Environment and Resources

Our Environment

by Shevonne Flores

​We will learn how weather and natural resources affect the way we live.

​Earth is our home.

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​We use things on Earth to help us live.

​Natural Resources

​A resource is something we can use.

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​Natural resources come from nature.

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​We use water to drink, cook, and wash.

​Natural Resources

We grow food in the soil.

​Natural Resources

We use trees to make things.

​Weather

​Weather is what it is like outside at a certain time and place.

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​Some places have hot weather.

​Weather

​Some places have cold weather.

​Weather

Places can have dry, wet, or snowy weather.

​Weather

Homes can keep us warm or cool.

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​The weather helps us choose what kind of home to build.

​We Make Choices

​The weather helps us make other choices.

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​It helps us choose clothes and things to do.

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​We choose warm clothes when it is cold outside.

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​We play some games when it is hot.

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We play other games when it is snowy.

Caring for Earth

​We can take care of our natural resources.

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​When we reduce, we use less of something.

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​When we reuse, we use something again.

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​When we recycle, we take one thing and make it into something new.

Multiple Choice

What kind of weather would cause you to wear a coat?

Multiple Choice

What might you wear if the weather is rainy?

Multiple Choice

What do you wear when the weather is hot?

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.

We _____ when we take something and make it into something new.

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

Multiple Choice

What could you do if it is hot outside?

Multiple Choice

What is one way we can take care of our natural resources?

• use less water

• use paper cups

• throw away glass bottles