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The document outlines the importance of natural resources, types of resources, and the impact of pollution on air, water, and land. It emphasizes the need to save the Earth through actions like reducing, reusing, and recycling, while highlighting the significance of forests. Additionally, it discusses renewable and non-renewable resources, fossil fuels, and the harmful effects of pollution.

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Class4 PDF

The document outlines the importance of natural resources, types of resources, and the impact of pollution on air, water, and land. It emphasizes the need to save the Earth through actions like reducing, reusing, and recycling, while highlighting the significance of forests. Additionally, it discusses renewable and non-renewable resources, fossil fuels, and the harmful effects of pollution.

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OUR GREEN PLANET 🌍

Natural Resources • Pollution •


Saving Earth • Forests
Chapter Flow

* Natural Resources
* Types of Resources
* Pollution (Air, Water, Land)
* Effects of Pollution
* Saving Earth
* Forests – Our Lifeline
* Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Robert James Brown (1944– )

“The future will either be green or not at all.”


Natural Resources

Earth gives us:

* Air
* Water
* Soil
* Rocks
* Plants
* Animals
* Oil & minerals

👉 These useful things are called Natural Resources


Natural Resources

🎯 Say “Natural” or “Not Natural”

* Water
* Plastic
* Air
* Coal
* Tree
Types of Natural Resources

🌿 Renewable Resources

* Air
* Water
* Plants
* Animals
* Forests

✔ Can be used again and again


Non-Renewable Resources

* Coal
* Petrol
* Diesel
* Natural gas

✔ Cannot be replaced quickly


What is Crude Oil?

Crude oil is a thick black liquid found deep underground or


under the sea.

It formed from tiny sea plants and animals buried long ago.

From Crude Oil We Get:

* Petrol ⛽
* Diesel 🚛
* Kerosene
* Plastic items
What is Natural Gas?

Natural gas is a gas found deep underground.


Crude oil, natural gas and coal are fossil fuels.
Fossil Fuels

Millions of years ago:

* Plants 🌿 and animals 🦕 died


* They got buried deep inside Earth
* Heat changed them slowly

👉 These became Fossil Fuels


What is Pollution?

Pollution = Mixing harmful substances in:

* Air
* Water
* Land

👉 Harmful substances are called Pollutants


Air Pollution
Effects-
Causes:
* Breathing problems
* Heart diseases
* Vehicle smoke 🚗 * Global warming 🌡
* Factories 🏭 * Harm to plants & animals
* Burning coal
* Cutting trees
Activity 2 – Pollution Check

🎯 Good or Bad?

* Smoke from factory


* Planting trees
* Plastic in river
* Clean garden
Water Pollution

Causes:

* Dirty household water


* Factory waste
* Fertilizers

Effects-
* Diseases (diarrhoea, typhoid)
* Death of fish 🐟
* Dirty drinking water
* Soil damage
Land Pollution

Causes:

* Plastic waste
* Garbage dumping
* Chemicals in farming

Effects of Land Pollution


* Soil becomes infertile
* Plants do not grow
* Groundwater gets polluted
Activity 4 – Waste Sorting

Sort into:

🟢 Wet Waste
🔵 Dry Waste

Items:
* Vegetable peels
* Paper
* Plastic
* Food leftovers
Forests – Our Lifeline
Importance of Forests
Forests give us:

* Oxygen
* Prevent floods
* Food * Control soil erosion
* Medicines * Increase rainfall
* Timber * Support wildlife
* Shelter for animals
Activity 5 – Forest Actions

✔ Good or Bad?

* Cutting trees
* Planting trees
* Hunting animals
* Saving forests

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