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This video segment from Evolution: "Why Sex?" explores the "sweaty T-shirt experiment," which showed that humans may unconsciously be drawn toward a specific kind of genetic variation in a mate.

A unit that teaches the difference between goods and services, the difference between producers and consumers, the difference between human, natural, and capital resources, and the difference between bartering/trading and buying/selling....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies renewable and nonrenewable resources based on the rate at which humans use a resource. Natural resources, such as water, oxygen, and soil, are supplied by...

From Primary source images and informational text learn about the natural and human-driven resources and land use in California and how they have contributed to the growth of California.

Lesson plans designed to help students have an understanding of the natural and human world around a river. This site includes excellent lesson materials for teaching biodiversity.

The course of industrialization and migration of society forced a shift within the natural world. Through context, writing assignments, reports, articles, visual materials, and bibliographical resources this unit dives into the question,...

This is a lesson that deals with scarcity during WWII. Natural, human, and capital resources are discussed.

Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...

This resource provides statistical data on numerous categories for nearly every country in the world. A great tool for a comparative analysis. Human, natural, and capital resources are all included.

In this video segment from Nature, learn the history of the world's first domesticated animal, the dog. [7:34]

A slideshow and a short quiz on natural resources, the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and the impact humans have on the Earth's natural resources.

In this activity, young scholars learn about natural resources. They sort materials into two categories, whether it is natural or if it has been changed by humans.

This website focuses on productive resources which are divided into three categories, natural, human, and capital.

Begins with a description of a case of missing plant nutrients that have been affecting Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. Lists some of the benefits to humans of the natural resources in such a park. Then explains the...

In World War II pennies were made of steel and zinc instead of copper and women were working at jobs that men had always been hired to do. Why? Because during war times, scarcity forces many things to change!

The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently opened a $300 million dollar center for the performing arts, the Kimmel Center. This lesson was developed for a special teacher workshop to incorporate economics and the arts to teach kids...

This resource provides a natural and human history of the Great Salt Lake.

Check out this informative economics lesson plan designed to review the three productive resources--natural resources, human resources, and capital resources--needed to produce goods and services.

Learn more about llamas when you check out this resource. This site features a clear and concise picture of how these fascinating mammals live and what purpose they serve to other animals and humans.

Learn about how and where tigers live when you explore this resource. You can also investigate how tigers communicate with each other, enemies, friends, and humans through this site.

This video teaches the concept of Scarcity and includes a quiz. The total resources of society, including natural resources, human resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship, are limited, causing scarcity to exist. [1:13]

Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. These...

Learn about water as a precious resource in danger of being depleted. Understand the roles that overuse and agricultural use play in the sustainability efforts of this essential resource. Includes video. [28:25]