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INTRODUCTION

Natural resources are the raw materials supplied by nature.

Everything produced, used and thrown away originates from natural

resources. People cannot create natural resources. Even though we use

natural resources in our daily activities we often do not even think

them as being resources. The natural resources occur naturally within

environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity in a

natural form. A natural resource is often characterised by amounts of

biodiversity and geo-diversity existent in various ecosystems.

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CONTENT

1. Land

Land sometimes referred to as dry land, is the solid surface of

earth that is not permanently covered by water. Land has different

forms like solid rock, desert etc. The land of the earth interacts with

and influences climate heavily since the surface of the land heats up

and cools down faster than air or water.

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2. Sea

A Sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or

in part by land. More broadly, the sea is the interconnected system of

the Earth’s Salty, oceanic waters-considered as on global ocean or as

several principal oceanic divisions. The sea moderates the Earth’s

climate and has important roles in the water cycle, carbon cycle and

nitrogen cycle.

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3. River

A river is a part of natural resource. It is a natural flowing

watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake

or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and

becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of

water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream,

creek, brook, rivulet and rill. Rivers are part of the hydrological cycle.

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4. Lake

A lake is an area localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land

apart from any river or other outlet that seves to feed or drain the lake.

Lake lie on land and are not part of the ocean and therefore are

distinct from lagoons and are also larger and deeper than ponds.

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5. Pond

A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or artificial,

that is usually smaller than a lake. They may arise naturally in

floodplains as part of a river system, or they may be somewhat

isolated depressions. A pond is an ecosystem life in a pond is

generally determined by a combination of factors included in it.

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6. Forest

A forest is a very complex system, made up of a variety of

living things. These include wildlife, trees, shrubs, wild flowers,

ferns, mosses, fungi and microscopic soil organisms. A forest is also

made up of many non-living things like water, rocks, sunlight and air.

There are many different kinds of forests around the world-tropical

rain forests, temperate rain forests, boreal forests, mangrove forests,

Carolinian forests, to name but a few.

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7. Wetland

A wetland is a land are that is saturated with water, either

permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a

distinct ecosystem. The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands

from other land forms or water bodies is the characteristic of aquatic

plants, adapted to the unique hydril soil.

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8. Mangroves

Mangroves are various large and extensive types of trees upto

medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habits

in the tropics and subtropics mainly between latitudes 250N and 250S.

Mangroves are salt tolerant trees (hydrophytes) adapted to live in

harsh coastal conditions. They contain a complex salt filtration system

and complex root system to cope with salt water immersion and wave

action. They are adapted to the anoxic condition of waterlogged mud.

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9. Sacred grove

A sacred grove or sacred woods are any groove of trees of

special religious importance to a particular culture. Sacred groves

feature in various cultures throughout the world. Nature worship, tree

worship etc. are related to sacred groves.

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Advantages of natural resource learning

To identify and utilize different natural resources for science

learning.

To compare man made resources and natural resources for

better knowledge

To understand conservation of natural resources.

To develop a positive attitude towards natural resource and

science in general.

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CONCLUSION

Natural resources are play a vital role in education. Forest,

Mangroves, Sacred groves, wetland, lake, pond, river, sea are the

examples of natural resource places. The field trips are conducted for

science learning, it will give natural awareness to the students.

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REFERENCE

1. Science education : Dr.K.Siverajan

: Prof.A.Faziliddin

2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki.Natural-resource.