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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. How many cans were picked up?
  2. 2. What was there most of on the field?
  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.Push it over
  • C.It should be emptied so trash does not blow away
3.Why is litter bad for the animals on the field?
  • A.It keeps them warm
  • B.They can eat it or get caught in it
  • C.It gives them food
4.What is the best way to stop litter on the field?
  • A.Put trash in a trash can, or take it home
  • B.Drop it near the fence
  • C.Leave it for the wind
5.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
6.The class makes a poster about litter. What should it say?
  • A.Litter is fun
  • B.Drop your trash here
  • C.Please put your trash in the trash can
7.Why count each kind of litter?
  • A.Because counting is noisy
  • B.So we know which kind to stop first
  • C.So the litter looks tidy

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Answer key — What We Picked Up

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 3 cans. 2. Chip bags, with 14. 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.They can eat it or get caught in it
  4. 4.Put trash in a trash can, or take it home
  5. 5.To keep their hands safe and clean
  6. 6.Please put your trash in the trash can
  7. 7.So we know which kind to stop first

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