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What We Picked Up is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on using a litter count to choose a way to reduce litter, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-ESS3-3. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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What We Picked Up

K-ESS3-3

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

What We Picked Up

A count of the litter our class picked up from the school field in one morning. LITTER FROM THE FIELD Chip bags ....... 14 Paper ............... 11 Plastic bottles ..... 8 Cans ................ 3 We wore gloves and used a picker.

  1. 1. What should the school deal with first?
  2. 2. Why count each kind of litter separately?
  3. 3. What would happen to the count if there were more trash cans?
2.A trash can is full and overflowing. What should happen?
  • A.Pile more on top
  • B.It should be emptied so trash does not blow away
  • C.Push it over
3.Why count each kind of litter?
  • A.Because counting is noisy
  • B.So the litter looks tidy
  • C.So we know which kind to stop first
4.Why did the class wear gloves to pick up litter?
  • A.To keep their hands safe and clean
  • B.To make the litter heavier
  • C.To keep warm
5.The class makes a poster about litter. What should it say?
  • A.Drop your trash here
  • B.Litter is fun
  • C.Please put your trash in the trash can
6.How could the class find out if fewer chip bags are dropped next month?
  • A.Count the litter again and compare
  • B.Look at one packet
  • C.Guess
7.Why is litter bad for the animals on the field?
  • A.It keeps them warm
  • B.It gives them food
  • C.They can eat it or get caught in it

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Answer key — What We Picked Up

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  1. 1.1. Chip bags, because there were most of those. 2. So the school can see which litter there is most of. 3. The count would be smaller if litter went into trash cans.
  2. 2.It should be emptied so trash does not blow away
  3. 3.So we know which kind to stop first
  4. 4.To keep their hands safe and clean
  5. 5.Please put your trash in the trash can
  6. 6.Count the litter again and compare
  7. 7.They can eat it or get caught in it

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-ESS3-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.