Alignment to Standards for CO
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC/1 2.2 | An organism is a living thing that has physical characteristics to help it survive |
| 1 | SC/1 2.2a | Identify organisms and use evidence based scientific explanations for classifying them into groups |
| 2 | SC/2 2.2 | Each plant or animal has different structures or behaviors that serve different functions |
| 2 | SC/2 3.1 | Weather and the changing seasons impact the environment and organisms such as humans, plants, and other animals |
| 2 | SC/2 3.1a | how the weather and changing seasons impacts the organisms such as humans, plants, and other animals _ and the environment |
| 2 | SC/2 3.1b | temperatures in different locations (Sun or shade) at different times and seasons as evidence of how organisms and the environment are influenced by the weather and changing seasons |
| 3 | SC/3 2.1 | The duration and timing of life cycle events such as reproduction and longevity vary across organisms and species |
| 3 | SS/3 2.2.c | Give examples of places that are similar and different from a local region |
| 4 | SC/4 2.1 | All living things share similar characteristics, but they also have differences that can be described and classified |
| 4 | SC/4 2.3 | There is interaction and interdependence between and among living and nonliving components of systems |
| 4 | SC/4 2.3b | components that make a habitat type unique |
| 4 | SC/4 2.3c | compare and contrast different habitat types |
| 4 | SC/4 2.3d | flow of nonliving components or resources through an ecosystem |
| 5 | SC/5 2.1 | All organisms have structures and systems with separate functions |
| PK | SC/PK 2.1 | Living things have characteristics and basic needs |
| PK | SC/PK 2.2 | Living things develop in predictable patterns |
| PK | SC/PK 3.2 | Events such as night, day, the movement of objects in the sky, weather, and seasons have patterns |
