Year 3 in England
2nd grade animals and habitats
4 2nd grade animals and habitats skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.
Mixed review
Ten questions drawn from every skill below.
Habitats and microhabitats
CCSS NGSS.2-LS4-1CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-3England: KS1 Y2 Living things and their habitats
Example
Which habitat is the polar bear best suited to?
- Polar habitats are icy and cold; animals there have thick fur or fat.
- So the answer is: the Arctic (polar)
Answer: the Arctic (polar)
Builds on: What animals need to survive
Leads to: Adaptations to habitats, Match animals to their habitats
Match animals to their habitats
CCSS NGSS.2-LS4-1CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-3England: KS1 Y2 Living things and their habitats
Example
Which habitat suits this animal best: mountain goat?
- Grippy hooves help mountain goats climb steep rocks.
- So the answer is: mountains
Answer: mountains
Compare how many kinds of living things live in different places
CCSS NGSS.2-LS4-1CCSS NGSS.SEP 4England: KS1 Y2 Living things and their habitatsEngland: KS2 Y4 Living things and their habitats
Example
What does "biodiversity" mean?
- Biodiversity is the variety of life in an area.
- So the answer is: the variety of different kinds of living things in a place
Answer: the variety of different kinds of living things in a place
Builds on: Match animals to their habitats
Alive, once alive, or never alive?
CCSS NGSS.K-LS1-1England: KS1 Y2 Living things and their habitats
Example
Is this alive now, once alive, or never alive: a mushroom in the woods?
- Living things grow, need food and water, and can reproduce.
- So the answer is: alive now
Answer: alive now
Builds on: Living and non-living things
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