Introducing natural resources
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can name some natural resources and describe how they can be used.
Key learning points
- Natural resources are materials produced by the environment that humans can make use of.
- All of these natural resources are important to us and our daily lives, some are renewable and some are not.
- Natural resources are unequally distributed globally and people have unequal access to them, which can cause conflict.
- Some resources, like food and water, are essential to life; others, like precious gem stones, are not.
Keywords
Resource distribution - Resource distribution means how resources are spread out across a geographic area.
Energy - Energy is the power used to make things work, for example to provide heat or light or to operate machinery.
Minerals - Minerals are chemical substances that are formed naturally and are found in the ground or in rocks.
Renewable - Renewable means that something can be re-used and will not be used up or run out.
Common misconception
Coal, gas and oil are the only natural resources.
There are many other natural resources, including water, food and precious stones.
Teacher tip
You could have some real life examples of resources for children to handle and explore in this lesson.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following items are found naturally?
Q2.What does 'natural environment' mean?
Q3.People need access to __________ and __________ to live.
Q4.Which of the items below require energy to work?
Q5.Which continent is missing from this list?
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America.
Q6.Which continent in the world has the biggest land size?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each keyword to its correct definition.
materials produced by the environment that humans can make use of
the power to make things work
something that will not be used up or run out
Q2.Which of these are natural resources?
Q3.Which of these sources of energy are renewable?
Q4.Natural resources are distributed around the world.
Q5.Which of these natural resources are essential for life?
Q6.In what ways can oil be useful to our lives?
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