Natural and Manmade Resources Drag and Drop worksheet | Live ... - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to sort each item into the correct category: Natural Resources or Manmade Resources.

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What is a Natural Resource?

A natural resource comes directly from nature — it’s not made by humans. Examples: trees, water, animals, sunlight, coal, oil (in the ground), strawberries, chickens, cows.

What is a Manmade Resource?

A manmade resource is created by people using natural resources. Examples: toys, clothes, phones, houses, batteries, shoes, basketballs, Rubik’s cubes, t-shirts, burgers (cooked food), water bottles.

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Now let’s look at each of the 18 items one by one:

#### Row 1:
1. Cow → Lives in nature, gives milk/meat → Natural
2. Sun → Comes from space/nature → Natural
3. Rubik’s Cube → Made in factory → Manmade
4. House → Built by people → Manmade
5. Basketball → Made by humans for sports → Manmade
6. Coal → Found underground, mined → Natural

#### Row 2:
7. Wind/Waves → Part of nature → Natural
8. Smartphone → Made in factories → Manmade
9. T-shirt → Made from cotton but sewn by humans → Manmade
10. Burger → Cooked and assembled by people → Manmade
11. Water drop → Comes from rivers/rain → Natural
12. Tree → Grows in nature → Natural

#### Row 3:
13. Strawberry → Grows on plants → Natural
14. Oil barrel → Oil is natural, but the barrel is manmade? Wait — the label says “OIL” — we’re talking about the *resource*, so oil itself is natural → Natural
- Note: If it were just an empty barrel, it would be manmade. But since it says “OIL”, we treat it as the natural resource inside.
15. Water bottle → Plastic bottle made by humans → Manmade
16. Battery → Made in labs/factories → Manmade
17. Chicken → Animal that lives in nature → Natural
18. Shoe → Made by humans → Manmade

Wait — let’s double-check #14: The image shows a black barrel labeled “OIL”. In science class, when we say “oil” as a resource, we mean crude oil found underground — which is natural. Even though it’s shown in a barrel, the resource being referred to is oil → Natural

Also, #10: Burger — even though it uses natural ingredients (meat, lettuce, bread), the final product is prepared and assembled by humans → Manmade

#15: Water bottle — the water inside might be natural, but the bottle is plastic and made by humans → Manmade

Okay, now let’s list them clearly:

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✔ Natural Resources (9 total):
- Cow
- Sun
- Coal
- Wind/Waves
- Water drop
- Tree
- Strawberry
- Oil (the resource)
- Chicken

✔ Manmade Resources (9 total):
- Rubik’s Cube
- House
- Basketball
- Smartphone
- T-shirt
- Burger
- Water bottle
- Battery
- Shoe

That’s 9 + 9 = 18 items — perfect!

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Now for questions #19 & #20 — matching definitions:

We have two terms:
- Natural Resource
- Manmade Resource

And two definitions:
A. “A useful item that was created by humans using natural resources” → This describes Manmade Resource

B. “A useful material that comes directly from the Earth” → This describes Natural Resource

So:

→ Next to “Natural Resource” put definition B
→ Next to “Manmade Resource” put definition A

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Final Answer:

Natural Resources: Cow, Sun, Coal, Wind/Waves, Water drop, Tree, Strawberry, Oil, Chicken
Manmade Resources: Rubik’s Cube, House, Basketball, Smartphone, T-shirt, Burger, Water bottle, Battery, Shoe

Definition Matching:
- Natural Resource → “A useful material that comes directly from the Earth”
- Manmade Resource → “A useful item that was created by humans using natural resources”