Saving Natural Resources is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on ways to conserve and replenish resources, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.5.K-2. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each action: does it save resources or waste them?
1.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Leaving the car running while it is parked, Fixing a leaky faucet, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Throwing away clothes that still fit
Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Leaving the water running, Turning off lights when you leave a room, Using both sides of the paper, Leaving the TV on in an empty room
Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Recycling cans and bottles, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Planting a tree, Printing pages nobody needs
Saves resourcesWastes resources
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Saving Natural Resources
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Leaving the car running while it is parked — Wastes resources 3. Throwing away clothes that still fit — Wastes resources 4. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — Saves resources
2.1. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 2. Leaving the water running — Wastes resources 3. Turning off lights when you leave a room — Saves resources 4. Using both sides of the paper — Saves resources
3.1. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 2. Planting a tree — Saves resources 3. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 4. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources
Questions about Saving Natural Resources
What does the Saving Natural Resources worksheet cover?
It practices ways to conserve and replenish resources — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.5.K-2: Describe how what people do changes a place. The instruction to students is “Sort each action: does it save resources or waste them?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Saving Natural Resources practice?
D2.Geo.5.K-2, under Geography for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Describe how human activities affect the cultural and environmental characteristics of places or regions.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Saving Natural Resources is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.5.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Saving Natural Resources come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Saving Natural Resources can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Saving Natural Resources free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Saving Natural Resources, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.