WHAT ARE FLORIDA’S NATURAL RESOURCES?

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SOME OF FLORIDA’S RESOURCES ARE RENEWABLE

Sugar Oranges Beef Seafood Water All of these things can be replaced as they are used. Why is it important to use these resources carefully?

SOME RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE USED AS ENERGY SOURCES.

Sunshine/solar energyIn Florida you can expect about 250 sunny days per year. (There are 365 days in a year.)

Homes can be powered by solar energy.How many days per year in Florida are overcast (not sunny)?

SOME RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE USED AS ENERGY SOURCES.

Wind Energy

Offshore wind farm in Florida

WATER IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCEHow do you use water?

Plants and animals, including humans, are unable to survive without water. The liquids you drink and many of the foods you eat are mostly water.

SOME OF FLORIDA'S RESOURCES ARE NON-RENEWABLE

When we use up all of a non-renewable resource there is no more. No more can be made during our lifetime.Non-renewable resources in Florida include phosphate, oil, limestone, and silicon.

MINING IN FLORIDA

Mining is when resources are dug up out of the Earth for people to use.Limestone, silicon, and phosphate are mined in Florida. These are nonrenewable resource. Once these resources are dug all up, they cannot be replenished.

PHOSPHATE

Phosphate is mined and made into fertilizer.Most fertilizers say they contain “N” “P” and “K”. These letters are symbols for minerals that plants need. “P” stands for Phosphate – or phosphorous that comes from phosphate. Plants use up the. phosphorus in the soil . and it has to be . replaced for plants to . continue to grow.

OIL IS PUMPED FROM THE GROUND IN FLORIDA

WHAT DO WE USE OIL FOR?

Energy!

WHAT DO WE USE OIL FOR?

Packaging

And MORE!

Learn more at:http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/classroom/wwo/petroleum.pdf

Oil is a NONRENEWABLE resource.

WHY DO WE NEED TO COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVES TO USING OIL?

SILICON IS MINED IN FLORIDAWhat is silicon?

Silicon is found everywhere in the Universe, but is not found by itself in nature. You will always find silicon bound to other elements, such as oxygen. When silicon is mixed with oxygen it forms silica – which is sand. You're probably sitting near some silicon right now. It's in your computer!

When purified, it is a metallic-looking, grayish crystal. While it might be shiny like a metal, it is not a metal.

WHAT IS SILICON?Rocks and Sand In the summer, when you go to the beach, look across all the sand. That sand is made up of silicon. Imagine how much sand is on all of the beaches of the world. Almost all of it is silicon.

Because silicon is the second most abundant material on Earth, miners have little trouble finding it. Two very common sources would be sand and sandstone.It is usually dug from pits of silica sand or quartz sandstone, with heavy machinery.

Very high temperatures are required to produce a reaction where the oxygen is removed, leaving behind silicon. This is known as a reduction process.

WHAT DO WE USE SILICON FOR?

Construction Materials Silicon is found on the beaches in the form of sand. Well did you know that sand is an important ingredient in bricks and concrete? That means there is silicon inside all of those sidewalks and brick houses!

Ceramics So you're in school and you have to make a pot. You usually start with a big lump of mud. That lump of mud is filled with silicon. The same way silicon is used to make glass, it is also used to make pottery.

Computer Chips Silicon is a big part of what makes computers work. Inside of your computer or maybe even your television set are little black boxes called chips. Scientists flatten silicon crystals into little circles called wafers. These wafers are then stamped with the image of a computer chip.

WHAT DO WE USE SILICON FOR?

Glass Guess what? All that glass you see is made from silicon. Scientists take sand and melt it down. When it has melted they take all that silicon and make glass.

Skeletal System Okay! Inside your body is your skeleton. You might not know that there is an element called calcium which is the main ingredient of your skeleton. Silicon is also inside your skeleton. Silicon keeps your skeleton strong and healthy.

LIMESTONE IS MINED IN FLORIDA

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate in the form of the mineral calcite.

Limestone is a nonrenewable resource.

HOW DO WE USE LIMESTONE?

Limestone is used in buildings including the United States Supreme Court building and the Great Pyramids of Egypt. Chances are, the building you are in is made largely of limestone. It is used to make cement and mortar. It is also crushed and used as the base of roads. It is even put in some paints, toothpaste and in some foods.

MINING – BEFORE AND AFTER

Mining silicon, limestone, and phosphate usually involves removing all of the plants and trees and digging large pits. Sometimes these pits remain and become ponds or small lakes. Sometimes they are filled in with dirt.

WHICH FLORIDA RESOURCES ARE RENEWABLE?WHICH FLORIDA RESOURCES ARE NOT RENEWABLE?

RENEWABLE NONRENEWABLE

Which resources should we conserve? Why?