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 22 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 squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A tree root pushes up a path
A rabbit digs a burrow
A.The root spreads out to reach water
B.It digs tunnels to find worms
C.It makes a safe place to rest
D.It stores food for later
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A bird builds a nest in a tree
People plant a hedge round a field
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A.They keep the wind off the crops
B.It makes a pond to live in
C.They make a place for frogs to live
D.It makes a safe place for its eggs
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — D (It stores food for later) 2. A mole pushes soil up into hills — B (It digs tunnels to find worms) 3. A tree root pushes up a path — A (The root spreads out to reach water) 4. A rabbit digs a burrow — C (It makes a safe place to rest)
2.1. People dig a pond in the school grounds — C (They make a place for frogs to live) 2. A bird builds a nest in a tree — D (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 3. People plant a hedge round a field — A (They keep the wind off the crops) 4. A beaver drags branches into a stream — B (It makes a pond to live in)
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.