Let’s Learn about Resources!Let’s Learn about Resources!

Second Grade Social Studies

SOL 2.7

The student will describe the difference between natural resources (water, soil, wood, coal), human resources (people

at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).

There are 3 types of Resources:

• Natural Resources: Those resources that occur in nature. The items used to make the goods and services.

• Human Resources: The people; the physical and mental labor. The people who make the goods and services.

• Capital Resources: The machines, the tools, and the buildings used by people to create the goods and services.

NATURAL RESOURCES:

Gifts of Nature; things that are just there!

HUMAN RESOURCES:• Physical and Mental Labor

Capital Resources:• The Machines, Tools, Buildings.The Machines, Tools, Buildings.

Natural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources

ICE CREAM SHOP

Let’ Practice Identifying Resources:

• Let’s go visit some places where people make goods or services and find examples of the types of resources!

• Let’s Explore Together!

JellybeansNatural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources

CrayonsNatural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources

DoughnutsNatural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources

EraserNatural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources

Let’s Review:

• There are 3 types of Resources.• Natural Resources: Those resources

that occur in nature.

• Human Resources: The people; the physical and mental labor.

• Capital Resources: The machines, tools, and buildings.

Our Project!!!!

Let’s create a brochure! Your brochure will tell about the three types of resources. Each type will be named, explained, and examples will be given. You may be as creative and informative as you can be! You may use the following:

*Clip Art from the computer/Software program

*Magazines

*Construction Paper, Crayons, glue, scissors

*Blank Paper to create your brochure

The rubric on the following slide will help guide you toward the A+ you all deserve! Set a goal and then accomplish it!

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Developing

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Accomplished

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Project

Unable to

Complete

Minimal Effort

Able to Complete

Project; mostly well done

Great effort; very well done

Resource

List

Less than 3 items in each list

Only 2 items in each list

At least 3 items in each

list

4 or more items in each list

Creativity on brochure

design

Little or no Effort shown

Minimal Effort shown

Moderate effort made;

some creativity displayed

Very Good Effort; very

creative display

Final Project

No Organization

Unclear

I tems

Missing

Some Organization

Somewhat

clear

Organized

Clear

Organized

Clear

Unique

Presentation

No Organization

Thrown

Together

Some Organization; attempts to

explain project

Organized; can explain project

components for the most

part

Organized

Clearly explained

Enthusiastic

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