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Year 5

Natural resources: what are they, where are they found, why are they important?

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  • Interconnection
  • Natural resources
  • Sustainability and climate change

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This unit introduces natural resources, including food, water, minerals and energy. Pupils explore where different resources are found, how they are used, and the effects of this use on people and the environment.

This unit gives pupils a broad understanding of natural resources and how they are used across the world. Its placement builds on prior learning about forests and prepares pupils to think more critically about sustainability and human impact. Pupils learn to distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources, explore patterns of production and consumption, and consider the environmental and social consequences of resource use. This lays the groundwork for deeper enquiry into ecosystems, energy, and sustainable living in later units.

  1. Introducing natural resources
  2. Identifying renewable and non-renewable energy sources
  3. Global food production and its impacts
  4. Economic minerals and their uses
  5. Wood and its many uses
  6. Water: our essential resource

  • Knowledge about the water cycle.
  • Some experience of investigating a natural resource, such as trees or woods, in the local area.
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