Natural Resources Research Project
Name:__________________________
Through research, you will find information necessary to inform others on how they can help
preserve our natural resources. Your presentation will include information about the
natural resources, including renewable, nonrenewable and inexhaustible resources. It will
also include how the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) are important for your natural
resource.
To help you with your research, a list of online resources have been provided on the teacher
website. They will connect you to sites about natural resources and the 3 R's.
Once on the teacher website follow these steps:
First click on the 4th Grade Science located on the left side of my homepage.
Next look under Files/Links
Then click on the following file:
Natural Resources
There will be a list of all the places you can use to find information.
If you need more sites or resources, you
from the teacher.
must first
get permission
Required Information for research project:
Must include 1 Renewable, 1 Nonrenewable and 1 Inexhaustible Natural Resource
Explain why they are considered Renewable, Nonrenewable or Inexhaustible
Explain how humans use these resources in everyday life (must be detailed and have
numerous ways the resources are used)
Explain ways humans can use the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to help conserve this
natural resource?
**Make sure to write your notes neatly and in depth since they are part of your grade. They
will be taken up when you present.
You may present your information in any way you feel comfortable. Some ideas are
pamphlets, posters, video, PowerPoint, written report (but must be read to class), etc. If you
have another way let the teacher know so we can share it with the class.
Please let your teacher know which way you plan on presenting the information. You will be
required to be in front of the class to present and talk about what you have learned in order
to teach the rest of the class.
Scoring Rubric
Beginning
1
Notes
Research
followed
guidelines
Included all
required
information.
Other Notes
Developing
2
Qualified
3
Sloppy and
Needs
unreadable,
improvement
Neat and
didn’t use
on neatness, readable, had
correct
used
various use
resources
available
of resources
for research
resources but and details.
or not
not in depth.
completed.
Exemplary Category
Score
4
Notes were
neat and
readable,
used
various
resources
and in
depth with
detail.
Conducted
Did not
research
conducted
Conducted
according to
research
research
teacher's
according to
according to Conducted
guidelines
teacher's
teacher's
research
most of the
guidelines.
guidelines.
according
time. Was
Continually
Had no major to teacher's
occasionally
off task or
problems
guidelines.
off task or
not
following
not
following
guidelines.
following
guidelines.
guidelines.
Had little or
none of the
required
info.
Had little
info to
present,
could not
Presentation
hear student
talk, visual
aides were
not useful.
Final Score
Name:__________________________
Had some
required
info.
Had some
info be not
detailed,
visual aides
could have
been better,
needs to
prepare
before
speaking.
Had most of
the required
info.
Had all
required
info.
Good amount
Detailed
of info,
info, great
visual aides
visual
were good, aides, good
seemed
voice and
prepared and
well
good voice.
prepared.
Teacher Notes