Join Discovery Education and Boeing as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day: the worldwide event focused on promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable habitat for humans and wildlife.
The first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized millions of Americans to take action to improve the environment and is credited with launching the modern environmental movement. Fifty years later, Earth Day is now focusing on climate change action as citizens around the world unite to tackle the biggest challenge to the future of our planet.
During this Virtual Field Trip (VFT), students will investigate the themes of air, land, water, and waste as they explore how they can do their part to improve the environment as well as how a large company like Boeing is doing its part, too. Students will be transported to several locations in Washington state for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at some of the ways Boeing is using innovation, research, advanced technology, and engineering to boost its environmental performance and drive a more sustainable future. As students visit these different locations, they will be introduced to Boeing employees and other experts who are working on sustainability in the air, on land, in the water, and in handling and
reducing waste.
The pre-field trip activity in this companion guide is designed to introduce students to the themes they will learn about during the VFT. The activities designed for completion during and post viewership connect and extend student learning to classroom concepts, sustainability, and global citizenship.
