Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get from the Earth. They occur naturally, which means that humans cannot make natural resources. Instead, we use and modify natural resources in ways that are beneficial to us. (The materials used in human-made objects are natural resources.) Some examples of natural resources and the ways we can use them are listed in the table below.
Natural Resource Products or Services
Air Wind energy, tires
Animals Foods (milk, cheese, steak, bacon) and clothing (wool sweater, silk shirt, leather belt)
Coal Electricity
Minerals Coins, wire, steel, aluminum cans, jewelry
Natural Gas Electricity, heating
Oil Electricity, fuel for cars and airplanes, plastic
Plants Wood, paper, cotton clothing, fruits, vegetables
Sunlight Solar power, photosynthesis
Water Hydroelectric energy, drinking, cleaning
Eden, lost: the ecological disaster of ... scienceovereverything.com
Key Vocabulary: deforestation, extinction, slash and burn, biodiversity, rainforest, reforestation, ecosystem, acre, reforestation, boreal forest, temperate deciduois forests, ecomony
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Activity 1:Test your skills take the quiz at the following sites
1. https://www.studyladder.com/games/activity/natural-resources-27793
2. http://schoolmediainteractive.com/view/object/quiz/402A4307A29E72496D0786652015EA97
Activity 2 Play the game at the following site.
https://www.brainpop.com/games/sortifynaturalresources/
PBS Presents: Garbage Dreams (4-12)
In Cairo, the Zabelleen people survive by collecting and recycling garbage. They recycle over 80% of the garbage they collect. In a fun online game for students, take on the role of the Zaballeen. Start with one neighborhood, one factory, and one goat. You have eight months to build your recycling empire and get Cairo’s total recycling as high as you can.
global climate changes
http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/impacts/signs/index.html
carbon footprint calculator
http://meetthegreens.pbskids.org/features/carbon-calculator.html
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