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The Story of Earth Day: Everything’s Gone Green

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K-6
6-9
9-12
Lesson Duration

National Constitution Center

Explore the history of the environmental movement in the United States and the origins of Earth Day.

Video (27:02): https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/hall-pass/the-story-of-earth-day

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The National Constitution Center is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.”

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