ES-ESS3.A-1

Popo's Power Park

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COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (16)

4.3

STUDENTS (13254)

3.9

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

Help Popo turn on all of the electronic devices in his home by activating five power plants (wind power plant, coal power plant, nuclear power plant, water power plant, and solar power plant). Players need to explore a forest, cave, and lake to get to the power plant. Players also need to collect natural resources on the way to the power plant to get coins for installation costs.

Vocabulary Words

Renewable resources

Non-renewable resources

Natural resources

Pollution

Fossil fuels

Turbine

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Natural Resources. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Crude oil and natural gas form when dead plant and animal remains become buried under mud in the sea and are squeezed and heated for millions of years.

Natural resources are things in nature that humans use.(ES)

New and improved technologies can help improve the environmental effects of energy resources.

Renewable resources are resources that can be replenished over the course of a human lifetime.

Examples of non-renewable resources are fossil fuels and fissile materials.

Fossil fuels include coal, natural gas, and oil.

Alternative energy sources include wind energy, solar power, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels.

Fissile materials are radioactive materials, such as uranium, that can be used to harness nuclear energy.

The use of non-renewable resources, such as fossil fuels, has positive and negative impacts on the environment.

The use of renewable resources can have positive and negative effects on the environment.

Pollution is a substance in the environment that is harmful to organisms on Earth.

Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.

Non-renewable resources are resources that take an extremely long time to replenish, so they can run out if we use too much of them.

Examples of renewable resources are wind, water, sunlight, plants, and animals.

Some examples of natural resources are water, animals, trees, plants, metals, minerals, rocks, soil, and fossil fuels.(ES)

A major impact of fossil fuels on the environment is that they pollute Earth’s air, land, and water.

All of the energy and fuels that humans require to live come from natural resources.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is a natural resource? What is a renewable resource? Are all resources renewable? What sort of resources can be harnessed to make electricity?

After the Game

What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? Why should we try and use more renewable resources? Which resources are the best to use? Are any of the resources explored perfect or ideal to use over others?