Year 7 - Science
Sustainable use of resources
Climate change and living sustainably
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces the greenhouse effect, global warming and the impact of climate change on weather events. It explores some actions that can be taken to use resources, and to live, in a sustainable way.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what is meant by the sustainable use of resources, and describe ways to make transport and buildings more sustainable.
Key Notes
- Renewable resources do not run out because they are replenished faster than they are used up.
- A resource is sustrainable it is maintained a certain level for as long as it is needed.
- Some resources, such as wood, are only renewable if they are used sustainably.
- We cannot have sustainable transport that uses petrol or diesel fuel.
- Altering the design of a building can make it more sustainable.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fuel: a substance we burn for heating things
- natural resource: a substance that can be found within the environment
- renewable resource: a resource that will not run out because it is replenished more quickly than we use it up
- sustainable resource: a resource that can be maintained at a certain level for as long as is needed
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Wood is (always) a renewable resource.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Renewable resources do not run out because they are replenished faster than they are used up. A resource is sustrainable it is maintained a certain level for as long as it is needed.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'fuel'
a substance we burn for heating things. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Wood is (always) a renewable resource. Correction: Discuss with the pupils the different ways in which we can obtain and regenerate (or not) the wood we use. Highlight that trees do not necessarily replace all the wood we take from them, and even if they do, it may take many years of growing.
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