Alignment to Standards for AL
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.Gr 1.2.) | Identify basic properties of objects. Examples: size, shape, color, texture |
| 1 | S.Gr 1.4.) | Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. |
| 1 | S.Gr 1.4.a) | Classify plants/animals by physical traits:animals-six legs on insects, plants-green leaves on evergreen trees, |
| 1 | S.Gr 1.4.c) | Describing a variety of habitats and natural homes of animals |
| 2 | S.Gr 2.1.a) | Describing objects according to physical properties, including hardness, color, and flexibility |
| 2 | S.Gr 2.5.) | Identify the relationship of structure to function in plants, including roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.3.) | Describe ways energy from the sun is used. Examples: plant growth, light, heat |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.7.) | Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.7.) | the role of plants in a food chain |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.7.b) | Describing how plants occupy space and use light, nutrients, water, and air |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.7.c) | Classifying plants according to their features. Examples: evergreen or deciduous, flowering or non-flowering |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.7.d) | Identifying helpful and harmful effects of plants. Examples: helpful-provide food, control erosion; harmful-cause allergic reactions, produce poisons |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.7.f) | Identifying photosynthesis as the method used by plants to produce food |
| 3 | SS Gr 3.2c.) | Earth processes, including continental drift, erosion, natural hazards, weather, and climate |
| 3 | SS Gr 3.7a.) | Locating major natural resources and deposits throughout Alabama, the United States, and the Western Hemisphere |
| 4 | S.Gr 4.5.) | the interdependence of plants and animals. |
| 4 | S.Gr 4.5.a) | Describing behaviors and body structures that help animals survive in particular habitats Examples: behaviors-migration, hibernation, mimicry; body structures-quills, fangs, stingers, webbed feet |
| 4 | S.Gr 4.5.d) | Identifying characteristics of organisms, including growth and development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to the environment |
| K | S.Gr K.6.) | Compare size, shape, structure, and basic needs of living things. |
| K | S.Gr K.7.) | Classify objects using the five senses. |
| K | S.Gr K.7.a) | Grouping objects according to color, shape, size, sound, taste, smell, texture, and temperature |
| K | S.Gr K.9.) | Identify seasons of the year. |
| K | S.Gr K.9.a) | seasonal changes in the weather |
