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William B. Rice

Consultant

Catherine Hollinger, CID, CLIA

EPA WaterSense Partner

Environmental Consultant

Publishing Credits

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor

Diana Kenney, M.A.Ed., NBCT, Senior Editor

Dona Herweck Rice, Series Developer

Robin Erickson, Multimedia Designer

Timothy Bradley, Illustrator

Image Credits: Cover, p.1 arquiplay77/iStock; p.19

Courtney Patterson; pp.28, 29 J.J.Rudisill; p.25 MCT/

Newscom; p.8 The Granger Collection, New York; p.22,

23 Travis Hanson; p.13 Wikimedia Commons; p.13 Wild

Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / naturepl.com; all other

images from Shutterstock.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rice, William B. (William Benjamin), 1961- author.

Our resources / William B. Rice.

pages cm

Summary: "Almost everything you do requires

resources. You use them throughout your day. Our planet

provides us with natural resources, such as water, wood,

oil, and metal. Whether resources are renewable or

nonrenewable, they provide us with important materials

we need."-- Provided by publisher.

Audience: Grades 4 to 6.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-4807-4689-3 (pbk.)

1. Natural resources--Juvenile literature. I. Title.

HC85.R5327 2016

333.7--dc23

2014045212

Teacher Created Materials

5301 Oceanus Drive

Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1030

http://www.tcmpub.com

ISBN 978-1-4807-4689-3

ePUB ISBN 978-1-5457-0499-8

2016 Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

A Day in the Life

Alonzo woke to a buzzing alarm clock. Shhh! he mumbled as

he rolled out from under the covers. He shuffled to the bathroom and

turned on the shower to warm up the water. He brushed his teeth while

he waited. Then, it was time to soap up and shampoo. Finally, he

felt awake!

Alonzo pulled some jeans, rubber-soled sneakers, and a cotton shirt

from his closet. Dressed and ready, he went to the kitchen and got

milk and juice from the fridge. He poured cereal from a box, added

milk, and ate his breakfast while he read about last nights game on

his smartphone. Then, putting his cup and bowl in the dishwasher, he

grabbed his bag and headed out the door. He jumped in his car and

drove to school just in time for computer lab.

Alonzo went from class to class, ate a

hot lunch with his friends, and finished the

day with swimming practice in the schools

solar-heated pool. Then, he drove home,

where he flipped on his laptop, did some

homework, and read a book on his tablet

until dinner. He cooked kabobs on the grill

with his family, and then they played video

games until bedtime.

Good night!

Now, heres the question. How many resources does Alonzo need to

get through his day? The answer is: more than we can count!

What Are Resources?

A resource is a material, a good, or an asset that offers a benefit.

The benefit may be to satisfy a need or a want. It may be to provide

wealth, enhance well-being, or help a system run smoothly.

If you need or want something, a resource will

take care of it. Are you thirsty? Drink a glass

of water. The water and the cup are resources.

Are you cold? Put on a jacket or turn on the

heater. The jacket and heater as well as the gas

that runs the heater are resources, too.

Each day, we use many different things

in different ways. We use water for drinking,

taking showers, and cleaning clothes. We

use clothes to stay warm and protect our

bodies. We use cars, buses, trains, and planes

for transportation. We use telephones and

televisions, computers and DVD players.

We live in houses, shop in stores, and eat in

restaurants. All these things are resources.

Materials

All resources are made from one or
more materials. Think of a car. It
has hundreds of parts made of glass,
plastic, fiber, rubber, and metals. It
runs on gasoline, water, and motor oil.
All these materials are resources, too.

Three Important Things

Every resource has three important

characteristics: utility (its ability to satisfy

a need or want), availability (how much

there is), and potential (the possibility that

it will get used up).

potential

Freshwater is a resource we

all need to live. The total

availability

amount of freshwater on

Earth if it were rolled into

a giant ball would be nearly

56 kilometers (34.8 miles)

in diameter!

utility

Humans Need Resources

Every person on the planet needs resources to live. Even the most

basic lifestyle still needs resources. People need water to drink. We

need food to eat. We need clothing to stay warm. We need shelter for

protection. We need air to breathe, too. These resources are needed

just to stay alive.

More complex societies use more resources. The amount of

resources that a society can access and use determines how complex

the society can be. In early days, people spent their time gathering and

hunting food just to stay alive. As they developed easier ways to find,

grow, and make food, they had more time available to get and use more

resources. These societies developed and grew because they had more

resources to use.

European

Exploration

From about 1500 to
1800, European explorers
traveled the world in a
great age of exploration.
Their main mission was to
trade and find resources.

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