What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house
• Resources we get from people
• Resources we get from nature

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Which one is not a natural resource? 

• Water
• Plants
• Play dough 
• Air

Why are trees a natural resource?

• The leaves are green
• We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
• They are beautiful
• They grow back after they are cut down.

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How do we use air?

• to breathe
• to eat
• to build
• to drink

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We can _____ natural resources by not using them up or damaging them.

• conserve
• destroy

What are rocks used for?

• throwing 
• building

I can live without natural resources.

• True
• False

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The three R's stand for:

• Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
• Red, Reduce, Rainbows
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Why should I recycle?

• So the earth is not covered in trash
• To conserve natural resources
• BOTH of these are right!

What does reuse mean?

• Throw away
• Use again or more than once.
• Keep it