Reception and Year 1 in England
Kindergarten ecosystems and food chains
4 kindergarten ecosystems and food chains 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.
How plants, animals and people change their surroundings
CCSS NGSS.K-ESS2-2CCSS NGSS.K-ESS3-1England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural world
Example
Who made this change: earthworms mixing the soil?
- Animals dig, build and move things to meet their needs.
- So the answer is: an animal
Answer: an animal
Builds on: What plants and animals need to stay alive
Reduce, reuse or recycle?
CCSS NGSS.K-ESS3-3England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural worldEngland: KS1 Y2 Uses of everyday materials
Example
Is this reducing, reusing or recycling: using a jam jar to store pencils?
- Reuse means using something again instead of throwing it away.
- So the answer is: reuse
Answer: reuse
Sort waste into the right recycling group
CCSS NGSS.K-ESS3-3England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural worldEngland: KS1 Y1 Everyday materials
Example
Which recycling group should this go in: a used envelope?
- Paper and card can be pulped and made into new paper.
- So the answer is: paper and card
Answer: paper and card
Builds on: Reduce, reuse or recycle?
Actions that help or harm the environment
CCSS NGSS.K-ESS3-3England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural worldEngland: KS2 Y4 Living things and their habitats
Example
Does this help or harm the environment: picking all the wild flowers in a meadow?
- These actions waste resources or hurt living things.
- So the answer is: harms
Answer: harms
Builds on: Reduce, reuse or recycle?
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