Natural Resources
Chapter Name : Coal And Petroleum |
Sub Topic Code : 102_08_05_01_01 |
Topic Name : Natural Resources |
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Sub Topic Name : Natural Resources |
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Introduction
Discuss “Man made and Natural resources”
Pre-Requisites:
Importance of minerals
Activity:
See what happens after we burn coal in winters or what happens to petrol after we use it in car and what happens to water after we use it for washing
Real Life Question:
“Can air and water get exhausted?”, “Can petrol and coal get exhausted?”
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
|---|---|
| Natural resources | Resources present in nature |
| Man made resources | Materials made by man using machines |
| Inexhaustible Natural Resources | Resources present in unlimited quantity |
| Exhaustible Natural Resources | Resources present in limited quantity in nature |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Showing some man made resources | Discussing why they are made |
| Models of how coal and petroleum occur inside earth | Elaborating the importance of only few such reserves are there |
Real life uses :
How to understand and differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources and conserving them
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
|---|---|
| Air, Water | They are inexhaustible natural resources |
What you learn in Theory:
difference between exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources
What you learn in Practice:
How to differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources