Renewable Does Not Mean Unlimited

Renewable Does Not Mean Unlimited Worksheet (Grade 6 Science, TEKS 6.11A)

Tackle a common misconception head on: renewable does not mean unlimited. This one-page reading and activity sheet explains rate of use and rate of replenishment with forests and groundwater, then gives students simple numbers for a tree farm, a forest, a lake, and a town well to decide which are sustainable.

What's Inside

• A Big Question box: "Can a renewable resource run out?"
• A watch-out box and a short reading on rate of use and rate of replenishment
• Activity 1: Four resource cards with numbers. Students circle sustainable or not sustainable
• Activity 2: Four true or false sentences
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red

How Teachers Use It

Use it as practice for TEKS 6.11A. The sheet takes about 10 minutes, needs no prior knowledge, and prints clearly in black and white.

This worksheet is part of the Reading in Science series for grade 6. It supports TEKS 6.11A: identify and classify Earth's renewable and nonrenewable resources. It is one of four connected TEKS 6.11A sheets: renewable and nonrenewable resources, energy resources, why renewable does not mean unlimited, and the four kinds of natural resources. The 6.11B sheets on human impact and conservation build on them.

Why It Works

Each sheet opens with a Big Question, teaches the key terms in plain words with simple black-and-white doodles, and then asks students to use only what the page taught. Students keep returning to one question, can Earth replace it fast enough, and the visual answer key lets teachers check work fast.