April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Since 1970, Earth Day has increased awareness of the planet we live on, and encouraged people to learn more about pollution, climate change, endangered species, and many other environmental issues.
Follow #NCEarthDay50 and #NCBackyardNature to see how North Carolinians are celebrating Earth Day across the state. Participate in our photo challenge on social media.
Learn more about Earth Day Live: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-live/
Currently, during the crisis around COVID-19, in-person programming has transitioned into experiences designed to engage audiences online, including families at home.
- Citizen Science Opportunities: https://naturalsciences.org/research-collections/citizen-science
- Science At Home: https://naturalsciences.org/learn/science-at-home/index
- North Carolina Sea Grant: https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/program-areas/education-training/education-resources-at-home-learning/
- N.C. Environmental Education: https://www.eenorthcarolina.org/
- North Carolina State Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/educator-resources
- North Carolina Zoo: https://www.nczoo.org/virtual-visit
- The National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Network) and its partners have developed a variety of hands-on STEM activities: https://www.nisenet.org/athome
- Earth Day activities from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/content/earth-day-2020-50th-anniversary-toolkit