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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: Fixing a leaky faucet, Reusing a bag for shopping, Leaving the water running, Leaving the TV on in an empty room

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

Sort: Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Throwing cans in the trash, Turning off lights when you leave a room, Planting a tree

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

Sort: Throwing away clothes that still fit, Printing pages nobody needs, Using both sides of the paper, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

Saves resourcesWastes resources

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Saving Natural Resources

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 3. Leaving the water running — Wastes resources 4. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources
  2. 2.1. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 2. Planting a tree — Saves resources 3. Throwing cans in the trash — Wastes resources 4. Turning off lights when you leave a room — Saves resources
  3. 3.1. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 2. Throwing away clothes that still fit — Wastes resources 3. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — 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.