Making Good Choices about Nonrenewable Resources

by Paula Johanson

There are two kinds of energy sources from nonrenewable resources: fossil fuels and radioactive energy sources. Your readers will learn about a variety of products made from nonrenewable resources such as clay. Students also learn about the effects of nonrenewable resources on the local ecology. They will discover that exploiting a resource raises its price (Hotelling's Rule), and because nonrenewable resources can be used up, it's important to spend...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1435853113
• ISBN13: 9781435853119
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8