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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Natural Resources

For Students 4th - 7th
Looks at the two categories of natural resources, what they are used for, their distribution around the world, threats to natural resources, recycling and composting, and conservation.
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PBS

Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS article explains how Egypt, even though a desert region, was blessed with many natural resources.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passages: Natural Resources

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage explaining natural resources. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along with...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Plate Tectonics,natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive activities and readings, students learn that natural resources can be renewable or nonrenewable, but sustainable use and management must be applied to ensure they are available for the long term.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Availability of Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores some of the factors that affect the cost of resources, such as availability, ease of extraction, and politics.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Resources and Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this lesson students will observe, examine, discuss and draw a walking stick insect or acrawfish in its natural environment in order to understand resources and animals.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dot's Nature Bingo

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find out how many of these objects in nature your students can spot with PBS Kids Bingo! Find all you need to play Dot's Nature Bingo here, in English and in Spanish!
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Natural Selection and Selective Breeding

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the 5E model to learn about natural selection and selective breeding.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Economic Spotter: Resources During Wwii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a lesson that deals with scarcity during WWII. Natural, human, and capital resources are discussed.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Naturally Speaking

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, students will identify the Earth's natural resources and classify them as renewable or non-renewable. They will simulate the distribution of resources and discuss the fairness and effectiveness of the distribution....
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Is That Natural?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will brainstorm ways that they use - and waste - natural resources. Also, they will respond to some facts about population growth and how people use petroleum. Lastly, students will consider the different ways that engineers...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta, Naturally

For Students 3rd - 8th
The province of Alberta is thoroughly examined in this website provided by the Heritage Community Foundation. Ecosystems, environmental issues, geology and natural regions are all topics addressed, through pictures, audio and an on-line...
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NC State University

Nc State University: Natural Resources Research Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive research guide is designed for students or those interested in the ecology, agriculture, or forestry of the world.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the most elusive creatures on Earth, the wolverine, through pictures, fact sheet, and a full episode of Nature. This episode shows how the wolverine is the most efficient and resourceful carnivores on the planet.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nature Cat: Story Exploration Packet (Spanish)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Mientras ven Nature Cat, utilice estas herramientas para guiar las discusiones y actividades de aprendizaje. Tally ho!
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Natural Selection

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The theory of evolution by natural selection means that the inherited traits of a population change over time. Inherited traits are features that are passed from one...
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Dept. Of Natural Res.: Leaves Changing Color

For Students 3rd - 9th
Scroll below the Fall Color Report on this site for information from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that easily explains why and how leaves change color and why they fall. There are colorful illustrations and appropriate...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rolling Blackouts & Environmental Impact

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The goal is for the students to understand the environmental design considerations required when generating electricity. The electric power that we use every day at home and work is generated by a variety of power plants. Power plants...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Economic Spotter: Resources During World War Ii

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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!
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National Geographic

National Geographic: The Great Nature Project: Butterfly Mission [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Get involved with the Great Nature Project! This resource focuses on the life cycle of butterflies.
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Information Technology Associates

2008 Cia World Factbook: Macedonia: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Geographic information on Macedonia, including natural resources. Information is from the CIA World Factbook.
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Information Technology Associates

Cia World Factbook: Slovakia Geography 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
General geographic information on Slovakia, including natural resources and environmental issues.
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Other

North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Dirt Can Be Dirty

For Students 3rd - 8th
Did you know that the #1 pollutant in North Carolina is dirt? When soil is washed into streams and river, it smothers small animals and fish by clogging their gills. Look for bare patches of ground around your home and around your school...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Nature Cat: Let's Explore With Maps!: Grade 3

For Students 3rd
Nature Cat and friends learned some map skills as they searched for treasure in the story segment "The Treasure of Bad Dog Bart". Learn about compasses, landmarks, and maps with Nature Cat, Squeeks, and more. Finally, help Hal remember...

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