What are some natural resources you use every day?

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natural resourcesrenewable/non-renewable
Lesson 12 Observing Natural Resources
Challenge
What do natural resources look like?

• What are some natural resources you use every
  day?

Introduction
Word Sort

Vocabulary


Materials
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Procedure
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Data

Ranking Natural Resource Samples Data Table
Analysis
AQ 1, AQ2, AQ 3, AQ 4
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How can we divide this list into two categories?

• Homework
• Desks
• Bed
• Phone
• Teacher
• kitchen

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School
Home
Teacher
Bed
Homework
Kitchen
Desks
Phone
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How can we divide this list into two categories?
rocks
trees
plastic
cars
air
water
soil
trees
airplanes
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Natural Resources

• Some of the words that you categorized, such as
  trees and water, are natural resources.

Can you name some natural resources that you use
every day.
wood
metals
water
air
gasoline (produced from crude oil),
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Lab Activity

• Pairs of students can work together to examine
• a sample by sharing a magnifying lens and
  discussing their observations.
• Students should record their observations in
  their science notebook in your data table
• .

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Analysis Question 1
SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS a. What
was the most valuable natural resource, according
to the class? b. What was the
least valuable natural resource, according to
the class? c. What reasons did other
students have for identifying a natural
resource as more or less valuable?
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Question 2

• What else would you like to know about these
  natural resources to help determine their value?

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Question 3

• Copy the list of words shown below.
• coal
• natural resource
• salt
• garnet
• plastic
• a. Look for a relationship among the words. Cross
  out the word or
• phrase that does not belong.
• b. Circle the word or phrase that includes
  the other words.
• c. Explain how the word or phrase you
  circled is related to
• the other words in the list.

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Question 4

• Reflection What do you think makes a natural
  
• resource valuable?