Alignment to Standards for ND
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC-1.1.3 | Describe different ways that things can change (e.g., size, mass, color, movement) |
| 1 | SC-1.5.1. | Explain that short-term weather conditions can change daily, and how weather affects peopleês daily activities |
| 1 | SS-1.1.1 | Identify basic components of maps and globes (i.e., cardinal directions, map key, symbols) |
| 1 | SS-1.5.1 | Identify Earthês geographical landforms (e.g., islands, mountains, plains, hills, bodies of water) |
| 2 | SC-2.1.3 | Identify changes that are slow (e.g., human development) or fast (e.g., plant growth) |
| 2 | SC-2.4.2. | Identify various things that are found in different environments (e.g., cactus, lizard _ desert; shark, coral- ocean) |
| 2 | SC-2.5.1. | Describe the patterns and characteristics of the four seasons, and how these changes in weather influence plant, animal, and human |
| 2 | SS-2.5.1 | Identify North America, South America, the United States, Mexico, Canada, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean on a map or globe |
| 3 | SC-3.1.1. | Identify changes that are repetitive (e.g., seasons, day and night, water cycle) |
| 3 | SC-3.4.1.¾ | Identify parts of an organism that have specific functions (e.g., roots absorb water, heart pumps blood) |
| 3 | SS-3.5.1 | Identify the physical characteristics (e.g., landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, wildlife and climate) of the local community |
| 3 | SS-3.5.2 | Identify the seven continents, four oceans, and major nations of the world (i.e., United States, Canada, Mexico; e.g., China, Brazil, Russia) |
| 4 | SC-4.1.2. | Identify changes that can be steady or irregular (e.g., floods, earthquakes, erosion, tooth decay) |
| 4 | SC-4.4.1. | Classify plants and animals according to common physical characteristics |
| 4 | SC-4.4.2. | Identify adaptations that help plants and animals survive and grow in their environment |
| 4 | SC-4.4.3. | Identify behaviors of animals as instinctive or learned |
| 4 | SC-4.4.4. | Identify ways that an organismês pattern of behavior is related to the nature of the organismês environment |
| 4 | SC-4.5.2. | Identify slow and rapid processes (e.g., wind, water, waves, ice, volcano, earthquake) that are constantly changing Earthês surface |
| 5 | SC-5.5.5. | Identify the objects in the sky that have predictable patterns of movement (e.g., sun, planets, moons, stars) |
| K | SC-K.1.2. | Identify things that can change (e.g., weather, people, water) |
| K | SC-K.5.2. | Identify objects (e.g., sun, birds, airplanes, moon) in the sky |
| K | SS-K.1.1 | Identify land and water on a map or globe |
