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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
SCIENCE 7(Q4 – Week 2)

I. Introduction
The Earth’s natural resources include air, water, soil, minerals, fuels, plants, and
animals. The population of human beings has grown enormously in the past two centuries.
Billions of people use up resources quickly as they eat food, build houses, produce goods,
and burn fuel for transportation and electricity. The continuation of life as we know it
depends on the careful use of natural resources.

II. Learning Competencies

The learners should be able to cite and explain ways of using Earth’s resources
sustainably.

III. Objectives
After going through this Learning Activity Sheets, the learners are expected to:
1. Recognize that soil, water, rocks, coal, and other fossil fuels are Earth materials that
people use as resources.
2. Identify human activities that contributes to the destruction of Earth's resources.
3. Describe ways of using Earth's resources sustainably.

IV. Discussion

Natural Resources
 Materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people’s needs.
 Any natural substance that humans use can be considered a natural resource.
 Oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone and sand are natural resources. Other natural
resources are air, sunlight, soil and water. Animals, birds, fish and plants are natural
resources as well.

TYPES OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 Renewable resources are those natural resources such as trees, water, sun, and wind
that can be replenished at about the same rate at which they are used. Renewable
resources, however, can be depleted if not properly managed or conserved.
 Nonrenewable resources are those natural resources that are depleted more quickly
than they can regenerate. Fossil fuels like oil and natural gas were formed over millions
of years. Once mined and used completely, nonrenewable resources are gone forever.

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 ◼ Energy Resources — things that can produce heat, move objects, or produce electricity.
 Solar Energy — energy from the sun.
 Geothermal Energy — energy from Earth’s heat.
 Hydrothermal Energy — energy from the flow of water
 Wind Energy — energy from the wind
 Fossil Fuels — including coal, oil, and natural gas, are currently the world's primary
energy source. Formed from organic material over the course of millions of years.
 Nuclear Energy — generates power through fission, which is the process of splitting
uranium atoms to produce energy.
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◼ Mineral Resources — mineral deposits consisting of useful concentration that may or may not
exceed economic cost for obtaining the valuable minerals.

◼ Rocks — solid aggregate of one or more minerals that have been cohesively brought together
by a rock-forming process. Rocks, stones, gravel, and sand were and are still used to make
roads, buildings, monuments, and art objects.

◼ Soil —the solid material on the Earth’s surface that results from the interaction of weathering
and biological activity on the parent material or underlying hard rock. The formation of soil is
extremely important to most living organisms. Plants depend on soil as source of food. Soil
supplies plants with minerals and water needed for growth. Animals depend indirectly on soil
since they eat plants and other animals that eat plants.

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE

- Sustainable resource use occurs when our rate of consumption can continue forever
without damaging the environment. To do this we should try to:
• use renewable resources, like wind and solar energy, instead of non-renewable
resources, like fossil fuels.
• use those resources which cause less harm to the environment.
• cut back on the amount of natural resources, and in particular non-renewable
resources we use, by reducing, reusing and recycling.
The 3 'R's
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – these three 'R' words are an important part of sustainable living,
as they help to cut down on the amount of waste we have to throw away.
▪ Reduce the amount of waste you produce.
▪ Reuse items as much as you can before replacing them.
▪ Recycle items wherever possible.
❖ How can I reduce the amount of waste I produce?
- The first 'R' is all about creating less waste. Here are some of the ways you can do this:
▪ Only buy what you need.
▪ Choose products with less packaging.
▪ Buy in bulk.
▪ Look for items that you can re-use.
❖ How can I reuse what I have?
- The second 'R' looks at how you can use certain items again (ideally multiple times) before
replacing them. Here are some ideas:
▪ Refill a water bottle with water from home instead of buying a new one.
▪ Update your computer rather than throwing it out and getting a replacement.
▪ Ditch plastic bags and choose reusable, environmentally friendly bags instead.
❖ How can I recycle the products I use?
The third 'R' is about making sure you separate items that can be recycled, meaning they
can be used for a new purpose. Before you throw something away, think about whether all
or part of it could be recycled.

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V. Activities
Activity No. 1: How do people destroy natural resources?
Direction: Study the table below and suggest ways to reduce the effects of the different
human activities that destroy our natural resources. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.

Activity No. 2: “Make-a-Difference”

Direction: Using a shorth bond paper create a poster that shows at least 3 different ways of
using Earth's resources sustainably. You will be grade according to the following
rubrics.

POINTS
Criteria
5 4 3 2 1
1. Original work All the 1 of the 2 of the 3 of the 4 of the
2. Accurate criteria criteria is criteria criteria criteria
3. Clean and neat are met not met are not are not are not
4. The message is met met met
clear

VI. Assessment

Direction: Choose the correct answer. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

1. What are natural resources? These are materials or elements from the environment that
people ______________________________.
a. did not create c. invented for themselves
b. use to meet their needs d. observe using a scientific equipment
2. What do you call a resource that people can use again and again but its supply can be replaced?
a. renewable b. recyclable c. reliable d. unlimited
3. Which pair of resources is renewable?
a. cotton and leather c. coal and wind energy
b. b. aluminum and iron d. soil and minerals

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 4. Why are coal, petroleum, and natural gas considered non-renewable resources if they were
produced from plant and animal remains?
a. It takes a very long time to produce them.
b. They are difficult to locate and explore from Earth.
c. Using them results in environmental problems.
d. The Philippines is dependent on supply from other countries.
5. The solid material on the Earth’s surfaces that result from the interaction of weathering and
biological activity on the parent material or underlying hard rock.
a. Mud b. Rock c. Soil d. Minerals
6. What does the three R's of recycling mean?
a. Reading, reuse, rethink c. Reduce, reuse, recycle
b. Recycle, remember, reuse d. Reuse, relevant, remark
7. Things used by humans to survive and satisfy their needs.
a. Watershed b. Minerals c. Resources d. Energy
8. Source of energy from plants and animals that lived on Earth millions of years ago.
a. Fossil fuel b. Hydrothermal c. Geothermal d. Solar
9. Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a. Water b. Animals c. Natural gas d. Wind
10. The following is an example of reusing: c.
a. Using fewer napkins when you eat.
b. Using less water when you brush your teeth.
c. Washing zip top bags after use so they can be used again.
d. Bringing cans back to a recycling center

VII. Reflection

Direction: Write a one paragraph essay with 5 sentences on your insight to the given
question below. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Why is it important to use Earth’s Resources sustainably?

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References
Learner’s Material, p.102
https://www.solarschools.net/knowledge-bank/sustainability/reduce-reuse-recycle#:~:text= Reduce%20
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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/conserving-earth/#:~:text=The%20Earth's%20natural%20
resources%20include,now%20and%20in%20the%20future..
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%20like%20wind,by%20reducing%2C%20reusing%20and%20recycling.
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20oil, development%20over%20the%20past%20century.

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