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title: "Natural resources"
description: "Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment"
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# Natural resources

Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment

Subject: Science · Area: Weather & Climate · Ages 9 to 10
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/natural-resources-mt_VI5kdtf28e

## Ready when they can

- Name natural resources used for energy and fuels (coal, oil, gas, wind, sun, water)
- Describe how extracting and using these resources affects the environment (pollution, habitat loss, climate change)
- Distinguish between renewable (wind, solar) and non-renewable (fossil fuels) energy sources

## Lesson: Natural resources

Everything you plug in or fuel up starts as a natural resource. Coal, oil, and natural gas come from deep underground. Wind, sunlight, and moving water are natural resources too. People turn all of these into electricity, petrol, and heat that we use every day.

*(drawing: Coal gets dug up, burned in a power plant, and turned into electricity for homes and schools.)*

**Example.** Mia's family fills the car with petrol made from oil pumped out of the ground. The lights in her house might run on electricity from burning coal, or from a wind turbine spinning nearby.

**Tip.** Renewable resources like wind and sunlight keep coming back, so they don't run out. Non-renewable resources like coal, oil, and gas took millions of years to form. Once we use them up, they won't come back for a very long time.

Digging up and burning these resources can pollute the air and water. It can also destroy animal habitats and add to climate change. Choosing energy sources wisely helps protect the environment.

**Recap.** Energy and fuels come from natural resources, some renewable and some not, and using them can affect the environment.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Changing Environments](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/changing-environments-mt_Wyd-l-6H7G)
- [Human impact on environments](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/human-impact-on-environments-mt_YB0qF5KX9C)

## Opens up

- [Communities Protecting Resources](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/communities-protecting-resources-mt_7e-lG7YOWa)
- [Climate Change Basics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/climate-change-basics-mt_DbI1kNg_0R)