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 2 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
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Draw a line from each one to the reason.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A bird builds a nest in a tree
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A tree root pushes up a path
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A.It makes a pond to live in
B.It makes a safe place for its eggs
C.The root spreads out to reach water
D.It stores food for later
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
People plant a hedge round a field
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A rabbit digs a burrow
A.They keep the wind off the crops
B.They make a place for frogs to live
C.It makes a safe place to rest
D.It digs tunnels to find worms
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A bird builds a nest in a tree — B (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 2. A beaver drags branches into a stream — A (It makes a pond to live in) 3. A tree root pushes up a path — C (The root spreads out to reach water) 4. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — D (It stores food for later)
2.1. People plant a hedge round a field — A (They keep the wind off the crops) 2. People dig a pond in the school grounds — B (They make a place for frogs to live) 3. A mole pushes soil up into hills — D (It digs tunnels to find worms) 4. A rabbit digs a burrow — C (It makes a safe place to rest)
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.