Identify examples of sustainable and unsustainable uses of resources. You can use the examples covered in this lesson or come up with your own.

Sustainable Use of Resources:

1. Solar Energy: The use of solar panels to generate electricity is a sustainable use of resources. Solar energy is renewable, abundant and causes no pollution.

2. Wind Energy: Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. This is a sustainable use of resources as wind is a renewable source of energy.

3. Recycling: Recycling materials such as paper, plastic, and metal reduces the need to extract and process new raw materials, which is a sustainable use of resources.

Unsustainable Use of Resources:

1. Deforestation: The excessive cutting down of trees for timber or to clear land for agriculture is an unsustainable use of resources. It leads to loss of biodiversity, disruption of ecosystems, and contributes to climate change.

2. Overfishing: Catching fish at a faster rate than they can reproduce is an unsustainable use of resources. It leads to depletion of fish stocks and can disrupt marine ecosystems.

3. Fossil Fuels: The extraction and burning of fossil fuels for energy is an unsustainable use of resources. Fossil fuels are non-renewable, and their use contributes to air pollution and climate change.