Study of the Earth

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Everything Comes From
National Science Standards Correlation

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Our Natural Resources

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Kindergarten & First Grades,
Let’s appreciate the Earth and our place on it.
and Special Needs Students.
• Where in the World Do Our Natural
• Legends and Lost Gold Mines
Resources Really Come From
• Identifying Organics & Inorganics
• Is It Plant, Animal, or Mineral
• What Are Clothes Made Of
• How Many Countries Does It Take to
• If You Were King of the Land
Make A Light Bulb
• Discover The Resources That Made
• Coloring Pages and Word Searches
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Table of Contents
Teacher Guide and Student Pages
Title
Page
Naturally Yours
7
Natural Resources Matter
9
Look Around: Everything is Made of Something
10
Colorado Home
13
Clothing Matters
15
People and Earth’s Minerals
17
A Classroom Full of Resources
19
Your House Comes From a Mine
21
Mining Legends
23
Treasure Map
24
Legend of the Lost Dutchman
25
First Authenticated Gold Discovery in America
26
A World of Resources
27
Where Do Our Resources Come From?
28
Recycling Metals
29
How Do we Use Our Land?
31
Minerals Imported by the U.S.
36
The Earth – Nature’s Storehouse
37
Geology and Natural Resource Development
39
Copper - The Ancient Metal
41
Maps
43
Did You Know?
46
Mineral Uses
47
“Top Secret”
51
Per Capita Mineral Usage
53
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Materials Standards Compliance
A Study of the Earth
Grade Level: K-4
Natural Resources Matter
A World of Resources
Type: Lessons & Activities
Type: Lesson & Activities
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.B (Physical Science)
Science K-4.E (Science and Technology)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Recycling Metals
Look Around: Everything is Made from Something
Type: Lesson & Activities
Type: Lessons, Activities & Poster
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.E (Science and Technology)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
How Do We Use Our Land?
Type: Lesson & Activities
Clothing Matters
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science K-4.B (Physical Science)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
The Earth – Nature’s Storehouse
Science K-4.E (Science and Technology)
Type: Lesson & Activities
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
People & Earth’s Minerals
Science K-4.E (Science and Technology)
Type: Word Search Story
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Geology & Natural Resource Development
A Classroom Full of Resources
Type: Lesson & Activities
Type: Lesson & Activities
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Your House Comes From A Mine
Mineral Uses
Type: Lesson and Activities
Type: Lesson & Activities
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.B (Physical Science)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.D (Earth and Space)
Science K-4.F (Personal and Social)
Science K-4.E (Science and Technology)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
Mining Legends
Type: Lesson & Activities
Science K-4.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science K-4.G (History and Nature of Science)
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Materials Standards Compliance
A Study of the Earth
Grade Level: 5-8
Natural Resources Matter
Recycling Metals
Type: Lessons & Activities
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.B (Physical Science)
Science 5-8.E (Science and Technology)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Look Around . . . Everything is made from Something
How Do We Use Our Land
Type: Lessons, Activities & Poster
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Clothing Matters
Type: Lessons, Activities
The Earth – Nature’s Storehouse
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.E (Science and Technology)
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
People & Earth’s Minerals
Geology & Natural Resource Development
Type: Word Search Story
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.D (Earth and Space)
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
A Classroom Full of Resources
Type: Lessons & Activities
Copper – The Ancient Metal
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.F (Personal & Social)
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Your House Comes From a Mine
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Mineral Uses
Science 5-8.E (Science and Technology)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Science 5-8.E (Science and Technology)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Mining Legends
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
A Voyage To Mars
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.D (Earth and Space)
A World of Resources
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 5-8.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 5-8.E (Science and Technology)
Science 5-8.F (Personal and Social)
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Materials Standards Compliance
A Study of the Earth
Grade Level: 9-12
A World of Resources
Copper – The Ancient Metal
Type: Lessons & Activities
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
Recycling Metals
Mineral Uses
Type: Lessons & Activities
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
A Voyage to Mars
How Do We Use Our Land?
Type: Lessons & Activities
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.D (Earth and Space)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
The Earth – Nature’s Storehouse
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
Geology & Natural Resource Development
Type: Lessons & Activities
Science 9-12.A (Science as Inquiry)
Science 9-12.F (Personal and Social)
Science 9-12.G (History and Nature of Science)
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Source: Alaska Mineral and Energy
Resource Education Fund
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NATURALLY YOURS
An Appreciation of the Earth and All It Provides
Mostpeopleliveeachdaywithoutthinking
created, many of us probably imagine farms, factories
about the role natural resources plays in their
and power stations. But without minerals and mining,
lives. They know where to buy the things they want,
we could not till our soil, build our machines, heat and
but they seldom consider the origins of these items.
cool our homes, transport our goods or maintain our
They think food comes from a grocery store, electricity
society beyond the most primitive level.
comes from a wall socket, clothes from a store, cars
Everythingcomesfromsomething,andthat"something"
from a dealer, appliances from a department store…
is our natural resources.
and so on. If we do think about how these things are
"The vast loneliness we see up here is awe-inspiring,
and it makes you realize just what you have back there
A Study of the Earth
on Earth. The Earth from here (the Apol o-8 spacecraft)
is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space."
Astronaut James A. Lovel , Jr.
Exploring the Earth
Classroom Experience
• Using a globe, have the students identify which parts are
solid, liquid, and gas.
• Have the students discuss where on Earth they are and
where they have been on vacation.
• Demonstrate how day and night work by turning off the
lights and using light from a window to illuminate the
globe.
• More than 70% of the surface of the Earth is covered
with water. Describe how snow and rain get to the rivers
and eventually the ocean, and back again to land.
Elements Comprising the Earth's Crust
Student Page: Reading/Activity/Discussion

Oxygen
46.6%
Dig A Little Deeper
Silicon
27.7%
The demand for more resources comes
Aluminum
8.1%
with every breath you take. Try to !nd
Iron
5.0%
out how many minerals you use
Calcium
3.6%
every day.
Sodium
2.8%
Is it possible for the Earth to run out
Potassium
2.6%
of natural resources? Is it probable?
Magnesium
2.1%
Why do we have more of some resources today than
All Other
1.5%
in the past?
Visualization
AT HOME Discuss with families what would life be
If visualization is dif!cult for the students, try this:
like if we didn't use natural resources. Discuss why
Show a photograph of you or one of your students. Show a
we need to treat the Earth with respect and use our photograph of the entrance to your school that students are
natural resources wisely.
familiar with, stating that you (students) are inside the building.
Show aerial photo of school (use Google Earth or MapQuest,
If You Can See It, Touch It, Taste It,
satellite view), stating that this is how the school looks from
Smell It, Or Hear It,
up in the sky. Then show photo or sketch of Earth in Space,
pointing out where your school (town) is located.
It's A Natural Resource
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Everything we have and everything we use comes from our natural resources.
The Earth is the source for all of it. The air we breathe, the food we eat, the clothes we
wear, and the houses we live in all come from our natural resources.

We must use them wisely and treat them with respect.
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NATURAL RESOURCES MATTER
Objective: To develop the concept that everything is made from a natural resource.
A Few Facts
Everything is either plant, animal or mineral. There is no exception. Each
natural resource can be classi• ed according to its state of matter – solid,
liquid or gas. Each can also be divided into organic and inorganic matter.
Organic matter is (or once was) alive; it can live and die. Matter that can
be derived from something that was alive is also organic, such as coal and
some types of limestone. If something contains carbon, it is organic.
Inorganic matter, such as rocks, water and air, are not alive.

• Organic matter needs inorganic matter to live.
• Inorganics can exist without organics.
All jobs are related to natural resources – some more directly than others.
All jobs are involved in upgrading (manufacturing) or using (service industry)
natural resources. Only a few jobs are involved in actually developing the
natural resources upon which everything else is dependent. They are:
Farmers, ranchers and ! shermen: work to make the food we need from
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organic natural resources.
Timber workers: work in the forest to help us use the wood from the trees.
Miners and oil ! eld workers: produce mineral resources from the ground to
help us make things such as steel, glass, concrete, oil, plastics, electricity, etc.
Read More About It!
Classroom Experience
Check out these books for your class:
In order to better understand the composition of the things around
us:
Title a piece of paper "Natural Resources." Rule the paper into
three wide columns, and label each column with one state of
matter (solid, liquid, or gas).
• Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules
Divide each column vertically again with a dotted line. Label the
Verne (many editions available)
columns "organic" and "inorganic" or “grown” and "mined."
Brainstorm with the students to list items to insert into the chart
• The Magic Schoolbus Inside the Earth, by
under the correct classi• cation. Include everything in sight and
Joanna Cole; Scholastic
even those things out of sight, such as air.
Absolutely everything that's mentioned can be categorized into at
• From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons; Holiday
least one of these groups, with many • tting both groups.
House
Dig A Little Deeper
Is there anything that isn't made from a natural resource?
Video Deal Rock Odyssey, 30 minutes.
Have groups of students challenge one another to
research something that doesn't come from natural
Possibly the best introduction to
resources. (They won't • nd anything.)
rocks and minerals for grades 2-6.
Check www.mii.org to see how to
Integrating the Curriculum
purchase one.
1. Explore the various ways to measure the three states of matter.
2. Prepare a list of rock formations that have become geographic
Teachers are developing one of
symbols of countries or speci• c parts of countries, such as Gi-
our greatest natural resources:
braltar, Mt. Rushmore, etc.

3. "Colorado Home" was written by gold prospectors during the
Our Children
winter of 1884. Was it the original "Home on the Range"?
Check the words (on page 13), the tune and the dates.
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Everything Is Made of Something

Primary Word Search - Everything the Earth is made of is called a natural
resource. The land, the oceans, and the air in our atmosphere are natural resources.
All the plants and animals are natural resources. People are natural resources.
Some natural resources
Natural resources
are not alive, like most
can be a solid, a
rocks, water, and air.
liquid or a gas.
These natural resources
are called inorganic.
The darker words on this page are hidden in this
word search. Can you ! nd them?
Some of our natural resources are
alive, like plants and animals. They
are called organic. Something is
organic if it can grow and die.
Almost all of the food we
eat is organic, because it came
from things that were alive.
Minerals occur all around us.
When there is a lot of a special
mineral in one place, the mineral
is called ore.
Inorganic natural resources have
many special uses. Most rocks that
have special uses are called minerals.
Can you think of something that is not made from our natural resources?
Words about natural resources are hidden in this word search. Can you !nd them?
Your teacher has a list, if you need help.
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