INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Resources are Treasures: Our lives have many 'treasures' from nature, such as water, air, plants, and minerals.
To Grow and Live: We need resources to eat, drink, build houses, and play.
Care is Necessary: Using too much can deplete these treasures. It's like eating the whole cake in one bite!

Worldwide: From cities to fields, we use nature to live.
Learning to Care: In geography, we look at how to use without destroying. It's like playing with a toy without breaking it.
Connection with Everything: What we do with nature changes forests, rivers, and even cities!
It's Our Duty: Just like we tidy up our room, we need to take care of the planet.

THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT: Use of Natural Resources

Land: Earth's layer where we plant food. It's like a carpet covering the Earth where plants make their 'home'.
- Fertile x Infertile Soil: Fertile soil is like a cake full of tasty ingredients for plants. Infertile soil is like a cake without sugar and eggs.
- Land Use: We build houses, roads, or plant on the soil. It's important to think carefully not to spoil it.
Water: Our super liquid! We drink, bathe, and use it to water plants.
- Fresh x Salt Water: Most of the planet's water is salty, but we use fresh water for almost everything.
- Water Use: For drinking, cooking, cleaning, and even generating energy in hydroelectric plants (a plant that uses water to produce electricity).
Air: We can't see it, but it's super important! We breathe the air and use it to fly kites.
- Clean x Polluted Air: When we pollute the air with smoke and dirt, it's like leaving dirty bathwater.
Plants: They bear fruits, provide shade, and clean air. They are like factories that produce oxygen (the air we need) while removing CO2 (a gas that is harmful in excess).
- Plant Use: Besides eating, we use wood for construction and paper for drawing.
Minerals: Rocks and metals found on Earth. With them, we make everything from pencils to cars.
- Mineral Use: We use them for construction, manufacturing, and even in medicines.

Renewable Resources: These are treasures that can come back, like plants and animals. If we take care, they grow back.
Non-Renewable Resources: Once used, they are gone forever, like oil and minerals. It's like a toy that breaks and can't be fixed.
Sustainability: Using resources without depleting them. It's like using a pencil until the end but planting a new tree for each pencil used.

School Garden: We learn about soil by planting tomatoes and carrots. We find out it needs fertile soil and water.
- Theory: Understanding the soil, we realize how we need to take care to have food.
Recycling: When we recycle, we are taking care of resources. It means less waste and more life for the planet.
- Theory: Understanding recycling shows us how to reuse things without waste.
Car-Free Day: A day to leave the car at home. Less pollution and better health!
- Theory: It shows the impact of cars on the air and how we can reduce it.

Understanding the Soil: Recognizing that soil is where plants grow and where we build is essential. It needs to be cared for to remain fertile.
Valuing Water: Freshwater is precious and not everywhere. We use it for many things in our daily lives. It's important to save!
Breathing Clean Air: We need air to breathe, and clean air is essential for our health.
Plants as Friends: Plants are important for food, providing oxygen, and even giving us shade.
Minerals in Everything: Realizing that minerals are in many things we use helps us understand their importance.
Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources: Differentiating between the two types of resources teaches us about what can run out and what can be renewed.
Sustainability is Key: Learning the concept of sustainability shows how we can use resources consciously.

Connection with Daily Life: Everything we use comes from nature, connecting our daily actions with the environment.
Impact of Actions: The choices we make affect the planet's health – good resource use brings benefits, while misuse causes harm.
Collective Responsibility: Taking care of the planet is a team effort. Everyone has a role in preserving natural resources.

Draw and Explain: Create a drawing of a sustainable city and write how it intelligently uses soil, water, air, plants, and minerals.
Resource Diary: For a week, keep a diary observing how you use water, soil, air, plants, and minerals in your daily life. Think about how you could improve this use.
Natural Treasure Hunt: At home or school, go on a treasure hunt looking for examples of renewable and non-renewable resources. List what you find and say if they are well used.

Remember: protecting natural resources is like taking care of a super garden where everyone plays and lives. Let's be guardians of the Earth! 🌍🛡️🌳