1. Illustrate one of the Did You Know? facts. 2. Have kids select aphotograph of the earth from spaceand write a paragraph as to what they see. 3. Discuss Haiku(3 line poem with 5-7-5 syllable pattern). Write a Haiku about Earth day or something about the earth(trees, ocean, riv...
Earth Day Facts For Kids Interesting Facts About Earth Day For Kids Although earth day began in the 1970’s it did not go global until the 90’s. It was started as a day to promote education about environmental issues. Now that it is celebrated globally it is common to for it to be ...
Earth mean solar day 24.0657 hr (24 hr 3 min 57 sec) of mean sidereal time inclination of Equator to orbit 23.44° magnetic field strength at Equator 0.3 gauss (but weakening) dipole moment 7.9 × 1025 gauss/cm3 tilt angle of magnetic axis 11.5° atmospheric composition (by volume)...
The firstEarth Hour Daywas held on 31st March 2007 in Sydney where approx.2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their unessential lights for one hour. In October 2007, San Francisco did the same activity inspired by Sydney’s activities. After a successful event, the team decided to r...
Did you know that our planet is rocketing around the sun at 67,000 mph? Or that it may once have been purple? Here are 50 facts about Earth. 1. We're the third rock from the sun (Image credit: Getty Images) Our home, Earth, is the third planet from the sun, the fifth largest...
Interesting facts about EarthNot rated yet Did you know that Earth's moon has a special name? It's name is Luna. It is one of the biggest in the solar system while we think of it as small! Click here to write your own. Subscribe to our "Unbelievable Facts" Newsletter...
Did You Know? "Luftmensch," literally meaning "air person," is the Yiddish way of describing someone who is a bit of a dreamer. Did You Know? The word "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which literally means "unable to speak; speechless." ...
Did you know all these facts about Planet Earth? Welcome to our Top 10 Facts about Earth. Our planet is an incredible place and has many interesting features. From its diverse ecosystems and geology to its history, here are 10 interesting and intriguing facts about Earth that you may not kn...
Chicken sweater pic from didyouknowfacts.com Chicken thumbs-up emoji by Envato As a tiny antidote to the anger and animosity that we see escalating so fast these days across the USA, lately I’ve determined to offer simple kindnesses whenever I can. ...
Earth to completely rotate around its axis; astronomers call this a sidereal day. Now wait a second, that means a day is 4 minutes shorter than we think it is. You’d think that time would add up, day by day, and within a few months, day would be night, and night would be day....