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Introduction
Introduction
In this lesson you will:
learn the difference between non-renewable and renewable resources
discover Australia's mineral resources
learn about fossil fuels and where they are found.
Inquiry question and intentions
Inquiry question and intentions
Inquiry question:
How are non-renewable and renewable resources different?
Learning intentions
To define renewable and non-renewable resources.
To describe examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.
To explain the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources.
To describe world consumption of renewable and non-renewable resources using secondary data.
To analyse secondary data on non-renewable resources.
Activity 1 - What are renewable and non-renewable resources?
Activity 1 - What are renewable and non-renewable resources?
Task 1
Task 1
Watch the video, Difference between Renewable and Non-renewable resources.
Use information from the video and the information in the interactive to complete the questions.
Difference between Renewable and Non-renewable resources
Duration 3:25
Task 2
Task 2
Play the BrainPOP game, Sorting natural resources.
What is the biggest score you can reach?
Hint: Vary the labels on the buckets to sort all resources to maximise your points.
Task 3 - Energy consumption
Task 3 - Energy consumption
Visit the following two interactive graphs:
Use the sliders and hover over each graph to see changes over time and the breakdown of percentages.
Complete the See, Think Wonder activity using the Google Doc.
Click on the button to open a new tab and view the Google Doc.
Click on the Use Template button to create a copy for you to edit.
Activity 2 - What mineral resources are in Australia?
Activity 2 - What mineral resources are in Australia?
Task 1
Task 1
Read through the Google Slides on minerals.
Use information from the Google Slides to complete the questions on the first page of the interactive.
Complete the second page of the interactive by studying the infographic on Australian Critical Minerals resource wealth.
Task 2
Task 2
Australia is the world's largest producer and exporter of lithium.
Lithium is a key component in rechargeable batteries, not only for electronic devices but also for electric vehicles and storage of renewable and other energies.
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers like lithium because it is lightweight and so does not make the EV unnecessarily heavy.
Use the Google Doc to complete an activity to compare total world production of Lithium, Cobalt and Nickel with Australias production.
Click on the button to open a new tab and view the Google Doc.
Click on the Use Template button to create a copy for you to edit.
Task 3
Task 3
Read the article Australia’s minerals are key to renewable energy.
Complete the interactive to analyse and then summarise the article.
Activity 3 - What and where are fossil fuels found?
Activity 3 - What and where are fossil fuels found?
Coal, oil and natural gas are all fossil fuels as they were formed from the fossilised, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
Although fossil fuels are continually formed by natural processes, they are non-renewable resources because they are used at a much greater rate than they can be replenished in nature.
Task 1
Task 1
Watch the video What’s the deal with fossil fuels.
Use information from the video to complete the interactive.
What's the Deal with Fossil Fuels
Duration 3:56
Task 2
Task 2
Complete the activity What and where are fossil fuels found? by using the Google Doc.
Click on the button to open a new tab and view the Google Doc.
Click on the Use Template button to create a copy for you to edit.
Exit slip
Exit slip
Handing in your work
Handing in your work
Don't forget to hand in the work you completed today!
Your teacher will have told you to do one of the following:
Upload any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your Learning Management system (MS Teams, Google Classroom for example).
Email any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your teacher.
Make sure you keep any hand written work you did in your exercise book or folder as your teacher may need to see these when you are back in class.
Student reflection
Student reflection
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