BURLINGTON, VT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/07/09 -- Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of environmentally friendly, non-toxic home and personal care products and a renowned green educator, has created educational and engaging curriculum and activities for use by teachers in celebration of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

All curriculums are designed to increase students' awareness around personal and environmental health and enrich their time in the classroom. Teachers and administrators can download PDFs of the curriculum at http://www.seventhgeneration.com/give/earth-day-lesson-plan.

Curriculum is available for elementary, middle and high-school instruction and is complete with the following:

• Relevant, historical facts regarding Earth Day
  
• Hands-on activities with an emphasis on the applied sciences requiring minimal materials and preparation
  
• Discussion guides about indoor and outdoor environmental health and conservation
  
• Carbon Calculator to determine a family's carbon footprint

In a time when American education is deemed underperforming, teachers feel unprecedented pressure to not only teach to and administer standardized testing, but to employ creativity in the classroom and challenge students with timely and applicable content.

A new administration has passed legislation to fund improvements in math and science and make the United States a competitive landscape once again. In the meantime, while billions of dollars are currently under review for allocation, teachers can use these budget-friendly materials that require little to no extra preparation to utilize. Seventh Generation's Earth Day lesson plans are equal parts fun and relatable allowing students to transfer what they learn at school into life at home and beyond.

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Seventh Generation is committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home. For 20 years, the Burlington, Vermont-based company has been at the forefront of a cultural change in consumer behavior and business ethics.

The company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois that states, "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." Every time you use a Seventh Generation product you are making a difference by saving natural resources, reducing pollution, keeping toxic chemicals out of the environment and making the world a safer place for this and the next seven generations.

Seventh Generation products can be found by visiting: www.seventhgeneration.com.

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