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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 would happen to the count if there were more trash cans?
  2. 2. How many plastic bottles were picked up?
  3. 3. Why does litter on the field matter?
2.Why count each kind of litter?
  • A.So the litter looks tidy
  • B.So we know which kind to stop first
  • C.Because counting is noisy
3.How could the class find out if fewer chip bags are dropped next month?
  • A.Look at one packet
  • B.Guess
  • C.Count the litter again and compare
4.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
5.Why did the class wear gloves to pick up litter?
  • A.To keep warm
  • B.To keep their hands safe and clean
  • C.To make the litter heavier
6.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
7.A trash can is full and overflowing. What should happen?
  • A.It should be emptied so trash does not blow away
  • B.Push it over
  • C.Pile more on top

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Answer key — What We Picked Up

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The count would be smaller if litter went into trash cans. 2. 8 plastic bottles. 3. Litter can harm the animals and plants living on the field.
  2. 2.So we know which kind to stop first
  3. 3.Count the litter again and compare
  4. 4.Please put your trash in the trash can
  5. 5.To keep their hands safe and clean
  6. 6.They can eat it or get caught in it
  7. 7.It should be emptied so trash does not blow away

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