1. Word cloud
120 seconds
What is a natural resource?
2. Slide
60 seconds
Natural resources are materials found in nature that are used by people. Examples of natural resources are air, water, soil, animals, plants, minerals, and energy. We can use renewable resources over and over again, but non-renewable resources eventually run out.
Natural Resources
3. Slide
60 seconds
Natural Resource: A material found in nature that can be used for economic gain and is not created by humans. Renewable Resource: A natural resource that can be replaced or regenerated over a period of time, such as solar energy, wind energy, or water. Nonrenewable Resource: A natural resource that cannot be replaced or regenerated within a human lifetime, such as coal, oil, or natural gas.
Concepts:
4. Slide
60 seconds
Natural Resource: A material found in nature that can be used for economic gain and is not created by humans. Renewable Resource: A natural resource that can be replaced or regenerated over a period of time, such as solar energy, wind energy, or water. Nonrenewable Resource: A natural resource that cannot be replaced or regenerated within a human lifetime, such as coal, oil, or natural gas.
Concepts:
5. Open question
300 seconds
What are the different types of natural resources?
6. Slide
60 seconds
The United States has more than 6,500 active mines that produce minerals such as gold, silver, copper, iron ore, zinc, nickel and lead. There is a type of tree called 'The Wishing Tree' that grows in India and is believed to grant wishes. There is a type of rock called 'Stromatolites' that are created by bacteria and are the oldest known fossils on earth.
Did you know?
7. Open question
300 seconds
What are some of the ways that natural resources are used?
8. Open question
300 seconds
How have natural resources been used throughout history?
9. Open question
300 seconds
What roles do you think natural resources should play in the future?
10. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a unicorn flying over a rainbow while eating ice cream
11. Poll
60 seconds
What is a natural resource?
- A man-made object
- A type of animal found in the wild
- Something found in nature that is useful to humans
- Something made by humans for their use
12. Poll
60 seconds
Which of the following is a natural resource?
- Toy car
- Plastic bag
- Video game
- Water
13. Poll
60 seconds
What do we use trees for as a natural resource?
- Hiding spots for treasure
- Wood for building and paper production
14. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What are three natural resources that we use every day?
15. Slide
60 seconds
Natural resources are materials found in nature that are used by people. Examples of natural resources are air, water, soil, animals, plants, minerals, and energy. We can use renewable resources over and over again, but non-renewable resources eventually run out.
Natural Resources
16. Slide
60 seconds
Natural Resource: A material found in nature that can be used for economic gain and is not created by humans. Renewable Resource: A natural resource that can be replaced or regenerated over a period of time, such as solar energy, wind energy, or water. Nonrenewable Resource: A natural resource that cannot be replaced or regenerated within a human lifetime, such as coal, oil, or natural gas.
Concepts:
17. Slide
60 seconds
The United States has more than 6,500 active mines that produce minerals such as gold, silver, copper, iron ore, zinc, nickel and lead. There is a type of tree called 'The Wishing Tree' that grows in India and is believed to grant wishes. There is a type of rock called 'Stromatolites' that are created by bacteria and are the oldest known fossils on earth.
Did you know?
18. Open question
300 seconds
What are the different types of natural resources?
19. Open question
300 seconds
What are some of the ways that natural resources are used?
20. Open question
300 seconds
How have natural resources been used throughout history?
21. Open question
300 seconds
What roles do you think natural resources should play in the future?
22. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a unicorn flying over a rainbow while eating ice cream
23. Drawings
1260 seconds
Question: You are a mayor of a small town that relies heavily on natural resources. How can you balance the need to protect the environment while also protecting the economic livelihoods of the people who live there? Clues: • Research what other towns have done in similar situations. • Think about how natural resources can be used sustainably. • Brainstorm ideas with your partner. In pairs: Select and solve one of the tasks: A. Draw a map of your town and how natural resources can be used sustainably. B. Create a plan for how your town can both protect the environment and the economic livelihoods of the people who live there.
24. Poll
60 seconds
What is a natural resource?
- A man-made object
- A type of animal found in the wild
- Something found in nature that is useful to humans
- Something made by humans for their use
25. Poll
60 seconds
Which of the following is a natural resource?
- Toy car
- Plastic bag
- Video game
- Water
26. Poll
60 seconds
What do we use trees for as a natural resource?
- Hiding spots for treasure
- Wood for building and paper production
27. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What are three natural resources that we use every day?
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