Educational worksheet for sorting renewable and non-renewable resources.

Let’s think about what “renewable” and “non-renewable” mean.

Renewable resources are things we can use over and over again — they don’t run out, or they grow back quickly. Like sunlight, wind, or water flowing in a river.

Non-renewable resources are things that take millions of years to form — once we use them up, they’re gone for good. Like coal, oil, and natural gas.

Now let’s look at each picture:

Left side (currently under Renewable Resources):
1. Water wheel → uses moving water → renewable ✔
2. Fire (wood burning) → if it’s from trees that can be replanted, it’s renewable ✔ (but note: if it’s fossil fuel fire, it’s not — here it looks like wood campfire)
3. Sun → solar energy → always comes back → renewable ✔
4. Earth with layers → this is geothermal energy (heat from inside Earth) → renewable ✔
5. Windmill → uses wind → renewable ✔

Right side (currently under Non-Renewable Resources):
1. Coal lump → formed over millions of years → non-renewable ✔
2. Oil barrel → also takes millions of years → non-renewable ✔
3. Gas flame (from pipe) → natural gas → non-renewable ✔

Wait — the worksheet has some items already placed, but we need to check if they’re in the right place.

Actually, looking again — the instruction says “Cut out and sort the resource cards into the categories below.” So all 8 images should be sorted correctly between the two columns.

But in the image shown, 5 are on the left and 3 on the right — and they seem to be pre-placed. But maybe the student is supposed to verify or rearrange?

Actually, no — the way the worksheet is set up, it seems like the images are meant to be cut out and moved. But since we’re solving it digitally, we’ll assign each image to the correct category.

Let’s list all 8 items clearly:

Images on left column (as shown):
- Water wheel → renewable
- Campfire (wood) → renewable (biomass)
- Sun → renewable
- Geothermal (Earth cross-section) → renewable
- Windmill → renewable

Images on right column (as shown):
- Coal → non-renewable
- Oil barrel → non-renewable
- Natural gas flame → non-renewable

So actually… all the images are already in the correct columns!

But wait — is the campfire really renewable? If it’s burning wood from trees that are replanted, yes. In elementary science, wood/biomass is usually considered renewable.

Geothermal is renewable — heat from Earth’s core is constantly replenished.

Wind, sun, water — definitely renewable.

Coal, oil, gas — definitely non-renewable.

So the sorting as shown is correct.

But just to be thorough — sometimes worksheets have trick questions. Is there any item misplaced?

Nope — everything is in the right place.

Final Answer:
All resources are already sorted correctly:
Renewable Resources: water wheel, campfire (wood), sun, geothermal, windmill
Non-Renewable Resources: coal, oil barrel, natural gas flame