Alignment to Standards for MA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4-SSLS..12 | Identify and describe unique features of the United States (e.g., the Everglades, the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, the Redwood Forest, Yellowstone National Park, and Yosemite National Park). (G) |
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.9. | Differentiate between weather and climate. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.1 | Classify plants and animals according to the physical characteristics that they share. |
| 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. |
| PK-2 | E&S:PK-2.1. | Recognize that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on the earthês surface. |
| PK-2 | E&S:PK-2.4. | Recognize that the sun supplies heat and light to the earth and is necessary for life. |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.1 | animals (including humans) and plants are living things that grow, reproduce, and need food, air, and water. |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.2 | living and nonliving things. Group both living and nonliving things according to the characteristics that they share. |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.4 | Describe ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance. |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.8 | an organismês habitat provides for its basic needs (plants require air, water, nutrients, and light; animals require food, water, air, and shelter). |
