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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: Recycling cans and bottles, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Throwing cans in the trash, Using a new paper cup for every drink

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

Sort: Printing pages nobody needs, Throwing away clothes that still fit, Reusing a bag for shopping, Fixing a leaky faucet

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

Sort: Using both sides of the paper, Leaving the water running, Turning off lights when you leave a room, Leaving the car running while it is parked

Saves resourcesWastes resources

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Saving Natural Resources

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources 2. Throwing cans in the trash — Wastes resources 3. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — Saves resources 4. Using a new paper cup for every drink — Wastes resources
  2. 2.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 3. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources 4. Throwing away clothes that still fit — Wastes resources
  3. 3.1. Leaving the car running while it is parked — 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

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