Energy Resources

In this chapter students will learn what energy resources are found on Earth, what alternatives to traditional energy resources exist, and how conservation can extend both traditional and alternative energy resources.

Conventional Energy resources
Students will recognize the Sun as the ultimate source of most energy on Earth, will be able to describe changes from one form to another,  identify materials that are used as fuels, and how fossil fuels form.

Petroleum's origin: Students will understand in depth how petroleum was formed and why the organic hypothesis is the most accepted. See original article here.

Earth Resources

In this chapter students will learn about the materials considered Earth resources, which of those are renewable and which are nonrenewable; and how Earth resources are used. Also it will be discussed the importance of managing properly the use of these resources in order to guarantee its existence for future generations.

Home project (video)

Land Resources

In this lesson students will be able to understand why land is considered a natural resource, and will recognize the need to protect Earth's land as a resource. Also how humans adjust to the uneven distribution of land resources.

Desertification

Air Resources

All living things depend on gases in the atmosphere. All organisms depend on atmosheric oxygen for celular respiration. In this lesson students will recognize that the atmosphere is an Earth resource and the importance of clean air.

Water Resources

Of all the water of the Earth, only 3% of Earth's water is freshwater. Of this freshwater, only 0.003 is available to humans for domestic, agricultural, and industrial processes. In this lesson students will understand the importance of clean freshwater, how water is distributed and used, and will identify ways in which humans can reduce the need for increasing production of freshwater resources.