Plants and animals can change their environment. Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.
2. Learning intentions
a. Researches different ways people conserve natural resources.
b. Identifies ways people modify (change) the physical environment to meet their
needs. (e.g.: planting trees, cutting down trees, building homes/streets, etc.).
c. Discusses the importance of storing raw materials for the future (e.g.: drying
fish, storing grain in case of bad times).
d. Explores how our actions affect natural resources.
e. Analyzes how individuals and populations depend upon land resources.
3. What are natural resources?
● These are the resources
that are found in the
environment and are
developed without the
intervention of humans
4. What are different ways people conserve natural resources?
● Conserve = protect
(something, especially
something of
environmental or cultural
importance) from harm or
destruction
6. Storing raw materials for the future
● Raw material is the basic material
from which a product is made
● Storing helps us keep food and
medicines for later use when it is
scarce
● This is how the human civilization
progressed
● Different methods are used for
storing raw materials for future