Part 1: Identify and Explain

WALT: We Are Learning To classify natural resources and explain why they need to be managed sustainably.

Success criteria: I can identify renewable and non-renewable resources, describe resource uses, and explain one environmental impact.

1. Which resource is renewable when it is managed carefully?

Coal

Natural gas

Solar energy

Uranium

2. Which two resources are non-renewable?

Wind

Coal

Natural gas

Timber

3. Complete the sentences.

A resource that can be replaced naturally over a short period is called ________________.

A resource that forms so slowly that it may run out is called ________________.

4. Match each resource to a common use.

1. Iron ore

2. Fresh water

3. Timber

A. Drinking and agriculture

B. Buildings and paper

C. Steel production

Part 2: Think Scientifically

5. Explain one environmental impact of mining coal or extracting natural gas.

6. Why is water considered a natural resource, even though the water cycle continues?

7. A NSW community uses groundwater faster than rainfall can replenish it. Predict one consequence and suggest one sustainable management strategy.

Part 3: Apply and Extend

8. Choose one everyday product, such as a phone, cotton shirt or wooden desk. List two natural resources used to make it.

9. Design one action your household could take to use natural resources more sustainably. Explain how it would help.

Differentiation strategies: Use the word bank renewable, non-renewable, extraction, conservation, pollution, sustainability. You may answer using labelled diagrams, speech-to-text, or a recorded explanation. Read the questions aloud, use a ruler or reading guide, and cover all but one line at a time if this supports reading.

Extension activity: Compare two energy resources used in Australia. Research their environmental, economic and social impacts, then recommend which should be expanded. Support your recommendation with evidence.

Dyslexia-friendly reading option: Ask someone to read the worksheet aloud, use text-to-speech, or rewrite key terms on separate cards. Focus on one question at a time and highlight important words.