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Conserving Resources

Conserving Resources. Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it. -- Buckminster Fuller. Natural Resources. What is a natural resource? Defined What is a renewable resource? Eco-Pros

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Conserving Resources

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  1. Conserving Resources Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it. -- Buckminster Fuller

  2. Natural Resources • What is a natural resource? • Defined • What is a renewable resource? • Eco-Pros • What is a nonrenewable resource? • Eco-Pros

  3. Fossil Fuels • Environmental Literacy Council • Eco-Kids

  4. Alternative Energy Sources • Hydroelectricity (Water Power) • Energy Kid’s Page • EPA – Hydroelectricity • Wind Power • American Wind Energy Association • Energy Kid’s Page • Nuclear Power/Energy • Energy Kid’s Page • How Stuff Works

  5. Alternative Energy Sources • Geothermal Energy • Energy Kid’s Page • Geothermal Education Office • Solar Energy • Energy Kid’s Page • Energy Story • Solar Cells • Energy Kid’s Page • How Stuff Works

  6. Pollution • Air Pollution (Inside or Outside) • Berkeley Lab • Environmental Protection Agency • Water Pollution • Think Quest • USGS Water Science for Schools • Soil Pollution • Environmental Protection Agency • Environment and People

  7. Pollution • Acid Precipitation • Environmental Protection Agency • USGS Water Science for Schools • Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming • EPA Kids Site • Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Environment • Ozone Depletion – UV Radiation • Thinkquest • EPA – UV Radiation

  8. The 3 Rs Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences • National Resources Defense Council • Environmental Protection Agency

  9. Works Cited • Don’t forget your works cited section • Remember to use Citation Maker to help you put your citations in proper format • Citation Maker is a clickable link found on the Library webpage under citing sources • Or you can click on the icon below

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