What Resources Are Used

to

Build Homes?

The people who built this house used timber for the ceiling.

There are tiles around the fireplace.

The walls are probably made from gib board which has been painted.

What do you think the fire has been made from? What are the windows made from?

The people who built this house used different resources.

The windows are glass and the joinery is aluminium.

The decks are curved and they probably have a steel safety rail. What materials might the roof be made from?

This is an old house.

Can you guess what resources were used to build this house?

Draw a picture of this house. Label the resources used.

What do you think the roof was made from?

There are tiles on the floor of this out door area.

They are often used inside. Can you tell the reasons why people might like to use tiles?

What resources have been used for the roof of this house?

What has the balcony railing been made from?

What are the walls made from?