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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: Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, Using a new paper cup for every drink, Composting food scraps, Leaving the water running

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

Sort: Reusing a bag for shopping, Recycling cans and bottles, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Leaving the car running while it is parked

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

Sort: Printing pages nobody needs, Turning off lights when you leave a room, Planting a tree, Leaving the TV on in an empty room

Saves resourcesWastes resources

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Saving Natural Resources

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Composting food scraps — Saves resources 2. Leaving the water running — 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. Leaving the car running while it is parked — Wastes resources 2. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 3. Recycling cans and bottles — Saves resources 4. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources
  3. 3.1. Leaving the TV on in an empty room — Wastes resources 2. Planting a tree — Saves resources 3. Printing pages nobody needs — 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.