Alignment to Standards for KS
Grade | Number | Standard |
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1 | SS-GEO.1-1.1. | describes the purposes of maps and globes (e.g., model of earth, representation of earthês features). |
1 | SS-GEO.1-1.4. | locates major geography locations (US, Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean) |
2 | SS-GEO.2-1.3. | locates major geography features (e.g., Rocky Mountains, Missouri River, Gulf of Mexico, Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Washington, DC). |
3 | SS-GEO.3-1.1. | applies geographic tools, including grid systems, symbols, legends, scales and a compass rose to construct and interpret maps. |
3 | SS-GEO.3-1.4. | locates the oceans and continents (e.g., Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian Ocean; North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica). |
3 | SS-GEO.3-2.1. | identifies the physical characteristics of the local community (e.g., landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, weather, seasons). |
3 | SS-GEO.3-3.1. | compares various ecosystems in the community (characteristics of plant and animal life). |
4 | SS-GEO.4-3.1.1. | applies geographic tools, including grid systems, symbols, legends, scales, and a compass rose to construct and interpret maps. |
4 | SS-GEO.4-3.1.4. | identifies major landforms and bodies of water in regions of the United States (e.g., mountains, plains, islands, peninsulas, rivers, oceans). |
4 | SS-GEO.4-3.3.1. | physical components of Earthês atmosphere, land, water, biomes (e.g., temperature, precipitation, wind, climate, mountains, plains, islands, oceans, lakes, rivers, aquifers, plants, animals, habitats). |
4 | SS-GEO.4-3.3.2. | Earthês surface in terms of physical processes (e.g., weathering, erosion, water cycle, soil formation, mountain building). |
4 | SS-GEO.4-3.3.3. | functions and relationships of ecosystems in Kansas and across the United States (e.g., food chains, water, link between flora and fauna and the environment). |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.3.1 | The student will develop knowledge of organisms in their environment. |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.3.1.1. | compare/contrast how similar functions are served by different structural characteristics. |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.3.1.2. | compares basic needs of different organisms in their environment. |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.4.2. | The student will observe and describe objects in the sky. |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.4.3. | develop skills necessary to describe changes in the earth and weather. |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.4.3.1. | describes changes in the surface of the earth. |
4-Mar | SC-3-4.4.3.2. | observes, describes, and records daily and seasonal weather changes. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.3. | The student will begin to develop an understanding of biological concepts. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.3.1. | The student will develop an understanding of the characteristics of living things. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.3.1.1. | discusses that organisms live only in environments in which their needs can be met. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.3.1.3. | observes living things in various environments. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.3.1.4. | examines the structures/parts of living things. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.4.2. | The student will observe and compare objects in the sky. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.4.2.1. | observes and recognizes the sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, airplanes, and other objects in the sky. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.4.3. | The student will describe changes in weather. |
K-2 | SC-K-2.4.3.3. | discusses weather safety procedures. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.1. | identify some of the forces that cause erosion and other changes within their own region. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.2. | identify, compare, and contrast distinctive landforms, both within their region and other areas of the United States. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.2a | Kansas landforms such as prairies, hills, ponds, lakes, and rivers |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.2b | Compare and contrast Kansas landforms with those found in other areas of the United States. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.3. | describe the climate of their region. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.4. | describe living and non-living processes that shape the earth. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-2.1.1. | identify similarities and differences among a wide variety of living organisms. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-2.2.2. | identify observable characteristics that help organisms survive. |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-3.4.1. | describe ways in which environmental factors help or hinder humans in their community (tornadoes, floods, drought, erosion, hail, wind storms, fire, etc.). |
K-4 | EESK-K-4-3.4.2. | describe environmental changes, natural and cultural. |