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 12 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
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Sort each action: does it save resources or waste them?
1.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Recycling cans and bottles, Using both sides of the paper, Printing pages nobody needs, Leaving the TV on in an empty room
Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Using a new paper cup for every drink, Fixing a leaky faucet, Leaving the water running, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth
Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Turning off lights when you leave a room, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Throwing cans in the trash, Reusing a bag for shopping
Saves resourcesWastes resources
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Saving Natural Resources
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 2. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 3. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources 4. Using both sides of the paper — Saves resources
2.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Leaving the water running — Wastes resources 3. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — Saves resources 4. Using a new paper cup for every drink — Wastes resources
3.1. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 2. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources 3. Throwing cans in the trash — Wastes resources 4. Turning off lights when you leave a room — Saves resources
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.