Earth Day Activity- Skip the Straw

This resource is so much more than just an Earth Day word search!

It’s a print-and-go, low-prep activity that combines Earth Day vocabulary, environmental literacy, and science in one engaging package, perfect for upper elementary, middle school, and even high school learners.

What makes it different?
By presenting information in a comic-style science cartoon, this activity becomes accessible to a wide range of learners. Comics make reading fun, boost retention, and use illustrations to help differentiate the content so every student can take something away from the lesson.

This Earth Day Activity includes

Two versions of the content- one about ocean wildlife and the other about freshwater wildlife.
Doodle Notes for each version
A follow-up supplemental activity page with an Earth Day wordsearch, crossword, and maze.
Create-a-Comic Project that will enable learners to create their own comic about conservation.
Easel versions of the guided notes

Print these up as posters or anchor charts!

A great addition to interactive notebooks.

More FREE Earth Day Comics

Help the Honeybees

Eat Less Meat.

Save the Sharks.

Other Cool School Comic Resources

Symbiosis Reading and Doodle Notes Activity

Water Cycle Reading and Doodle Notes Activity

Adaptations Reading and Doodle Notes

Solar and Lunar Eclipses Worksheet and Activities

*Doodle Notes is a trademarked term used with permission. Please visit www.Doodlenotes.org for more information.

What makes Cool School Comics such an impactful learning tool?

They are FUN!

This is the most crucial benefit.
Students are more willing to participate and more engaged.
The content STICKS.

Visual learning is EFFECTIVE.

About 65% of the population consists of visual learners.
Visual information is processed faster.
Students who SEE information are more likely to retain it.

EASY to implement!

These lesson plans are complete and ready to go, requiring minimal prep time.
You only need to make copies, upload supplementals to your virtual classrooms, and set up the hands-on activities.
Lots of flexibility! You can print these as posters, add them to interactive notebooks, hand them out to students, or share them virtually. There is plenty of room for modifications.