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 2 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, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Leaving the TV on in an empty room
Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Leaving the water running, Planting a tree, Printing pages nobody needs, Reusing a bag for shopping
Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Composting food scraps, Throwing cans in the trash, Using both sides of the paper, Leaving the car running while it is parked
Saves resourcesWastes resources
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Saving Natural Resources
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 2. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 3. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources 4. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — Saves resources
2.1. Leaving the water running — Wastes resources 2. Planting a tree — Saves resources 3. Printing pages nobody needs — Wastes resources 4. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources
3.1. Composting food scraps — Saves resources 2. Leaving the car running while it is parked — Wastes resources 3. Throwing cans in the trash — Wastes 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.