Earth Day 2018: History & The Network

April 22nd, 1970 was a day that will live in history.  That marked the very first Earth Day, nearly 5 decades ago. This video gives a great overview on Earth Day and how it all began.



The Earth Day Network is your go-to place to learn all about it.  "End Plastic Pollution" is the theme
for this year. There's a bounty of educational resources here:

• Fact Sheet: End Plastic Pollution

• Earth Day History

• Educational Ideas & Teaching Toolkits
• Climate Education Week (21 pages for Primary & Secondary Students)
• MobilizeU: Campus Teach In (12 pages for Colleges)
• Plastic Pollution Primer & Action Toolkit (53 pages for everyone!)

• Ways to Take Action

• Their Environmental Campaigns

• Their Blog

Stay tuned for Part 2 of my Earth Day Series: Teaching Resources!

Video found on https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/earth-day-activities/, originally on https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=175&v=6WA8FpGI5Sw; logo from https://www.earthday.org/