Learning About Natural Resources

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Quiz: Learning About Natural Resources

Reduce/Reuse/Recycle are meaningless words to students who do not have a clear understanding of the importance of natural resources. In this engaging production students first learn about the three types of natural resources: inexhaustible, renewable, and nonrenewable. Next, identify the earth's wide variety of natural resources—air, water, oil, coal, gas, forests/trees, soil, rocks, plants, and minerals. Last, see how we use each of these natural resources in every day life.

Student Application

Think about what natural resources are used to make the objects you use everyday.


Learning Objectives

  1. Students will know the three types of natural resources: inexhaustible, renewable, and nonrenewable.
    1. Inexhaustible natural resources cannot be used up.
      i) Air is inexhaustible. All living things need air to live. Air is also used for things like blowing up toys, hearing sounds, and flying...

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Supporting Activities

  1. Take a trip to a local recycling plant. Students will be able to see how recycling works, what kind of things can be recycled, and the benefits of recycling.
  2. Bring to class several items that come from natural resources. They could be things like clothing, a nail or screw, some food items, or a toy made of wood. Have the stud...

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Transportation
Soil
Rocks
Reuse
Renewable Resource
Reduce
Recycle
Pollution
Pollute
Oil
Nonrenewable Resource
Natural Resources
Natural Gas
Minerals
Metals
Inexhaustible Resource
Gems
Fresh Water
Fossils
Erosion
Earth Day
Crop Rotation
Contour Farming
Conserve
Coal
Air
Acid Rain
Fossil Fuel
Sun
Landfills
Trees And Plants
Water
Introduction
Three Kinds Of Resources
Inexhaustible Resources
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
Pollution
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Conclusion
3R Ball
Learning About Natural Resources
Learning About Natural Resources
Learning About Natural Resources