Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Chart

This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they compare renewable and nonrenewable energy sources using a clear, structured chart format. Learners organize definitions, examples, availability, and environmental impacts while practicing scientific vocabulary, comparison skills, critical thinking, and explanatory writing tied to real-world sustainability concepts.

Skills Reinforced

• Energy Resource Comparison (Grades 4-6) – Students identify similarities and differences between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
• Organizing Scientific Information – Learners use a three-column chart to sort definitions, examples, and impacts in a logical way.
• Environmental Science Concepts – Reinforces understanding of sustainability, resource availability, and environmental effects.
• Explanatory Writing – A reflection question prompts students to justify which energy type is best for the future using complete sentences and evidence.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary science standards.
• Visual & Structured Format – Supports organized thinking and helps students clearly see comparisons.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Ideal for independent work, partner activities, science notebooks, review, or assessment.
• Reflection Component Included – Encourages deeper reasoning and real-world connections to future energy choices.

This renewable vs. nonrenewable energy chart worksheet helps students build strong foundations in energy science through comparison, organization, and explanation. By clearly outlining key features and environmental impacts, students strengthen science literacy, critical thinking, and writing skills. Whether used in a classroom lesson or a homeschool setting, this printable resource offers meaningful, low-prep practice that supports long-term understanding of energy and sustainability concepts.

This worksheet is part of our Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Worksheets collection.