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Study Guide Natural resources Science, Grade 3
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NATURAL
RESOURCES
Natural
resources
are
found
on
the
Earth
and
are
important
to
living
things.
Some
natural
resources
come
from
below
the
Earth’s
surface.
People
who
dig
in
the
ground
to
dig
up
rocks
and
gather
natural
resources
are
called
miners.
Certain
rocks,
called
ores,
contain
metals,
such
as
gold,
silver,
iron
and
other
minerals
that
people
use
everyday.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
is
a
natural
resource?
Renewable
Resources
Some
natural
resources
are
renewable,
which
means
that
can
be
replaced.
Trees
are
an
example
of
a
renewable
resource.
Three
examples
of
natural
resources
we
have
in
abundance
on
Earth
are:
sunlight,
air,
and
water.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
are
three
natural
resources
that
Earth
has
an
endless
supply
of?
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Nonrenewable
Resources
Some
natural
resources
are
nonrenewable,
which
means
that
can
NOT
be
replaced.
Iron
is
an
example
of
a
nonrenewable
natural
resource.
Coal
is
another
nonrenewable
resource.
Coal
is
burned
and
releases
energy.
This
energy
is
used
for
many
things,
such
as
generating
electricity
and
heat.
We
can
dig
up
coal
from
the
earth,
but
once
the
Earth’s
supply
of
coal
is
gone,
it
can’t
be
replaced.
Oil
is
another
nonrenewable
natural
resource.
Oil
is
used
in
many
things,
including
gasoline,
which
makes
our
cars
run.
Since
there
are
many
nonrenewable
resources
that
are
important
to
us,
we
need
to
use
them
wisely
and
carefully.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
is
a
nonrenewable
natural
resource?
We
can
use
our
resources
wisely
be
CONSERVING
those
important
resources.
Conservation
is
a
way
of
using
things
wisely
without
wasting
them.
Water
is
an
important
resource
that
we
should
conserve.
One
way
you
can
conserve
water
is
by
turning
off
the
faucet
while
you
brush
your
teeth.
You
can
probably
think
of
other
ways
to
conserve
energy
at
home.
Even
nature
helps
conserve…by
helping
us
reuse
water.
A
wetland
helps
us
reuse
the
water
that
is
on
Earth.
A
wetland
cleans
the
dirt
out
of
water.
Soil
in
the
wetlands
filters
out
the
dirt
and
particles
found
in
the
water.
Then
the
plants
in
the
wetlands
break
down
the
dirty
particles.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
is
one
way
you
can
conserve
water
at
home?
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Soil
is
another
natural
resource
that
we
need
to
conserve
and
use
wisely.
Soil
needs
to
be
protected
from
wind
and
water
that
cause
erosion
and
it
needs
to
be
enriched
with
nutrients
at
times.
Leaves
and
grass
clippings
can
be
turned
into
compost
instead
of
being
thrown
away.
Compost
is
decayed
grass
and
leaves
that
you
can
add
to
your
soil
to
provide
nutrients.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
is
compost?
Reducing
Our
Trash
Where
does
all
our
smelly
garbage
go
to
anyway?
A
landfill
is
a
large
area
where
trash
is
collected
and
buried.
A
liner
is
placed
on
a
landfill
before
trash
is
buried
on
the
land
so
that
the
groundwater
under
the
landfill
is
not
polluted.
Landfills
are
filling
up
and
closing
down
more
and
more
each
year.
So
it
is
important
that
we
try
to
reduce
the
amount
of
trash
we
throw
away.
There
are
several
ways
we
can
reduce
the
amount
of
trash
that
we
send
to
a
landfill.
For
example,
we
can
burn
trash
in
a
special
furnace,
instead
of
sending
it
to
a
landfill.
The
burning
of
trash
has
several
benefits:
when
we
burn
garbage
it
gives
off
energy
that
can
be
used
to
generate
electricity.
The
burning
of
trash
can
however
have
harmful
effects
on
the
environment
too
though.
The
smoke
created
when
trash
is
burned
can
pollute
the
air.
We
can
also
reduce
the
amount
of
trash
we
throw
away
at
home,
by
following
the
three
Rs:
Reduce,
Reuse,
Recycle
Reduce
For
example,
you
can
reduce
the
amount
of
trash
you
throw
away
by
using
only
plates,
bowls,
and
silverware
that
you
can
wash
and
use
over
again,
rather
than
using
paper
products.
Reuse
We
can
reuse
certain
items
instead
of
throwing
them
away.
For
example,
instead
of
throwing
away
a
shoebox,
we
could
reuse
it
and
store
something
like
pictures
inside
of
it
instead.
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Recycle
Paper,
plastic,
aluminum,
and
glass,
can
be
placed
in
special
collection
containers
which
are
collected
by
a
Recycling
Truck.
These
items
are
taken
to
places
where
the
items
can
be
made
into
something
new.
This
process
is
called
recycling.
Recycling
is
extremely
important.
Recycling
is
when
we
take
trash
made
out
of
certain
materials
and
those
materials
are
made
into
new
products.
The
four
main
materials
that
can
be
recycled
are
paper,
plastic,
glass,
and
aluminum.
Lesson
Checkpoint:
What
is
one
way
you
can
REUSE
an
item
instead
of
throwing
it
away?
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