1. Let’s Take Care of Our Natural Resources!!! How you ask?...

2. Basic Needs What are our basic needs? What are our basic needs? Would we be able to survive if our basic needs are not met? Would we be able to survive if our basic needs are not met? Do the Earth’s natural resources help us meet our basic needs? Why or why not? Do the Earth’s natural resources help us meet our basic needs? Why or why not?

3. Natural Resources What are some common natural resources we use and see every day? What are some common natural resources we use and see every day? Can a natural resource help us meet more than 1 basic need? Can a natural resource help us meet more than 1 basic need?

4. Natural Resource Conservation Is recycling the only way to conserve our natural resources? Is recycling the only way to conserve our natural resources? What other ways (if any) are there to conserve natural resources? What other ways (if any) are there to conserve natural resources? How can recycling help? How can recycling help? What types of materials can be recycled? What types of materials can be recycled?

5. Caring About Natural Resources Will it be harder for us to meet our basic needs if we use up a natural resource? Will it be harder for us to meet our basic needs if we use up a natural resource? Can our natural resources easily be built back up? Can our natural resources easily be built back up? Will we see changes in the Earth if we use up 1 or more natural resources? If so, what kind of changes? Will we see changes in the Earth if we use up 1 or more natural resources? If so, what kind of changes? Check this out… How Pollution Hurts... Check this out… How Pollution Hurts...How Pollution Hurts...How Pollution Hurts...

6. Importance Would you consider natural resources to be a vital part of our lives? Would you consider natural resources to be a vital part of our lives? Is it important to conserve the Earth’s natural resources? Is it important to conserve the Earth’s natural resources? Who and what will be affected if we don’t start trying to conserve more of our natural resources? Who and what will be affected if we don’t start trying to conserve more of our natural resources?

7. Websites That Will Help http://www.epa.gov/kids/ http://www.epa.gov/kids/ http://www.epa.gov/kids/ http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/ http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/ http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/ www.p2.org/.../National_Pollution_Poster_ v3.jpg www.p2.org/.../National_Pollution_Poster_ v3.jpg www.p2.org/.../National_Pollution_Poster_ v3.jpg www.p2.org/.../National_Pollution_Poster_ v3.jpg http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/ http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/ http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/ www.clean-air- kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html www.clean-air- kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html www.clean-air- kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html www.clean-air- kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html