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Classifying Natural Resources Teaching Guide Grade 3 Grade 3 Classifying Natural Resources Explore the natural world around you—everything in nature can be classified as renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible. Brainstorming activities and categorizing, give the students the opportunity to explore their prior knowledge on the fun topic of natural resources. Chocolate chip cookies are used to further explore the quickly disappearing nonrenewable resources. Students work in several cooperative learning groups to learn about all types of resources. These might include oil, water, wood, and the sun’s amazing power. The implications of removing Earth’s valuable natural resources are discovered by creating original cause and effect chains. Student learning is assessed by choosing form a menu of creative experiences. Students will show that they not only know the three kinds of natural resources, but understand their importance on our Earth. Classifying Natural Resources Teaching Guide Grade 3 Overview of Learning Experiences TEKS The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (A) Identify and describe the importance of earth materials including rocks, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere in the local area and classify them as renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible resources. Engage Students brainstorm resources that are natural. Students sort the brainstormed resources into in to categories titled: Resources that will out, Resources that will come back after being used, and Resources that can never run out. Explore Students relate their prior knowledge of nonrenewable resources to “mine” chocolate from a cookie. Students record and calculate the obtained “energy” they were able to mine from their particular cookie. Explain Students work in cooperative groups to rotate through several stations where they will read books related to various natural resources. Students