Earth Day Challenge 2024

Countdown to Earth Day, April 22nd, 2024!

Celebrate Earth Day all month by taking the Earth Day Challenge

Join Casey Trees’ second annual youth Earth Day Challenge! Schools are invited to showcase trees on their campus and how their school can make a difference in caring for the urban forest. Casey Trees will highlight the best in each category in our Leaflet newsletter. Scroll below to find instructions for each mini-challenge and scroll to the bottom of this page for challenge submission. Submissions will be accepted anytime in the month of April.

Participating schools are considered for a class set of our Tree Species Guides! Other prizes include Casey Trees swag, a future tree planting, and more. Each school will be considered for one prize, and winners will be announced in early May.

Earth Day Challenges

Participate in the challenge that corresponds to your group’s grade level. Only one submission for each category will win a prize.

• PreK Challenge: Early Learner Leaf Design
• Tree Bingo
• Tree Design activity
• K-2nd: Grade Challenge: Tree Care Relay OR Earth Day Rap/Poem
• Tree Care Relay: Pledge to care for trees at your school. Send us 3 pictures of a tree care event, where you water and clean up around your trees.
• Rap/Poem: Submit a one-minute video of an Earth Day rap or poem read by your students.
• 3rd-5th Grade Challenge: Poster or Video PSA Contest
• Craft a 18″ x 24″ poster with one climate solution your school will implement.
• Go viral! Submit a one-minute video about how your school goes green, or how you are a friend to trees in your neighborhood.
• Middle School Challenge: Leaf and Ecosystem Exploration
• Use Casey Trees leaf science worksheets to discover qualities about leaves in your neighborhood:
  • Leaf Exploration worksheet
  • Ecosystem Inventory worksheet
• BONUS: Discover more about leaves using these worksheets:
  • Simple vs Compound Leaves
  • Opposite vs Alternate Leaves
• High School Challenge: Earth Day Hero Comic Strip Design
• Research a historical climate change activist and create a 2-page comic strip-like design that highlights their impact on their community.
• Activist Examples: Wangari Maathai, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Robert Bullard, Brenda Richardson
  • If you would like a free copy of “Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees” by Franck Prevot as inspiration, please contact kdesmond@caseytrees.org