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 9 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
A beaver drags branches into a stream
A mole pushes soil up into hills
A squirrel buries nuts in the grass
A.It makes a pond to live in
B.It digs tunnels to find worms
C.It makes a safe place for its eggs
D.It stores food for later
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A tree root pushes up a path
A rabbit digs a burrow
People dig a pond in the school grounds
People plant a hedge round a field
A.It makes a safe place to rest
B.The root spreads out to reach water
C.They keep the wind off the crops
D.They make a place for frogs to live
LessonPrint · K-ESS2-2 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Changing a Place to Live In
Set 9. 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. A beaver drags branches into a stream — A (It makes a pond to live in) 3. A mole pushes soil up into hills — B (It digs tunnels to find worms) 4. A squirrel buries nuts in the grass — D (It stores food for later)
2.1. A tree root pushes up a path — B (The root spreads out to reach water) 2. A rabbit digs a burrow — A (It makes a safe place to rest) 3. People dig a pond in the school grounds — D (They make a place for frogs to live) 4. People plant a hedge round a field — C (They keep the wind off the crops)
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.