Everything SkyDay Offers!
Kindergarten - 5th Grade (approx. ages 5-11):
Jelena’s Sky Scavenger Hunt Locate different objects (the moon, cirrus clouds, etc.) and identify different types of skies (sunset, blue sky, etc.)!
Elementary Education Piece to Accompany Airspace Suggestions on how to take photos of our sky and teach about our environment in a classroom setting.
Stars! (A Lesson Plan) Suggestions on how to teach about stars -- includes definitions and possible activities.
Grades 6-12 (approx. ages 12-18): and Additional Resources for Middle School (approx. ages 12-14:, High School (approx. ages 15-18):
NGSS Unit ‘What is Happening to The Rusty Patched Bumblebee?’ adapted for:
APES (Advanced Placement)
Additional Native Pollinator Information This is a great resource that could be paired with the NGSS unit above or used individually in a classroom or research setting.
Sky Videos (2 minute video explainers):
Why Do We Have Such Beautiful Colors During a Sunrise or Sunset?
Are You Brave Enough to Learn About the Spooky Mammatus Cloud?
UTC Time Explainer There’s our own community’s local time and then there is standard time, known today as Universal Time Coordinated or UTC
High School Science Explainers (longer text-based explainers)
Ages 12 to Adult:
How Do We Know It's Us Warming The World And Not Something Else? Classroom activity idea focusing on graphs depicting all known impacts on climate including human impacts. What is changing the climate today? And how do we know?
20 Climate Facts Everyone Should Know The 20 top facts everyone should know about climate change, as described by Atmospheric Scientist and Lead Author for the IPCC Dr. Don Wuebbles.
Understanding The Importance of Intergenerational Learning Short webpage describing the benefits of learning across age groups.
Climate and Community Text of SkyDay founder Ben Whitehouse’s talk on how we need to come together to find a better relationship to climate.
Host a Sky Day! Sky Days are inspiring all ages events designed to raise awareness about climate and sky. An event to create art about it, do science about it and learn about how our sky functions, what its vulnerabilities are and positive actions you can take to help with climate. Let us know with this form that you are interested in hosting a Sky Day event and we will give you tons of great ideas to make yours a huge success. (Check out these recent Sky Day hosts)
Sky Day Activities! Inspiring activities to connect people to their planet and sky. These activities can be done any day, or could be used to celebrate your Sky Day event.
Create an Airspace in Your Community! An Airspace is a place of contemplation on climate and sky, marked by a sign.
Post Your Sky and Climate Art to the SkyDay Project Galleries! SkyDay Project is the inspiring citizen artwork created by our founder and artist Ben Whitehouse. People of all ages post their sky photos and climate art to raise awareness about the need for us all to come together to protect it for the benefit of all. Post to an existing gallery or request your own. Its all free! Learn more.
Take the Sunset Challenge! Take part in a global sunset watch and art making event!
International Environmental Art Competition We’ve hosted international environmental art competitions over the years, with countries around the world participating. Check out their work!
Write a Sky-ku Like a haiku, but all about our sky!
Sky Theatre Create a one act play on climate.
Hold A Sky Concert Make music about the climate you love!
Say It Like You See it Science students critique environmental art!
Talk to Friends and Family About Our Climate and Sky Studies show the more we talk about climate the more people take action.
What Does Our Sky Mean to You? Make a video about your personal connection to climate and sky and post it #SkyDayProject.
Calling All Artists! Artists can help move culture forward. So use your talents to engage your community on climate and ecological citizenship.
Sky Day Activities For Adults! Activities that connect people to their planet and sky. These activities can be done any day, or could be used to celebrate Sky Day.
Lead The Leaders! A video and steps to help the climate crisis
When It Comes To Climate: Say It, Vote It, Save It Videos about the importance of talking to family and friends about climate and voting for wise energy and environmental policies.
Climate Action Venn Diagram - Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s recipe for taking purposeful action. You can do great things when you find the intersection of what you enjoy, what you are good at and what you can do to help. Lots more on her wonderful website here: www.ayanaelizabeth.com
Action plans! The following inspiring activities can be accessed on our Sky Day Activities page:
Help A Local Species Struggling With Climate.
Help Your Local Forest Preserve
Interview Family And Friends. No-one should underestimate the power of intergenerational learning.
Grow Your Personal Connection To Climate - Why Not Take A Sky Walk? Gather friends or family to share an awesome view of the sky on a walk. Reflect on how much we rely on our thin atmosphere functioning every day.
Hold A Sky Concert Hold a concert in honor of the sky and celebrating the way it connects us all as a global family
Shoot For The Moon - Nick and Meredith of Chicago's Adler Planetarium show you how to take awesome night sky photos using a DSLR camera!
Plant A Tree - Better Yet, Plant Two!
Switch To A More Climate Friendly Diet
‘Everyday Smart People Are Working Hard Towards Our Sustainable Future’ Videos about good news in terms of climate with organizations, scientists, artists, and other notable people working towards helping the earth
It’s Your Planet! - An Ad Campaign For Planet Earth
‘This moment brought to you by planet Earth’ - an ad campaign for planet Earth
K-5
Sky Scavenger Hunt
Sunset Challenge
Middle School
Write A Sky-ku!
The Air We Share
Earthrise
High School
Lead The Leaders
Calling All Artists!
Family Interviews
Adults
Want to Live Your Lifestyle
While Making A Difference On Climate?