This is an amazing website and resource that teachers can use when teaching about natural resources. The website has a free 20 page download that is essential when getting to teach natural resources. The download includes few quick and easy examples to help introduce and develop an appreciation for our natural
resources and how we use them. There are also 47 different topics to use to learn how we use our mineral
resources and where they come from. A list of the major minerals and metals and the states where they are produced. Fun facts like, there are 35 different minerals and metals in every computer. Some topics that are covered are: Where yourelectricity comes from. How much does energy really cost. Who uses energy.
Who produces the energy we use. Mankind has created some ingenious things and all of them use minerals. Is
there a limit to man’s ingenuity? Things that come from Trees. This is a great starting point for a unit on natural resources.
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