Grades 2–3
Litter Survey
Tally the litter you find on a walk by kind, then think about what could stop it.
Science worksheet · Taking care of Earth
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Match the three Rs to what they mean, then draw something you could reuse.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Taking care of Earth
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Caring for Earth, Recycling, Renewable energy
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- 1. Draw a line from each word to what it means.
- 2. Draw something you could reuse instead of throwing it away.
- 3. Draw what you would turn it into.
- 4. One way I can reduce at home:
Teacher tip
Ask kids to bring in one thing they could reuse and show how.
How to use it
- Bring in clean examples of recycling, compost and trash and sort them together.
- Look at your school’s own bins and rules.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Recycling rules change from town to town. Check your own.
Talk about it
- What could our class do to make less trash?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Run a one-week class recycling challenge and weigh the results.
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More taking care of earth worksheets
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Energy from the Sun, Wind and Water
Sort six energy sources into renewable and not renewable, then mark four facts true or false.
Grades 1–3
Recycle, Compost or Trash?
Sort twelve things into the recycling bin, the compost pile or the trash.
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