Natural Resources Worksheets

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Enhance science practice with our free natural resources worksheets with answer keys that introduce learners to natural substances that help sustain life. Explore the types of natural resources, classified based on their nature, source, and accessibility. From natural and man-made to renewable and non-renewable, this series doesn't just skim the surface, but dives deep into the topic.

These natural resources worksheets pdf are best suited for kindergarten through grade 8 learners.

Matching Resources to Items

It's back to basics with this exercise, where kindergarten and grade 1 kids trace the products on the right all the way to their origins and match them to the resources they came from.

Matching Resources to Items

Sorting Natural and Man-Made Things

With natural resources taking the stage on the left column, man-made objects occupy the right in this cut-and-glue worksheet designed for 1st grade and 2nd grade children.

Sorting Natural and Man-Made Things

Identifying Natural and Human-Made Things

Illustrated to perfection, this section of our printable natural resources worksheets expects children to identify if each item occurs naturally or is made my humans.

Identifying Natural and Human-Made Things

Circling Natural Resources

A harmonious medley of natural resources tucked away in the midst of other objects, this exercise calls for scientists in grade 2 to identify the natural resources and circle them.

Circling Natural Resources

Recognizing Biotic and Abiotic Resources

Take in the scenic splendor of a beautiful sunny day depicted in the picture, before identifying the natural resources and classifying them as botic or abiotic.

Recognizing Biotic and Abiotic Resources

Classifying Resources into Biotic and Abiotic

Say hello to more cut-and-glue fun in this printable biotic and abiotic resources worksheet, where the task is for grade 3 and grade 4 kids to sort the natural resources.

Classifying Resources into Biotic and Abiotic

Writing Causes and Effects of Depletion of Resources

Give free rein to the logical and analytical acumen of grade 6 and grade 7 students with this exercise on listing out the potential causes and effects of resource depletion.

Writing Causes and Effects of Depletion of Resources

Coloring Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

Highlight the differences between resources that can be renewed and those that may be exhausted, directing kids to color the former green and the latter red.

Coloring Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Expand environmental awareness among 3rd grade and 4th grade children as they expend their energies sorting objects that can be reused, recycled, and reduced in this pdf.

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Sorting Natural and Capital Resources

Understanding all the ways natural and capital resources differ from one another is the key for grade 5 kids to crack this printable natural resources worksheet.

Sorting Natural and Capital Resources

Natural Resources Vocabulary

There is room for every significant term used in discussions on resources in this matching activity, where 5th grade and 6th grade learners pair up terms and definitions.

Natural Resources Vocabulary

Identifying Recyclable and Non-Recyclable Objects

Environmentally friendly and sustainable, this exercise tasks students with recognizing recyclable and non-recyclable objects, circling the former and crossing out the latter.

Identifying Recyclable and Non-Recyclable Objects

Matching Energy Sources to Descriptions

Yet another beacon of sustainability, this section of our natural resources pdfs involves drawing lines to match the renewable energy sources to their concise descriptions.

Matching Energy Sources to Descriptions

Recognizing Actual and Potential Resources

Assessing whether the resource has already been exploited or still remains untapped is the mantra to chant when classifying resources as actual or potential in this segment.

Recognizing Actual and Potential Resources

Completing Statements on Resources

Flex your natural-resource know-how, while effortlessly coming up with logical terms to complete these statements about types and tapping of different resources.

Completing Statements on Resources

Answering Questions on Resources

A quick review is always a great way to round out a session, as proven by this printable worksheet, where children answer questions about resources by choosing the right options.

Answering Questions on Resources

Completing Table about Resources

Enthrall 7th grade and 8th grade students with this natural resources worksheet pdf that showcases a table featuring the definitions and examples of different types of resources.

Completing Table about Resources