Lesson 20 of 84 · Fossils
Lesson⭐ 30 XPNatural Resources and Conservation
Natural Resources and Conservation.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
Natural resources include materials from Earth that people use. Renewable resources (trees, solar energy) can be replenished. Nonrenewable resources (coal, oil) are limited.
Key Words
- fossil
- mineral
- climate
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Build a working model of a volcano using baking soda and vinegar. Observe the eruption and explain what causes real volcanic eruptions.
Compare the before and after states.
Write your conclusion: did the results match your hypothesis? What would you change next time?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a natural resource?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
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