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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, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Using both sides of the paper, Leaving the water running

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

Sort: Printing pages nobody needs, Using a new paper cup for every drink, Composting food scraps, Planting a tree

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

Sort: Throwing away clothes that still fit, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Throwing cans in the trash, Turning off lights when you leave a room

Saves resourcesWastes resources

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Answer key — Saving Natural Resources

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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