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 7 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.
People plant a hedge round a field
A tree root pushes up a path
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A bird builds a nest in a tree
A.It makes a safe place for its eggs
B.The root spreads out to reach water
C.It stores food for later
D.They keep the wind off the crops
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A mole pushes soil up into hills
People dig a pond in the school grounds
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A rabbit digs a burrow
A.They make a place for frogs to live
B.It makes a pond to live in
C.It digs tunnels to find worms
D.It makes a safe place to rest
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. People plant a hedge round a field — D (They keep the wind off the crops) 2. A tree root pushes up a path — B (The root spreads out to reach water) 3. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — C (It stores food for later) 4. A bird builds a nest in a tree — A (It makes a safe place for its eggs)
2.1. A mole pushes soil up into hills — C (It digs tunnels to find worms) 2. People dig a pond in the school grounds — A (They make a place for frogs to live) 3. A beaver drags branches into a stream — B (It makes a pond to live in) 4. A rabbit digs a burrow — D (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.