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 24 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 bird builds a nest in a tree
People plant a hedge round a field
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A rabbit digs a burrow
A.It stores food for later
B.They keep the wind off the crops
C.It makes a safe place for its eggs
D.It makes a safe place to rest
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A tree root pushes up a path
A beaver drags branches into a stream
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A.It makes a pond to live in
B.It digs tunnels to find worms
C.The root spreads out to reach water
D.They make a place for frogs to live
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Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A bird builds a nest in a tree — C (It makes a safe place for its eggs) 2. People plant a hedge round a field — B (They keep the wind off the crops) 3. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — A (It stores food for later) 4. A rabbit digs a burrow — D (It makes a safe place to rest)
2.1. A tree root pushes up a path — C (The root spreads out to reach water) 2. A beaver drags branches into a stream — A (It makes a pond to live in) 3. People dig a pond in the school grounds — D (They make a place for frogs to live) 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.