Ecofriendly ideas for the classroom

Earthday was originally organised over 30 years ago in 1970 by the Earth Day Network, otherwise known as EDN, aiming to raise awareness of the environmental neglect taking place across the earth. Many schools took part in Earthday with their own special lessons, but why should the learning stop there?

Planet resources

There are a number of flipcharts and resource packs on Planet that you could use to teach various ecofriendly related topics, from the effects of pollution to nuclear energy. Also, why not use the weblinks provided to embed within your flipchart?

Flipcharts

Primary	Secondary
Wake up the world	Sustainability
Weather and seasons	Rivers & landscapes
All about frogs	El tiempo

Resource packs

Scenery	The earth	Environment
The countryside	Earth backgrounds	Energy
The Grand Canyon	African animals	Nuclear fuels
New York City	Planets	Geothermal
The coastline	Nepal & Everest	Weather symbols

Weblinks for your flipchart

• Earthday website - find out about what activities are going on around the world.
• Ecofriendly Kids - lots of ideas about recycling at school and in the home.
• Tiki the penguin - an easy explanation of climate change