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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. What should the school deal with first?
  3. 3. What was there most of on the field?
2.What could the class do with the plastic bottles they picked up?
  • A.Bury them
  • B.Put them in the recycling
  • C.Throw them back on the field
3.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
4.Which would make less litter at lunchtime?
  • A.Paper plates left on the grass
  • B.A lunch box you take home again
  • C.Lots of small wrappers
5.Why is litter bad for the animals on the field?
  • A.It gives them food
  • B.They can eat it or get caught in it
  • C.It keeps them warm
6.Most of the litter was chip bags. Where would a new trash can help most?
  • A.Where children eat their chips
  • B.On the roof
  • C.Behind the shed
7.What is the best way to stop litter on the field?
  • A.Put trash in a trash can, or take it home
  • B.Leave it for the wind
  • C.Drop it near the fence

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Answer key — What We Picked Up

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The count would be smaller if litter went into trash cans. 2. Chip bags, because there were most of those. 3. Chip bags, with 14.
  2. 2.Put them in the recycling
  3. 3.It should be emptied so trash does not blow away
  4. 4.A lunch box you take home again
  5. 5.They can eat it or get caught in it
  6. 6.Where children eat their chips
  7. 7.Put trash in a trash can, or take it home

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