Earth Day Challenge
- Until Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Ontario
- Grades 3-8
Growing into Tomorrow: Earth Day Challenge
April 22, 2026, is Earth Day, an annual global event dedicated to environmental protection and promoting sustainability. It offers an excellent opportunity to understand how agriculture and food production impact the environment and how farmers are implementing sustainable practices.
Celebrate Earth Day in your classroom by participating in our Growing into Tomorrow: Earth Day Challenge! Open to grades 3-8, this challenge encourages students to discover the importance of soil and its role in growing healthy food through an interactive lesson plan and activity included in our new free Soil Sustainability: Canada as a Potato Activity.
Growing into Tomorrow: Earth Day Challenge
Participate in the Growing into Tomorrow: Earth Day Challenge in two easy steps:
Step 1. Download and use the Soil Sustainability: Canada as a Potato Activity in your classroom before April 30, 2026.
Step 2. Enter for a chance to win a free prize. Ways to enter:
- Submit photos of your students participating in the activity from Soil Sustainability: Canada as a Potato Activity by April 30, 2026.
- Submit photos of your students participating in activities from our Seed to Salad Teacher Resource by April 30, 2026.
- Book a free Biodiversity on the Farm workshop through our Teacher Ambassador Program for your grade 4-6 students. Sign up for workshop by April 30, 2026.
- Book a free Environmental Initiatives workshop through our Teacher Ambassador Program for your grades 7-12 students. Sign up for workshop by April 30, 2026.
- Submit photos of your students participating in an Earth Day activity related to agriculture and food by April 30, 2026.
About Soil Sustainability: Canada as a Potato Activity
Created for Earth Day, this new
resource helps teachers provide their students with an engaging learning experience by demonstrating the importance of Canada’s soil and how it’s kept healthy for our food and agriculture. This resource aligns with the Ontario Math, Science, and Social Studies curriculum for Grades 3-8.
The Prize
The Soil Inquiry Kit contains seven curated books, accompanied by resources and equipment to support a K-7 soil inquiry outdoors. The kit includes book-specific lesson sparks, guiding questions, and curricular connections for playful explorations of soil in your school garden or school yard. It supports student learning across the curriculum, with a specific focus on how soil differs from dirt and on the importance of soil in our daily lives.
