Alignment to Standards for MO
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC-EC 1A1a. | Identify ways man depends on plants and animals for food, clothing, and shelter |
| 1 | SC-EC 1A4a. | specific organism may interact with other organisms or with the environment (e.g., pollination, shelter, seed dispersal, camouflage, migration, hibernation, defensive mechanism |
| 1 | SC-LO 1D1b. | physical structures of a variety of animals (e.g., sensory organs, beaks, appendages, body covering) |
| 1 | SC-LO 1D1d. | Identify the relationships between the physical structures of animals and the function of those structures (e.g., taking in water, support, movement, obtaining food, reproduction |
| 1 | SC-LO 1DKa. | Observe and compare the structures and behaviors of different kinds of plants and animals |
| 1 | SC-LO 1E1a. | Distinguish between plants and animals based on observable structures and behaviors |
| 2 | SC-EC 2A3b. | Classify populations of organisms as producers or consumers by the role they serve in the ecosystem |
| 2 | SC-EC 2A4a. | Classify populations of organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers by the role they serve in the ecosystem |
| 2 | SC-EC 2A4b. | Differentiate between the three types of consumers (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore) |
| 3 | SC-EC 3C4b. | Identify specialized structures and senses and describe how they help animals survive in their environment (e.g., antennae, body covering, teeth, beaks, whiskers, appendages |
| 3 | SC-EC 3C4c. | internal cues (e.g., hunger) and external cues (e.g., changes in the environment) that cause organisms to behave in certain ways (e.g., hunting, migration, hibernation |
