This is an initial attempt by my students of B.Ed. in creating Programmed Instructional material using the template I had provided them. Your observations and suggestions are welcome!

1. Topic: Natural Resources
Class: 6
Age: 13
Medium: English
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Programmed Instructional material

2. Objectives
• At the end of this module you will be able to-
1. To develop vocabulary through listening,
speaking, reading and writing.
2. To be able to give the theme and central idea
of the content.
3. To be able to find out meaning of words and
sentences.
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3. Natural Resources
Soil, wood, oil, minerals, petroleum, water are considered natural
resources because they occur in their natural form and are not
made by human beings.
Humans can only modify natural resources. The energy that makes
natural resources comes from geochemical, geophysical and solar
energy.
The exploitation of nature and natural resources can be dated back
to the advent of humankind and the very start of civilization. for
fuel, for building materials for boats and for shelter. There are two
kinds of natural resources- renewable and nonrenewable.
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4. Continue…
Wood which is one of the main natural resources has the advantage
of being renewable. Fish, animals and forests can renew themselves if
they are not over-harvested. Forests can be replanted and, in time,
the wood that was used can be replaced.
However in recent times, we have been witnessing the cutting down
of trees at alarming rates. In cities it is becoming, increasing difficult
to see a green patch. If we do not replace these trees at the same
speed as we are using them then very soon this resource will be
expended. The cutting of trees also results in loss of ecosystems and
soil erosion, and less rainfall. When fossil fuels were discovered they
momentarily took the pressure off wood.
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5. Continue….
First there was coal, then oil as in crude oil or petroleum
and then later petrol and more recently natural gas.
However unlike trees that are a renewable resource all
these are non renewable. The reserves are finite and at
some point in the future they will be depleted.
We need to first conserve what we have left and to do
that the call of the day is to use these natural resources
sparingly and responsibly. We must resort to the use of
alternative forms of energy which will lessen the burden
on our natural resources.
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6. Q1: Why water is considered as a
natural resource.
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10. Q2:Who can modify natural
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14. Q3: The cutting of trees results in
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18. Q4: Earlier people used to cut trees
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22. Q5: Forests can renew themselves if
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