Earth's resources can be used to improve human life. Natural resources come from the Earth and include things like water, air, soil, plants, animals, and minerals. Some resources are renewable, like trees and water, and can be replaced within a human lifetime. Others are non-renewable, like fossil fuels, and take much longer to form so they are limited. It is important we conserve both renewable and non-renewable resources for future generations.

1. Earth's Resources
by: Heather Carter

2. Earth's Resources
A resource is something we can use to make our lives
better.
The Earth has many resources that benefit us. We call
them "Natural Resources."
Some of the resources we get from the Earth are:
water
air
sunlight
soil
plants
animals
rocks and minerals
fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

3. Brain Pop Jr.
Natural Resources, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Rocks & Minerals
Click on the image below to watch.

4. Renewable vs. Non-Renewable
Some natural resources can be replaced within a few
years or within a human lifetime. These are called
renewable resources. Trees, sun, wind, and water are
examples of renewable resources. They are resources we
most likely will not run out of.
Non-renewable resources cannot be replaced at the rate
they are being used up. They take hundreds, thousands,
and even millions of years to be made. Once they are
used up, they are gone! Some examples of nonrenewable resources are the fossil fuels oil, natural gas,
and coal.

6. Earth's Resources Interactive
Click on the landscape below to learn more about Earth's resources.

7. Let it Grow!
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8. Non-Renewable
Resources
Fossil Fuels:
Click on the word to see a short video about each.
Coal
Natural Gas
Oil / Petroleum

9. Brain Pop: Fossil Fuels
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10. Why are Earth's resources
important to us?

11. Earth materials are very
useful to us. We use
them to make our lives
better.

12. How do we use Earth materials?

13. Earth Materials Used for Fuel
Fuel is a material that stores energy for future use.
(potential energy). You can kind of think of it like “power.”
Coal- to make electricity or heat our homes
Wood- an inefficient way to make heat or light
Natural Gas- to make electricity or heat our homes
Oil- to make electricity, heat our homes, or power our
vehicles

14. Alternative Ways to Make Energy
Without Using Fossil Fuels
Solar Power
Wind Power
Hydropower

15. Earth Materials Used for Building
Structures
Iron- bridges and fences
Iron is used to make steel which is then used for buildings
such as skyscrapers.
Stone- houses, fences
Brick- (made from clay) houses, buildings
Concrete- skyscrapers
Wood- houses

16. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
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17. Earth Materials Used for
Enhancing Transportation
Aluminum- airplanes, cars, bicycles
Titanium- airplanes, cars, bicycles
Sand and Gravel- making roads
Clay- cement and concrete for driveways
Steel (from iron)- bicycles, cars, trains, ships

18. Earth Materials Used for Making
Products
Oil- plastic products like your cell phone and Playstation
Wood- paper, furniture
Plants- medicine, food, clothing (cotton)
Soil- crops for food
Animals- food for humans, clothing (leather)
Clay- plates, bowls, cups, flower pots, statues
Copper- inside cords to conduct electricity

19. Brain Pop Jr. – Rocks and Minerals
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20. Discovery Education Resources
(Videos)
“Learning About Natural Resources”
“Geologist’s Notebook: The Biggest
Treasure Chest: Our Natural Resources”