S.6.11.A | TEKS Guide

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Earth and space. The student understands how resources are managed.

Glossary Support for S.6.11.A

energy poverty

a lack of adequate, affordable, reliable, quality, safe, and sustainable energy resources and services to support individuals and develop communities

Supporting Information

Research

Royce, Christine Anne. “Teaching through Trade Books: Taking Note of Natural Resources.” Science and Children 45, no. 8 (April/May 2008): 14–16. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43174872.

Summary: Students in this article learn how natural resources are used and why they are important. One book listed in the article outlines a community’s needs being met by natural resources, and how the availability of those resources affects the ability to the meet their needs.