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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 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Changing a Place to Live In

K-ESS2-2

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Draw a line from each one to the reason.

LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A tree root pushes up a path — A (The root spreads out to reach water) 2. A bird builds a nest in a tree — B (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 3. People dig a pond in the school grounds — D (They make a place for frogs to live) 4. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — C (It stores food for later)
  2. 2.1. A beaver drags branches into a stream — A (It makes a pond to live in) 2. A rabbit digs a burrow — B (It makes a safe place to rest) 3. People plant a hedge round a field — C (They keep the wind off the crops) 4. A mole pushes soil up into hills — D (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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-ESS2-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.