Renewable Resources: 4.7C Identify and classify the Earth’s renewable resources, including air, plants, water, animals; and nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, natural gas, and the importance of conservation. (Supporting Standard.)
Read the Vocabulary cards and the scopedia book and take notes in your Science Journal
Activity -- Make a T Chart and label it Renewable Resources and Non-Renewable Resources. Using the cards see if you and a partner can sort them correctly. Talk about each card as you sort it - give reasons and proof from your research. Check with your teacher to see if you sorted them correctly.
Listen to the book -- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Here is the boy - now 18 years old, on a Ted Talk!
Show What You Know.....make a stop motion movie to demonstrate your understanding of Earth's Resources. Stop motion movies - use clay, legos, paper, drawing, etc. Be Creative. Here are some examples to help give you a few ideas.