Students will describe the environmental impact of obtaining and processing natural resources to make everyday products. Students will identify valid sources for information about conservation of natural resources. Teaching Steps 1. Students identify materials found in everyday objects. Students identify the natural resource from which each material is derived.
Students identify which natural resources are renewable.
Students identify materials that can be recycled. Discuss the types of energy that went into the manufacture of items. Review valid sources of information. Students research energy and materials that went into their items. Students create visual representations of their favorite items.