Changing a Place to Live In is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on how living things change the environment to meet their needs, aligned to Common Core standard K-ESS2-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 16 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.
Changing a Place to Live In
K-ESS2-2
NameDate
Draw a line from each one to the reason.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A rabbit digs a burrow
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
People plant a hedge round a field
A.It makes a safe place to rest
B.They keep the wind off the crops
C.It stores food for later
D.It makes a pond to live in
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A bird builds a nest in a tree
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A tree root pushes up a path
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A.The root spreads out to reach water
B.It digs tunnels to find worms
C.They make a place for frogs to live
D.It makes a safe place for its eggs
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A beaver drags branches into a stream — D (It makes a pond to live in) 2. A rabbit digs a burrow — A (It makes a safe place to rest) 3. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — C (It stores food for later) 4. People plant a hedge round a field — B (They keep the wind off the crops)
2.1. A bird builds a nest in a tree — D (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 2. People dig a pond in the school grounds — C (They make a place for frogs to live) 3. A tree root pushes up a path — A (The root spreads out to reach water) 4. A mole pushes soil up into hills — B (It digs tunnels to find worms)
More practice for K-ESS2-2
Give evidence that living things change a place to get what they need.
Teaching this next? Changing a Place to Live In is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.