Raw Materials and Finished Products

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Raw materials are natural things we find in the earth.

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Raw materials are natural things we find in the earth. Finished products are what we make from those materials. For example, trees are raw materials. We use them to make paper. The paper is a finished product we use to write. This shows how we turn raw materials into useful things.

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Raw materials are natural resources.

Trees are used to make paper.

Finished products are ready to use.

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