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University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: Knowing Your World: Natural Resources ActivityUniversity of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: Knowing Your World: Natural Resources Activity
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University of Illinois
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University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: Knowing Your World: Natural Resources

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This brief article emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable resources urges readers to appreciate and not waste the earth's natural resources. Following the article, there is an activity, a "Mineral Search," through which students research and discuss the earth's natural resources.

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coal, copper, crude oil, energy, iron, minerals, natural gas, natural resources, non-renewable resources, potassium, recycling, renewable resources

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natural source, recycle, resource management, schools online: knowing your world: natural resources, diamond, nonrenewable resources

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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