Basic 2 · Religious and Moral Education · The Environment
Our Environment is God's Gift
In this topic you will learn what the environment is and why it is important.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Name natural and man-made things in the environment
- Explain the importance of the environment
- Say that the environment is God's gift
What you already know
- God the Creator (Basic 1)
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- God’s creation and Attributes
- Sub-strand
- The Environment
- Indicator
- B2.1.2.1.1 – Explain the importance of the environment
Introduction
On a nature walk you see trees, stones, birds, buildings and cars. All these make up the environment.
1. Natural and Man-Made Things
| Natural (God created) | Man-made (people made) |
|---|---|
| trees | buildings |
| rivers | cars |
| stones | tables |
| animals | roads |
People make man-made things from natural materials. A table is made from wood.
2. Why the Environment is Important
- It gives us food.
- It gives us clean air and water.
- It gives us shelter and wood.
- It gives us medicine from plants.
New words
- environment
- Everything around us.
- natural
- Created by God.
- man-made
- Made by people.
- shelter
- A place to live in.
Summary
- The environment has natural and man-made things.
- Man-made things come from natural materials.
- The environment gives us food, air, water and shelter.
Class activity: Nature Walk
- Walk around the school compound.
- List natural and man-made things you see.
- Say what material each man-made thing is made from.
You need: Local tree seedling, Broom, Waste basket
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which is natural?
- A. River
- B. Car
- C. Table
- D. Road
Show answer
Answer: RiverGod created rivers.2. A table is made from which natural material?
- A. Wood
- B. Water
- C. Air
- D. Sunlight
Show answer
Answer: WoodWood comes from trees.3. The environment gives us food.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueCrops and animals come from it.4. Buildings are natural.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: FalsePeople build them.5. Everything around us is the ______.
Show answer
Answer: environmentThat is the environment.6. Give two reasons the environment is important.
Show answer
Answer: Any two: food, air, water, shelter, medicine.It meets our needs.
Homework
- List three natural things and three man-made things at home.