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 |
| 1 | SS/1 2.1. | Geographic tools such as maps and globes to represent places |
| 1 | SS/1 2.1.d | Distinguish between land and water on a map or globe |
| 1 | SS/1 2.2.b | Give examples of how people use and interrelate with Earthês resources |
| 2 | SC/2 2.1 | Organisms depend on their habitatês nonliving parts to satisfy their needs |
| 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 |
| 2 | SS/2 2.1.b | Identify and locate various physical features on a map |
| 2 | SS/2 3.1. | The scarcity of resources affects the choices of individuals and communities |
| 3 | SS/3 2.1. | Use various types of geographic tools to develop spatial thinking |
| 3 | SS/3 2.1.b | Find oceans and continents, major countries, bodies of water, mountains, and urban areas, the state of Colorado, and neighboring states on maps |
| 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 2.3a | how organisms adapt to their habitat |
| 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 2.3f | endangered habitats |
| 5 | SC/5 2.1 | All organisms have structures and systems with separate functions |
| 5 | SC/5 3.2 | Earthês surface changes constantly through a variety of processes and forces (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, solar influences, climate, and human activity) |
| PK | SC/PK 2.1 | Living things have characteristics and basic needs |
