Grade 4 · Science · Unit 4 of 8
Resources & Conservation
Alberta's natural resources and how we care for them
What your child practises
Natural resources such as water, soil, trees, oil and farm crops meet human needs. Children learn how changes in one system affect others, how parks protect land and animals, and how people, communities and Indigenous communities conserve resources.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 4ES 1.4, 4ES 1.5, 4ES 1.6, 4ES 1.7 · interconnections among Earth's systems, Alberta's natural resources, parks and conservation actions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A forest on a hillside burns. Later, heavy rain washes soil into a river. What does this show?
🔥- rivers never change
- changes in one system can affect other systems
- systems never affect each other
- forests cannot burn
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changes in one system can affect other systems
Hint: Land, water and living things are connected.
Question 2
Why is it important for governments, conservation groups and Indigenous communities to work with Parks Canada?
🤝- they share knowledge and care for the land together
- so nobody can visit
- so animals are removed
- so there are no parks
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they share knowledge and care for the land together
Hint: Working together helps protect natural and cultural places.
Question 3
Where does the resource come from? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: ⛏️ from the ground · 🌾 from living things · 💧 from water
- 🪨gravel
- 🌼canola seed
- ⚡water for a hydroelectric dam
- 🔥natural gas
- 💦water for irrigating crops
- 🌲lumber from spruce trees
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⛏️ from the ground: gravel, natural gas · 🌾 from living things: canola seed, lumber from spruce trees · 💧 from water: water for a hydroelectric dam, water for irrigating crops
Hint: Oil and gravel come from the ground. Lumber and canola come from living things. Drinking water comes from rivers and lakes.
Question 4
Which action helps conserve electricity?
💡- open the fridge for fun
- leave every light on
- run every device all night
- turn off lights when you leave a room
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turn off lights when you leave a room
Hint: Using less electricity saves resources.
Question 5
Which action helps conserve water?
🚿- water the sidewalk
- take shorter showers
- let the tap run while you brush
- leave a hose running
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take shorter showers
Hint: Using less water leaves more for people, plants and animals.
Question 6
Which was Canada's first national park, created in 1885?
🏔️- Elk Island National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Banff National Park
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Banff National Park
Hint: Banff is in the Rocky Mountains.