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 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Saving Natural Resources
D2.Geo.5.K-2
NameDate
Sort each action: does it save resources or waste them?
1.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Printing pages nobody needs, Fixing a leaky faucet, Letting a faucet drip for weeks
Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Throwing cans in the trash, Reusing a bag for shopping, Composting food scraps, Using a new paper cup for every drink
Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Recycling cans and bottles, Leaving the TV on in an empty room, Leaving the car running while it is parked, Using both sides of the paper
Saves resourcesWastes resources
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Saving Natural Resources
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 3. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 4. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — Saves resources
2.1. Composting food scraps — Saves resources 2. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources 3. Throwing cans in the trash — Wastes resources 4. Using a new paper cup for every drink — Wastes resources
3.1. Leaving the car running while it is parked — Wastes resources 2. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 3. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources 4. Using both sides of the paper — Saves resources
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.