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 25 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: Composting food scraps, Leaving the TV on in an empty room, Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Leaving the water running
Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Throwing away clothes that still fit, Leaving the car running while it is parked, Using both sides of the paper, Reusing a bag for shopping
Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Turning off lights when you leave a room, Throwing cans in the trash, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Fixing a leaky faucet
Saves resourcesWastes resources
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Saving Natural Resources
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Composting food scraps — Saves resources 2. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 3. Leaving the water running — Wastes resources 4. Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth — Saves resources
2.1. Leaving the car running while it is parked — Wastes resources 2. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources 3. Throwing away clothes that still fit — Wastes resources 4. Using both sides of the paper — Saves resources
3.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes 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.