This 2-page 3rd grade social studies check covers natural resources on one page, with the answer key on page 2. Students circle the natural resources in a list of eight, from water and soil to a plastic cup and a car. They match photos of paper, glass and wool to trees, sand and sheep, mark wind, coal, trees and natural gas as R or N, and name one way to save water at home.
“Tell natural resources from things people make.”
Question 1 asks students to circle five natural items and leave the plastic cup, car and book.
“Match a product to the natural resource it is made from.”
Question 2 pairs paper with trees, glass with sand and wool with sheep.
“Tell renewable resources from nonrenewable resources, and name a way to save one.”
Question 3 sorts wind, coal, trees and natural gas, and question 4 asks for a way to save water.
Eight words: water, tree, plastic cup, soil, car, sunlight, book and oil. Students circle the ones found in nature.
Photos of a stack of paper, a glass and a ball of wool yarn. Students write A (sand), B (trees) or C (sheep) in the blank beside each.
Four boxes labeled a to d: wind, coal, trees and natural gas. Students write R or N in each.
Three writing lines next to a photo of a dripping faucet, for one way to save water.
The five items to circle, the three matches, the four R and N answers, and sample ways to save water, such as turning off the faucet while brushing teeth.
End of unit check
Give it at the end of a natural resources unit. Question 3 shows quickly whether students can tell wind and trees from coal and natural gas.
Swap and mark
Students swap papers and mark with the key read aloud. For question 4, read out two or three of the sample answers so they accept any sensible idea.
Before and after
Use the same page before and after teaching the unit. The questions stay the same, so the change in each student's answers is easy to see.
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