More Kinds in Some Places is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on comparing the diversity of life in different habitats, aligned to Common Core standard 2-LS4-1. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
More Kinds in Some Places
2-LS4-1
NameDate
Look at the counts, then answer.
1.
Garden AGarden BGarden CGarden D
Kinds found in four gardens. How many were found in garden C?
2.
HedgeMown fieldPondPath
Kinds of living thing found in ten minutes. Which habitat had the most kinds?
3.
TreesFieldCar parkPond
Bird kinds seen in a week. Which place had the fewest?
4.
SurfaceMiddleWeedMud
Kinds found in the pond at four depths. Which depth had the most?
LessonPrint · 2-LS4-1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — More Kinds in Some Places
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.13 kinds.
2.The pond, with 9 kinds.
3.The car park, with only 2 kinds.
4.The weed, with 14 kinds.
Questions about More Kinds in Some Places
What does the More Kinds in Some Places worksheet cover?
It practises comparing the diversity of life in different habitats — 4 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2-LS4-1: Compare how many kinds of living things are found in different habitats. The instruction to pupils is “Look at the counts, then answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does More Kinds in Some Places practise?
2-LS4-1 — 2-LS4-1, in the Life Science domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
More Kinds in Some Places is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2-LS4-1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does More Kinds in Some Places come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of More Kinds in Some Places can I print?
25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is More Kinds in Some Places free to print and photocopy?
Yes. More Kinds in Some Places, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach 2-LS4-1?
Yes — “More Kinds in Some Places” is a 50-minute Grade 2 plan for 2-LS4-1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. More Kinds in Some Places is the practice that follows it.
More practice for 2-LS4-1
Compare how many kinds of living things are found in different habitats.
Teaching this next? More Kinds in Some Places is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.