caption: How do electric vehicles compare with other cars?

Climate Connections (Series)

Multiple multistory snow covered building complexes at the foot of snow-covered slopes. Caption: The winter sports industry supports more than 37,000 jobs

Two people at a glacier. Snow on the mountain in the background, one person standing on a rocky riverbank, the second person in the river with a measurement tool. Caption: Climate change impacts glaciers by a number of means.

Ocean shoreline on one side and rising water on the other encircle a strip of densely populated buildings. Caption: Also, sea level may rise slowly or rapidly,

Rough ocean lapping against dirt and sand embankment against a road with vehicles driving on it. Two houses over the water on stilts are starting to fall into the ocean. Caption: It's particularly vulnerable to sea level rise impacts.

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