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Resources Activity Sheet
There are three types of resources. These are natural, human and capital.
1. Natural resources are materials from nature like water, land, trees and animals.
2. Human resources, also called labour, includes people who do the work.
3. Capital resources are goods made by people and used to make other goods or
to provide services. A hammer is a capital resource.
Resources used to produce goods and services include all the resources used in the production process.
Here are some of the resources used to produce orange juice.
What resources are used to produce a bottle of orange juice?
Natural Resources
Human Resources
Capital Resources
• Water
• Fertile soil
• Wood for orange crates
• Sunlight
In a small group select one of these items:
• Orange pickers
• Farmers
Loaf of bread Woollen socks Pencil
• Trucks
• Fruit peeling and
squeezing machines
• Fertiliser
Wooden bat Litre of milk Running shoes
In your group list the resources used to produce your item.
Our group chose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural Resources Human Resources
Capital Resources
Once you have completed your resources table, work with a team who selected a different item.
Each group takes turns to say one resource from their list. The other group then chooses whether it
is a natural, human or capital resource.
Early finishers List the resources used to produce computer paper.
NATURAL
HUMAN
CAPITAL
Tree plantation
Paper mill
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