United States Resources and Goods Practice Set for Grade 4
A short five-question practice set for 4th graders that uses a U.S. resources map and a resources-and-goods chart. Students identify where resources like fish, coal, and gold are found, then explain whether wood, copper, and oil are renewable or nonrenewable. It builds map-reading, chart-reading, and written explanation skills, and works well as a quick independent or small-group activity.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a 20-30 minute independent practice or exit ticket after introducing natural resources and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
- Discussion question: Why might fish be found near the Pacific coast while coal is found in the eastern states?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Before answering, have students point to each resource's location on the map and read the answer choices aloud together, then talk through how wood grows back while coal and oil take millions of years to form.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to name one additional resource from the chart, decide whether it is renewable or nonrenewable, and justify it using evidence from the chart.
- Estimated time: about 25 minutes including the two short written responses, which work best with five lines each as provided.
United States Resources and Goods Practice Set for Grade 4
A short five-question practice set for 4th graders that uses a U.S. resources map and a resources-and-goods chart. Students identify where resources like fish, coal, and gold are found, then explain whether wood, copper, and oil are renewable or nonrenewable. It builds map-reading, chart-reading, and written explanation skills, and works well as a quick independent or small-group activity.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a 20-30 minute independent practice or exit ticket after introducing natural resources and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
- Discussion question: Why might fish be found near the Pacific coast while coal is found in the eastern states?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Before answering, have students point to each resource's location on the map and read the answer choices aloud together, then talk through how wood grows back while coal and oil take millions of years to form.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to name one additional resource from the chart, decide whether it is renewable or nonrenewable, and justify it using evidence from the chart.
- Estimated time: about 25 minutes including the two short written responses, which work best with five lines each as provided.