[Music] hey awesome friends welcome back to Kids Academy where we discover amazing things about our planet Earth today let's celebrate the wonderful world we live in and learn about Earth day but first let's understand why Earth Day is so special Earth Day is like a big birthday party for our planet it's a day when people all around the world come together to sh show love and care for Earth just like we celebrate our birthdays with cakes and presents Earth Day is a time to give something special back to our planet so why do we celebrate
Earth Day we celebrate Earth Day to remind ourselves and others how important it is to take care of our planet Earth gives us so many amazing things like clean air fresh water beautiful forests and so much more it's our home and we need to take care of it just like we take care of our rooms or toys when is Earth Day Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd every year it all started in 1970 when people from all over the United States came together to speak up for the Earth they wanted to show that they
cared about things like clean air clean water and protecting animals and guess what millions of people joined them since then Earth Day has become a global celebration with people all over the world doing things to help our planet challenges faced by our planet our planet faces some challenges too let's take a look at a few one pollution pollution is when harmful things like trash chemicals and smoke get into our air water and land it can make animals and plants sick and it's not good for us either two deforestation deforestation is when people cut down trees
faster than new ones can grow trees are super important because they give us oxygen to breathe and provide homes for Animals three climate change climate change is when earth's climate or weather patterns start to change because of things like too much pollution this can make things like hurricanes and wildfires more more frequent and more severe four endangered animals some animals are in danger of Disappearing forever because of things like habitat loss and pollution it's important to protect these animals so they can continue to be part of our planet's amazing biodiversity five waste we make a
lot of waste like trash and plastic which can end up polluting our oceans and harming marine life we need to to find ways to reduce reuse and recycle to help keep our planet clean how do people celebrate Earth Day people celebrate Earth Day in lots of different ways to show love and care for our planet here are some ideas one planting trees planting trees is a great way to help the environment because trees absorb carbon dioxide and give us oxygen to breathe two cleaning up organizing a neighborhood cleanup is another way to help you can
pick up trash from Parks beaches and streets to keep our planet clean and beautiful three saving energy turning off lights TVs and other electronics when we're not using them can help save energy and reduce pollution four learning about nature taking a nature walk or visiting a zoo or ban IAL Garden is a fun way to learn more about the plants and animals that share our planet five recycling recycling things like paper plastic and glass helps reduce the amount of waste we produce and keeps valuable resources out of landfills thanks for joining us today until next
time keep exploring and keep loving our amazing planet Earth remember every little thing we do to help the Earth adds up up and makes a big difference so let's celebrate Earth Day together and make our planet a better place for everyone don't forget to subscribe visit kids academy.com to play educational fun games and watch more videos
