Alignment to Standards for AZ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO 2 | Compare the habitats (e.g., desert, forest, prairie, water, underground) in which plants and animals live. |
| 1 | PO 3 | Describe how plants and animals within a habitat are dependent on each other. |
| 1 | PO 3 | Identify observable similarities and differences (e.g., number of legs, body coverings, size) between/among different groups of animals. |
| 2 | PO 2 | Recognize ways of protecting natural resources. |
| 3 | PO 2 | Explain why a system may not work if a component is defective or missing. |
| 3 | PO 2 | beneficial and harmful impacts of natural events and human activities on the environment (e.g., forest fires, flooding, pesticides). |
| 3 | PO 3 | Explain the interrelationships among plants and animals in different environments: producers _ plants, consumers _ animals , decomposers _ fungi, insects, bacteria |
| 3 | PO 3 | Cite examples of how a speciesê inability to adapt to changing conditions in the ecosystem led to the extinction of that species. |
| 3 | PO 5 | environmental factors (soil composition, range of temperature, quantity and quality of light or water) in the ecosystem may affect a member organismês ability to grow, reproduce, and thrive. |
| 4 | PO 1 | Describe how science and technology (e.g., computers, air conditioning, medicine) have improved the lives of many people. |
| 4 | PO 1 | natural events and human activities have positive and negative impacts on environments |
| 4 | PO 2 | Classify animals by identifiable group characteristics: vertebrates _ mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians or invertebrates _ insects, arachnids |
| 4 | PO 2 | Describe benefits and risks related to the use of technology. |
| 4 | PO 2 | Evaluate the consequences of environmental occurrences that happen either rapidly (e.g., fire, flood, tornado) or over a long period of time (e.g., drought, melting ice caps, the greenhouse effect, erosion). |
| 4 | PO 3 | Describe the impact of human modifications on the physical environment and ecosystems (e.g., dams, mining, air conditioning, irrigation, agricultural). |
| K,1 | PO 1 | Organize (e.g., compare, classify, and sequence) objects, organisms, and events according to various characteristics. |
