Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Worksheet (Grade 6 Science, TEKS 6.11A)

Show students where our energy comes from and which sources will run out. This one-page reading and activity sheet lists five renewable energy resources and four nonrenewable ones, each with a doodle and a one-line description, and explains why coal, oil, and natural gas are called fossil fuels.

What's Inside

• A Big Question box: "Which energy resources will run out?"
• Two doodle lists: renewable energy and nonrenewable energy
• Activity 1: Students match four energy resources to where they come from
• Activity 2: Three circle-the-word sentences
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red

How Teachers Use It

Use it as practice for TEKS 6.11A. The sheet takes about 10 minutes, needs no prior knowledge, and prints clearly in black and white.

This worksheet is part of the Reading in Science series for grade 6. It supports TEKS 6.11A: identify and classify Earth's renewable and nonrenewable resources. It is one of four connected TEKS 6.11A sheets: renewable and nonrenewable resources, energy resources, why renewable does not mean unlimited, and the four kinds of natural resources. The 6.11B sheets on human impact and conservation build on them.

Why It Works

Each sheet opens with a Big Question, teaches the key terms in plain words with simple black-and-white doodles, and then asks students to use only what the page taught. Students keep returning to one question, can Earth replace it fast enough, and the visual answer key lets teachers check work fast.