Environmental Impact of Resource Use

Subject: Physical Science

Chapter: Resources, Energy, and Society

NGSS Alignment: MS-PS1-3

Lesson Title: Environmental Impact of Resource Use

The extraction, processing, and use of natural resources affect the environment in man...

Synthetic materials are everywhere—in packaging, clothes, electronics, and medical equipment. However, producing and disposing of them can harm the environment.

Many synthetic materials, like plastic, take hundreds of years to break down. This leads to pollution, as plastic bags clog rivers and microplastics end up in the ocean, harming ma...