Happy birthday to astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin, born on this day in 1964.

He's also one of the stellar cast of astronauts featured in National Geographic's series One Strange Rock, which tells the story of Earth’s history from a planetary perspective. (Plus he has one of the greatest official work photos of all time!)

Within our solar system, planet Earth is utterly unique among the planets, moons, and dwarf planets found there. Only Earth has a breathable atmosphere, the ability to “heal” itself following planetary bombardment in its early history and more recent “extinction events,” and large amounts of liquid water on its surface.

We offer free lessons plans for this series to teach in science, English and history classes.

It's a great cross-curriculum teaching tool for Earth Month!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/one-strange-rock/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Brithdays&utm_content=link

#Education #LelandMelvin #StemEducation #Homeschooling #EarthScience #Stem #BOTD #OTD #EarthMonth #EnvironmentalStudies

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Happy Arbor Day, Chula Vista! 🌳 Celebrate the vital role of trees in enhancing our environment. Remember to plant, protect, and appreciate trees for a greener, healthier city. Special thanks to the Public Works team for their efforts in maintaining these beautiful trees. 🌱💚 #ChulaVista #ArborDay #earthmonth

Pope Francis called for respect for the environment, reminding us that the Earth is both a sister and a loving mother to us, on which we have too often inflicted harm. We offer a special lesson plan for Francesco, the Pope Francis documentary by Evgeny Afineevsky, to help you inspire students about the environment. 1/2

#PopeFrancis #EarthMonth #EnvironmentalEducation #Pontifex #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #WorldReligions @education @edutooters

One square mile of forest contains more true wealth than any person’s wallet ever could. All of time — eons of life’s resilience — is etched on every fiber of every rustling leaf.

Life itself is the only real thing we have.

So, remind yourself what real wealth is.

#EarthDay #EarthMonth #nature

Looking for a way to honor this beautiful corner of the earth for #EarthDay?

Join our ranks as a Clean Bay Challenge volunteer for a #TrashFreeBay!

Throughout #EarthMonth, our challenge volunteers will protect #SFBay by picking up trash in their communities -- whether it’s in neighborhood parks or a nearby shoreline. Baykeeper will provide all the tips and tools you need to conduct a safe and effective cleanup.

Learn more: baykeeper.org/cleanups