Renewable/NOnrenewableResources

4th Grade Science
Patterns on Earth
Lesson 10

December 4, 2024

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Do Now

Read the scenarios below. Identify if the descriptions are about weathering, erosion, or deposition.

Rain, wind, and temperature
changes have slowly broken down the surface of a statue over time

Waves dropping sand and
sediments on the beach

Sediments are being carried away by a fast-moving stream

Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?

Scenarios

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Patterns on Earth

LO:SWBAT identify and differentiate between renewable
and nonrenewable resources.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly identify and
differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable
resources in at least 4 of 5 questions.

SCI.4.11A Identify and explain advantages and disadvantages of using Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources such as wind,
water, sunlight, plants, animals, coal, oil, and natural gas; and
SEPs 4.3ABC
RTCs 4.5A

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

What are examples of renewable resources?

What are examples of non-renewable resources?

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Lesson Vocabulary

natural resource

renewable resources

nonrenewable resources

fossil fuels

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What do you

notice/wonder?

Observations

Questions

What are examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable

Nonrenewable

Plants
Cotton
Water
Air
Tree
Soil
Wind
Chicken
Cow
Corn
Tomato

Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Rocks
Minerals
Gems

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Renewable

Nonrenewable

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What are natural resources?

Natural resources are materials found in the natural world that are useful in
some way. Air, water, plants and animals are all examples of natural
resources.
People need or use natural resources. They are made by nature.

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What are Renewable Resources?

A renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be used up.

Natural resources that take a short time to be replaced such as animals or
plants are called renewable resources.

Air & Wind

Soil

Trees/Plants

Water

Animals

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What are Nonrenewable Resources?

A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that can be used up or that
cannot be replaced in a short time. They take millions of years to make.

Coal

Oil

(Petroleum)

Natural Gas

Gasoline

Rocks

Minerals

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What are fossil fuels?

A fossil fuel is a substance formed from dead organisms that can be used for
energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil fuels.

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Natural Resources

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Let’s revisit the phenomenon

What are examples of

renewable and
nonrenewable

resources?

Natural Resources

Resources that can be
found in nature and are
used by people, such as
sunlight, air, water,
plants, and animals

Renewable Resources

Resources such as
wood, water, or plants
that can be replenished
naturally over time

Nonrenewable Resources

Resources, such as
fossil fuels, that cannot
be replaced after they
are used

Fossil Fuels

Fuels such as oil, coal,
or natural gas that are
formed in the earth from
plant or animal remains

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The table below lists five items that are commonly used in the classroom. Use the table to answer the following
question.

Classroom Item

Made From

Pencil

Plants

Paper Clip

Minerals

Wooden desk

Plants

Chalk

Minerals

Door handle

Minerals

Pet hamster

Animal

Eraser

Petroleum

Which of the classroom items listed in the table come from nonrenewable resources? ________________

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The table below lists five items that are commonly used in the classroom. Use the table to answer the following
question.

Classroom Item

Made From

Pencil

Plants

Paper Clip

Minerals

Wooden desk

Plants

Chalk

Minerals

Metal Compass

Minerals

Which of the classroom items listed in the table come from renewable resources? ______________________

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly identify and
differentiate between
renewable and
nonrenewable
resources in at least
4 of 5 questions.

Demonstration of Learning

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