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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.

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Saving Natural Resources

D2.Geo.5.K-2

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Sort each action: does it save resources or waste them?

1.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?

Sort: Planting a tree, Using both sides of the paper, Throwing cans in the trash, Throwing away clothes that still fit

Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?

Sort: Leaving the TV on in an empty room, Recycling cans and bottles, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Composting food scraps

Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?

Sort: Fixing a leaky faucet, Turning off lights when you leave a room, Using a new paper cup for every drink, Printing pages nobody needs

Saves resourcesWastes resources

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Answer key — Saving Natural Resources

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Planting a tree — Saves resources 2. Throwing away clothes that still fit — Wastes resources 3. Throwing cans in the trash — Wastes resources 4. Using both sides of the paper — Saves resources
  2. 2.1. Composting food scraps — Saves resources 2. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 3. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 4. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources
  3. 3.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 3. Turning off lights when you leave a room — Saves resources 4. Using a new paper cup for every drink — Wastes resources

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.