Lesson 1: Natural Resources
Duration of Days: 6.5
Lesson Objective
Students will construct explanation about how people depend on Earth's energy, land, water, and air resources. They will identify resources used to make common items and analyze their daily use of resources. Students will also recognize the factors that determine whether a resource is renewable or nonrenewable, and model the depletion of a nonrenewable resource.
How do people use resources from Earth's land, ocean, atmosphere and biosphere?
Natural Resources
Ores
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
MS-ESS3-1
ELA: RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2, WHST .6-8.9
Math: 6.EE.B.6, 7.EE.B.4
Engage- DOK1
Explore/Explain- DOK2
Elaborate- DOK3
Evaluate- DOK1 & DOK4
STEM Module Project- DOK4
Phenomenon: Humans depend on Natural Resources
STEM Module Project: Where in the world?
Power plants create energy.
Project Based Assignments
Offer Student Choice
Higher Level DOK Questioning
Utilize AI Tools
Real World Applications
Formative and Summative Assessments:
Lesson Review
Lesson Check
Claim Evidence Reasoning
McGraw Hill online textbook/workbook
Labs and Investigations:
- Lab: Identifying Resources
- Lab: Daily Resource Use
- Investigation: Charted Waters
Lab: Spill the Beans