![]() For younger students, we suggest listing on the board all the specific objects that appear on the Bingo cards (see below). ![]() They should say trees for paper, rocks for aluminum and glass, fossil fuels for plastic, and animals and plants for food. After you’ve listed these items, ask the students to think about which natural resources were used to make these things. Now ask the students to list things that you throw into the trash (or recycling or compost bins) like used paper, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and food scraps. Explain that there is oil under the ground that we extract and use to make things like gasoline and plastic. Make sure you take extra time in explaining what fossil fuels are. ![]() You should end up with a list that includes the following items: plants, animals, rocks and minerals, fossil fuels, water, and air. It may also be helpful to go outside to get more ideas. You can bring in some examples (a potted plant, rocks, soil, a stuffed animal, molasses (to represent crude oil)) to help them come up with all of them. Ask the students to list what the Earth’s natural resources are and list their responses on the board. Explain to the students what natural resources are and that humans depend on them to make the things we need.
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