IntroductionIntroduction
Natural Resources
The students should be able to identify natural resources, such as plants and animals, water, air, land, minerals, forests, and soil.
Minerals are naturally occurring substances that originally Minerals are naturally occurring substances that originally came from rock, such as phosphorous, bauxite, iron, salt, came from rock, such as phosphorous, bauxite, iron, salt, gold, silver, copper, and potassium. Many minerals are gold, silver, copper, and potassium. Many minerals are essential for the healthy growth of plants and animals.essential for the healthy growth of plants and animals.
Minerals
ForestsForests Forests have moderate climate, help cleanse the air and water, and Forests have moderate climate, help cleanse the air and water, and
house wildlife. They also provide thousands of wood products and house wildlife. They also provide thousands of wood products and related jobs.related jobs.
Natural Resources ChartNatural Resources Chart
Natural Natural ResourceResource
Object Made by People, Object Made by People, Using This ResourceUsing This Resource
AnimalsAnimals
Land and Land and SoilSoil
MineralsMinerals
WaterWater
PlantsPlants
ForestsForests
AirAir
We are running out of these We are running out of these natural resources! What can we do natural resources! What can we do to help??to help??
Reuse-Reuse-
Recycle-Use trash bins Recycle-Use trash bins to recycle plastic, paper to recycle plastic, paper and cans.and cans.
Reduce-Don’t use so Reduce-Don’t use so muchmuch
ResourceResource
Can you Can you
Identify theIdentify the
Things that Things that
Come from Come from
Trees orTrees or
Wood?Wood?
ReuseReuse
Can you think of ways YOU could reuse Can you think of ways YOU could reuse these items?these items?
ReuseReuse
What other items in your house could you What other items in your house could you reuse?reuse?
ActivityActivity
Using your resource worksheet.Using your resource worksheet. List/draw as many items as you can that List/draw as many items as you can that
come from trees.come from trees. List as many items as you can that come List as many items as you can that come
from METAL minerals found in the Earthfrom METAL minerals found in the Earth Draw three ways a box can be REUSED.Draw three ways a box can be REUSED.
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