Earth provides resources such as water, soil, minerals, fossil fuels and timber. Some can be replaced quickly and are renewable; others form very slowly and are non-renewable. Responsible choices consider the benefits, costs and long-term effects of using resources.
Example
Solar energy is renewable because sunlight is continually available, while coal is non-renewable because it takes millions of years to form.
Key terms
Resource:
A material or source of energy people use.
Renewable:
Able to be replaced naturally in a relatively short time.
Non-renewable:
Used faster than it can be naturally replaced.
Questions
1. This week, the key science idea is:
how people can use Earth resources responsibly
memorising a definition without using evidence
choosing an answer before looking at observations
ignoring the conditions that affect a result
2. Which key term means “A material or source of energy people use.”?
Resource
Renewable
Non-renewable
Variable
3. Which key term means “Able to be replaced naturally in a relatively short time.”?
Renewable
Resource
Non-renewable
Prediction
4. Which key term means “Used faster than it can be naturally replaced.”?
Non-renewable
Resource
Renewable
Conclusion
5. Which action best helps a student learn about earth resources and responsible choices?
compare two energy choices using benefits and limitations
Copy an answer without checking it
Skip the observations
Use only a guess
6. Why is evidence important when studying earth resources and responsible choices?
It helps us explain what is happening and check our ideas
It means we never need to observe carefully
It replaces all questions with guesses
It only matters after a test is finished
7. Which statement best connects to how people can use Earth resources responsibly?
It is a useful focus for this science investigation.
It has nothing to do with science learning.
It means evidence is unnecessary.
It can only be studied in a laboratory.
8. A student records observations carefully while exploring earth resources and responsible choices. What are they building?
Evidence they can use to explain a pattern
A reason to ignore the results
A way to avoid checking their method
A random conclusion
9. Which is the best scientific habit for earth resources and responsible choices?
Notice details, record evidence and explain your reasoning
Change several things at once and guess
Use only the first result you see
Avoid comparing observations
10. If two observations appear different, what should a scientist do first?
Look for evidence and check what conditions were different
Choose the result they prefer
Delete both observations
Assume one must be wrong without checking
11. What makes the example in this lesson useful?
It links a real situation to the science idea
It avoids using any evidence
It proves every situation is identical
It replaces the need for careful thinking
12. Which response shows a student applying earth resources and responsible choices rather than just repeating words?
compare two energy choices using benefits and limitations
Reciting the title only
Choosing the longest answer
Skipping the task
13. How can the key terms help when discussing earth resources and responsible choices?
They make explanations clearer and more precise
They make observations unnecessary
They remove the need for examples
They are only useful in a spelling test
14. A claim about earth resources and responsible choices should be strongest when it is:
Supported by observations or measurements
Based only on a guess
Copied without understanding
Unrelated to the investigation
15. Which is the fairest way to improve an investigation of earth resources and responsible choices?
Keep a clear method and check results carefully
Change the question halfway through
Choose results before testing
Leave out inconvenient evidence
16. Why might another scientist repeat work about earth resources and responsible choices?
To see whether the evidence and pattern hold up
To make the original evidence disappear
Because one result is always enough
To avoid recording data
17. A student has evidence that does not match their first idea. What is the best response?
Revise the explanation to fit the evidence
Ignore the evidence
Change the result to match the idea
Stop the investigation immediately
18. Which conclusion is most responsible after studying earth resources and responsible choices?
A conclusion that explains what the evidence supports and notes limits
A conclusion that claims more than the evidence shows
A conclusion with no evidence
A conclusion based on a favourite answer
19. How does earth resources and responsible choices connect to real life?
It can help people make observations and evidence-based choices
It has no possible application beyond a quiz
It means everyday evidence is never useful
It can only be discussed by experts
20. What is the best next step after completing this week’s investigation?
Explain what you found using the key terms and evidence
Forget the observations immediately
Assume every result will be the same
Avoid reflecting on the task
21. The most important outcome of this topic is to:
use evidence to understand how people can use Earth resources responsibly
memorise unrelated facts
avoid asking questions
choose answers at random
Answer key (parent copy)
1. how people can use Earth resources responsibly
2. Resource
3. Renewable
4. Non-renewable
5. compare two energy choices using benefits and limitations
6. It helps us explain what is happening and check our ideas
7. It is a useful focus for this science investigation.
8. Evidence they can use to explain a pattern
9. Notice details, record evidence and explain your reasoning
10. Look for evidence and check what conditions were different
11. It links a real situation to the science idea
12. compare two energy choices using benefits and limitations
13. They make explanations clearer and more precise
14. Supported by observations or measurements
15. Keep a clear method and check results carefully
16. To see whether the evidence and pattern hold up
17. Revise the explanation to fit the evidence
18. A conclusion that explains what the evidence supports and notes limits
19. It can help people make observations and evidence-based choices
20. Explain what you found using the key terms and evidence
21. use evidence to understand how people can use Earth resources responsibly