Alignment to Standards for MA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.9. | Differentiate between weather and climate. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.3 | plants and animals go through predictable life cycles that include birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.5 | observed characteristics of plants and animals that are fully inherited (e.g., color of flower, shape of leaves, color of eyes, number of appendages) and characteristics that are affected by the climate or environment (e.g., browning |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.6 | adaptations to changes in the environment that enable organisms to survive, e.g., shape of beak or feet, placement of eyes on head, length of neck, shape of teeth, color. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.8 | organisms meet needs in an environment by using behaviors in response to information (stimuli) received from the environment. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.9 | Recognize that many plants and animals can survive harsh environments because of seasonal behaviors |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.3 | plants and animals have life cycles, and that life cycles vary for different living things. |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.4 | Describe ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance. |
