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 7 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: Throwing away clothes that still fit, Using a new paper cup for every drink, Turning off lights when you leave a room, Fixing a leaky faucet
Saves resourcesWastes resources
2.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Composting food scraps, Recycling cans and bottles, Throwing cans in the trash, Printing pages nobody needs
Saves resourcesWastes resources
3.Sort each one: Saves resources or Wastes resources?
Sort: Reusing a bag for shopping, Letting a faucet drip for weeks, Planting a tree, Leaving the water running
Saves resourcesWastes resources
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Saving Natural Resources
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fixing a leaky faucet — Saves resources 2. Throwing away clothes that still fit — Wastes resources 3. Turning off lights when you leave a room — Saves resources 4. Using a new paper cup for every drink — Wastes resources
3.1. Leaving the water running — Wastes resources 2. Letting a faucet drip for weeks — Wastes resources 3. Planting a tree — Saves resources 4. Reusing a bag for shopping — Saves resources
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.