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Geography

Resource Detectives

Overview

Students explore what things are made from.

Learning Objective
Students identify natural resources.

Resources needed

  • Classroom objects

Lesson stages

0 / 5 done
  1. 1 Choose an object.
  2. 2 Ask what it is made from.
  3. 3 Trace materials back to nature.
  4. 4 Discuss origins.
  5. 5 Share findings.

Tap a step to mark it as done.

Variations

  • Focus on one material.
  • Compare objects.
More information

Teach words like wood, metal, water.

Use simple objects.

Students identify materials.

Use any available objects.

Students may not know origins.

Links to sustainability.

Activity details
Secondary Medium 20 minutes no prep Small Group Indoor & Outdoor
Topics
Resources