Since the grade 4s are starting to focus on Canada's provinces, territories, and regions and the grade 5s are learning about Canadian government, we thought it would be interesting to see if we could identify the natural resources present in Mud Lake.
To begin, we had to figure out what a natural resource was, and here is the definition we used - a natural resource is anything from nature that people find valuable or useful. Check out the list below to see what we discovered and why we thought each item might be useful or valuable. Can you think of anything else that should be added to our list?
To begin, we had to figure out what a natural resource was, and here is the definition we used - a natural resource is anything from nature that people find valuable or useful. Check out the list below to see what we discovered and why we thought each item might be useful or valuable. Can you think of anything else that should be added to our list?
Natural Resources mallard duck soil beaver crab apples rocks and stones trees berries water seeds | Valuable or Useful Because ... -can eat for food or use feathers (down) for clothing -useful for growing plants -fur can be used for hats and clothing, can eat it -eat raw or preserve in jelly -use for building, get minerals, make tools and weapons -use for building, furniture, paper, tools, or for heat and light, provides oxygen -use for eating raw or making jams and jellies -use for drinking, cooking, growing plants, washing, playing in, and cooling off -use to grow plants and to eat |