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Description

This resource has been updated to reflect version 2.0 upgrades! See what is coming to ALL my resources in 2025 and 2026: https://bit.ly/32AmRKr

About this Product

• Editable Presentation compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides included

• Editable Student Notes (scaffolded and modified notes) included

• Editable Examinations with answer key included

• Google App resources provided via force-copy links

• Learning Objectives and suggested planning and pacing included

• Differentiation helps you pace and plan for your students' needs (see below)

Important Notes:

• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum

• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum


Topics Covered:

Natural Resources

Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources

Synthetic Products

Distribution of Natural Resources

Effects of Uneven Distribution


There are multiple teaching tools included with this resource:

• Presentation (differentiated and editable slides)

• Student Notes (differentiated and editable, scaffolded and modified notes)

• Summative Examination (differentiated and editable, answer key included)

• Standardized-Test Style Examination (tightly aligned to NGSS, editable, key included)

Additional teaching tools are included

• NGSS-Aligned and student-friendly essential goal

• Differentiated planning and pacing options for middle school

• NGSS alignment (in planning document and marked slides)

• Google App-specific resources

Downloaded File Information

This download includes PPTX and DOCX files designed with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. Most files will upload to your drive and work seamlessly with Google Slides and Docs. However, some aspects of the files may be disrupted. For example, smart art must be converted to drawings and embedded video links must be reset. For this reason, it's advised to use the force-copy links for the presentation and notes made specifically for Google Apps.

Digital Examinations

• Digital, self-grading unit assessments made with Google Forms are included.

• The Google Forms are 100% editable.

• Google Classrooms or a specific app is not required to use Google Forms.

• Access your copy of the exam using the force-copy link.


Differentiation

A colored shape code is denoted to help you differentiate concepts:

• Slides with a green circle cover basic ideas and understandings.

• Slides with a blue square cover intermediate ideas and understandings.

• Slides with a black diamond cover advanced ideas and understandings.

Important Notes:

• Notes and exams are differentiated - multiple versions provided

• Some units do not include all levels of differentiation

• The Google Form exams are NOT differentiated - remove questions as needed

NGSS Alignment

• This resource supports NGSS 4- ESS3-1, MS-PS1-3 MS-ESS3-1 and HS-ESS3-1

TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

Natural Resources Presentation, Notes & Exam | Slides & PowerPoint

Stephanie Elkowitz
15.1k Followers
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Description

This resource has been updated to reflect version 2.0 upgrades! See what is coming to ALL my resources in 2025 and 2026: https://bit.ly/32AmRKr

About this Product

• Editable Presentation compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides included

• Editable Student Notes (scaffolded and modified notes) included

• Editable Examinations with answer key included

• Google App resources provided via force-copy links

• Learning Objectives and suggested planning and pacing included

• Differentiation helps you pace and plan for your students' needs (see below)

Important Notes:

• Save $$$ with the Earth Science Complete Curriculum

• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum


Topics Covered:

Natural Resources

Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources

Synthetic Products

Distribution of Natural Resources

Effects of Uneven Distribution


There are multiple teaching tools included with this resource:

• Presentation (differentiated and editable slides)

• Student Notes (differentiated and editable, scaffolded and modified notes)

• Summative Examination (differentiated and editable, answer key included)

• Standardized-Test Style Examination (tightly aligned to NGSS, editable, key included)

Additional teaching tools are included

• NGSS-Aligned and student-friendly essential goal

• Differentiated planning and pacing options for middle school

• NGSS alignment (in planning document and marked slides)

• Google App-specific resources

Downloaded File Information

This download includes PPTX and DOCX files designed with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word. Most files will upload to your drive and work seamlessly with Google Slides and Docs. However, some aspects of the files may be disrupted. For example, smart art must be converted to drawings and embedded video links must be reset. For this reason, it's advised to use the force-copy links for the presentation and notes made specifically for Google Apps.

Digital Examinations

• Digital, self-grading unit assessments made with Google Forms are included.

• The Google Forms are 100% editable.

• Google Classrooms or a specific app is not required to use Google Forms.

• Access your copy of the exam using the force-copy link.


Differentiation

A colored shape code is denoted to help you differentiate concepts:

• Slides with a green circle cover basic ideas and understandings.

• Slides with a blue square cover intermediate ideas and understandings.

• Slides with a black diamond cover advanced ideas and understandings.

Important Notes:

• Notes and exams are differentiated - multiple versions provided

• Some units do not include all levels of differentiation

• The Google Form exams are NOT differentiated - remove questions as needed

NGSS Alignment

• This resource supports NGSS 4- ESS3-1, MS-PS1-3 MS-ESS3-1 and HS-ESS3-1

TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
May 1, 2026
Met expectations
Would purchase more
Standards-aligned
This is well created and very organized and really helped my AP students understand the key concepts. Thank you!
amy G.
160 reviews • Outside the United States
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Great resource to supplement my curriculum
Rated 5 out of 5
April 16, 2026
Met expectations
Would purchase more
Standards-aligned
The seller's materials are always high quality. I liked that multiple levels (middle and high school) were included so I could see the progression and the content I should focus on the most. Thanks!
Michele P.
345 reviews • South Carolina
Grades taught: 7th
Perfect for my 7th Graders!
Rated 5 out of 5
April 13, 2026
I hadn't taught about synthetic materials before and this was a perfect resource! Easy to use and very helpful for my students.
Marissa B.
104 reviews • California
Grades taught: 7th
Fantastic!
Rated 5 out of 5
November 10, 2025
Really helped my students identify with the lesson and retain the information.
Matthew J.
107 reviews
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
Very Helpful
Rated 5 out of 5
August 30, 2025
I teach special education for grades 6–8, and this resource was clear, engaging, and easy to adapt for different learners. My students enjoyed it and were successful—definitely a great addition to my classroom!
Ann S.
361 reviews • California
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
May 14, 2025
This was a great resource for our Earth Science unit. Thorough and little prep. Thanks!
BusyB Teaching
(TPT Seller)
231 reviews
Grades taught: 6th
Rated 5 out of 5
May 13, 2025
A great way to engage the students and learn the material that is presented to them.
Mark M.
70 reviews
Grades taught: 4th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals
Rated 5 out of 5
April 9, 2025
A good PowerPoint lesson to use for Instruction with the guided notes for student to use as review.
Andrea C.
40 reviews
Grades taught: 7th

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Standards

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NGSSMS-ESS3-1
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes. Emphasis is on how these resources are limited and typically non-renewable, and how their distributions are significantly changing as a result of removal by humans. Examples of uneven distributions of resources as a result of past processes include but are not limited to petroleum (locations of the burial of organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps), metal ores (locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity associated with subduction zones), and soil (locations of active weathering and/or deposition of rock).
NGSSHS-ESS3-1
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity. Examples of key natural resources include access to fresh water (such as rivers, lakes, and groundwater), regions of fertile soils such as river deltas, and high concentrations of minerals and fossil fuels. Examples of natural hazards can be from interior processes (such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes), surface processes (such as tsunamis, mass wasting and soil erosion), and severe weather (such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts). Examples of the results of changes in climate that can affect populations or drive mass migrations include changes to sea level, regional patterns of temperature and precipitation, and the types of crops and livestock that can be raised.
NGSSMS-PS1-3
Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. Emphasis is on natural resources that undergo a chemical process to form the synthetic material. Examples of new materials could include new medicine, foods, and alternative fuels. Assessment is limited to qualitative information.
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