Non-Renewable Resources

Non-Renewable Resources

​Topic: Precious Resources

​Learning Intention

• ​To be able to know that non-renewable resources take time to make.

  To be able to understand that the length of time to make non-renewable resources mean we should reduce our use.

  To be able to discuss whether the data suggests that Year 8 students need to learn more about recycling. 

​By now we know that the following are non-renewable resources:

Image of coal mine.​

Natural gas resource. ​

​Oil

​Uranium mine. 

​Above are all Australian non-renewable resource.

​Coal

​Natural gas

​Crude oil

​Uranium

​Non-renewable resources cannot be naturally replenished. This means that these resources are limited in supply.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

• Non-renewable resources are in limited supply.

• Non-renewable resources cannot be naturally replenished in a short period of time. 

• Non-renewable resources provide clean energy.

• Non-renewable resources can be replenished based on user consumption.

​Crude Oil, natural gas, and coal are collectively called fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are formed from organic material (dead plants and animals) deposited and transformed over millions of years.

Multiple Choice

Fossil fuel we now use were made from organisms that lived 300-400 million years ago.

• True 

• False

​The graph below indicates the number of years of fossil fuel reserves left:

​What do you notice about this graph?

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Multiple Select

According to the graph, know oil resources will run out in 50.7 years. This means....

• we should reduced our useage

• we should look for an alternative form of energy.

• we should keep using resources.

Crude oil and its products

Crude oil is a mixture of many other compounds. Once separated these products are used for many different purposes.

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​One of these compounds (Naphta) becomes raw material for plastic. When plastic is not disposed correctly, they can end up polluting our environment and oceans.

​Watch this video as a class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8

Multiple Choice

True/False: we should reduced the use of plastic and recycle when we can.

• True

• False

​It is important to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

​• Reduce all non-recyclables

• Reduce your energy use.

• Move to clean energy.

​• Reuse plastics.

• Refill your own drink bottle.

• Upcycle metals and batteries.

​• Recycle cardboard and

paper.

• Avoid packaging that

cannot be recycled.

Quiz: can the following be recycled?

​Yes - can be recycled

​No - cannot be recycled

Multiple Choice

Styrofoam container 

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Cardboard and pizza boxes.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Wrappers.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Empty coffee cups.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Broken ceramic mug. 

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Light blub.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Glass bottles.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Plastic food container.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Empty aluminium cans.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Used batteries.

• Yes

• No