1. Natural Resources

2. Learner Expectation
 Content Standard: 2.0
 Globalization of the economy, the explosion of
population growth, technological changes and
international competition compel students to
understand, both personally and globally, the
production, distribution, and consumption of goods
and services. Students will examine and analyze
economic concepts such as basic needs versus
wants, using versus/saving money, and policy
making versus decision making.
 Learning Expectations: 3.2.spi.1. distinguish the
difference between a natural resource and finished
product.

3. In this activity you will:
 Learn to define a natural resource.
 Learn the different natural
resources.
 At the end of this activity you will
write about what a natural resource
is and name some natural
resources.

4. Natural Resources
 Naturalresources are things
that are found in nature that are
useful to people.

5. Natural Resources
We need natural resources to live.
Natural resources are things that
people and animal can’t live
without.

6. Natural Resources
 Wateris a natural resource. We
can not live without it!

7. Natural Resources
 Othernatural resources are plants
and soil.

8. Natural Resources
 Animals and fish are also natural
resources.

9. Natural Resources
 Some natural resources like oil and
coal will be used up if we are not
careful.

10. Natural Resources
 Natural resources can be made into
things we use.

11. Sources
 Discovery School

12. Writing Activity
 Writea paragraph about
natural resources. Use the
information you have
learned in this lesson.