Sustainable use of resources
I can explain what is meant by the sustainable use of resources, and describe ways to make transport and buildings more sustainable.
- Year 7
Sustainable use of resources
I can explain what is meant by the sustainable use of resources, and describe ways to make transport and buildings more sustainable.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Renewable resources do not run out because they are replenished faster than they are used up.
- A resource is sustrainable it is maintained a certain level for as long as it is needed.
- Some resources, such as wood, are only renewable if they are used sustainably.
- We cannot have sustainable transport that uses petrol or diesel fuel.
- Altering the design of a building can make it more sustainable.
Keywords
Fuel - a substance we burn for heating things
Natural resource - a substance that can be found within the environment
Renewable resource - a resource that will not run out because it is replenished more quickly than we use it up
Sustainable resource - a resource that can be maintained at a certain level for as long as is needed
Common misconception
Wood is (always) a renewable resource.
Discuss with the pupils the different ways in which we can obtain and regenerate (or not) the wood we use. Highlight that trees do not necessarily replace all the wood we take from them, and even if they do, it may take many years of growing.
Equipment
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is a material?
Q2.What properties of a brick make it suitable for construction?
Q3.What properties of glass make it suitable for making a window?
Q4.What word describes a material that is a poor thermal conductor?
Q5.Which materials are good thermal insulators?
Q6.What types of material are always good thermal conductors?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of resources do we find in an environment?
Q2.What type of resources are replenished more quickly than they are used up?
Q3.How can wood be used sustainably?
Q4.Match each type of resource to the correct defintion.
