Alignment to Standards for NC
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC:1.E.2.1 | Summarize the physical properties of Earth materials, including rocks, minerals, soils and water that make them useful in different ways. |
| 1 | SC:1.L.1.1 | plants and animals need air, water, light (plants only), space, food and shelter and that these may be found in their environment. |
| 1 | SC:1.L.1.2 | Give examples of how the needs of different plants and animals can be met by their environments in North Carolina or different places throughout the world. |
| 1 | SC:1.L.2.1 | Summarize the basic needs of a variety of different plants (including air, water, nutrients, and light) for energy and growth. |
| 2 | SS:2-5.06 | Identify and describe the people, vegetation, and animal life specific to certain regions and describe their interdependence. |
| 3 | SC:3.L.2 | Understand how plants survive in their environments. |
| 3 | SC:3.L.2.1 | structures as it relates to the survival of plants in their environments: Roots _ absorb, nutrients, Stems _ provide support, leaves _ synthesize food, Flowers _ attract pollinators and produce seeds for reproduction |
| 3 | SC:3.L.2.2 | Explain how environmental conditions determine how well plants survive and grow. |
| 3 | SC:3.L.2.3 | Summarize the distinct stages of the life cycle of seed plants. |
| 3 | SC:3.P.2 | Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change. |
| 4 | SC:4.P.2 | Understand the composition and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change or interaction. |
| 5 | SC:5.L.2 | Understand the interdependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem. |
| 5 | SC:5.L.2.1 | Compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems, including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, forests, and grasslands). |
| 5 | SC:5.L.2.3 | Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystem. |
| K | SC:K.P.2 | Understand how objects are described based on their physical properties and how they are used. |
