1.1 Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources
This middle school lesson (MS.NR.1.1) from the Pork Checkoff Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum introduces students to the difference between renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Through an interest approach using vehicle images, group discussions, sorting activities, and a nursery-rhyme review, students learn to identify five examples of each resource type. The lesson includes transparencies/handouts, an assessment with answer key, and extension activities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will compare renewable versus non-renewable resources.
- Identify five renewable resources.
- Identify five non-renewable resources.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 60 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Overhead or Projector
- Writing Surface
- MS.NR.1.1.TM.A – transparency or one copy for 3-4 students
- MS.NR.1.1.TM.B – transparency or on writing surface
- MS.NR.1.1.TM.C – transparency or on writing surface
- MS.NR.1.1.TM.D – transparency or on writing surface
- MS.NR.1.1.TM.E – transparency or on writing surface
- MS.NR.1.1.TM.F – transparency or one copy for 1-2 students
- MS.NR.1.1.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Lesson Number
- MS.NR.1.1
- Precepts
- E. Awareness; E1. Address issues important to the community.
- Key Terms
- Renewable resource; Non-renewable resource
- Resources
- Lee, Jasper (2006). Natural Resources (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- NRS.01.01.01.bDifferentiate between renewable and non-renewable natural resources.
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- NSS-GK-12.5Environment and Society