Alignment to Standards for WV
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC.O.1.2.03 | describe changes in life cycle of living organisms. |
| 1 | SC.O.1.2.05 | depict movement of living things in air, water and on land. (e.g., birds flying, fish swimming, or worms burrowing in soil). |
| 2 | SC.O.2.2.01 | identify that plants and animals have different structures. |
| 2 | SC.O.2.2.02 | identify the structures of living things including their systems, and explain their functions (e.g., wings for flying, fins for swimming, or roots for support and obtaining water). |
| 2 | SC.O.2.2.03 | sequence pictures of events to illustrate the changes in the life cycle of plants and animals. NOTE: SEE FCM OR ONLINE TEACHING ACTIVITIES FOR LIFE CYCLE SEQUENCING STRIPS |
| 2 | SS.O.02.04.03 | recognize major geographic features on a variety of maps and globes (e.g., rivers, lakes, oceans, islands, continents, mountains). |
| 3 | SC.O.3.2.01 | identify the structures of living things, including their systems and explain their functions. |
| 3 | SC.O.3.2.03 | compare physical characteristics and behaviors of living organisms and explain how they are adapted to a specific environment (e.g., beaks and feet in birds, seed dispersal, camouflage, or different types of flowers). |
| 3 | SC.O.3.2.04 | relationships among organisms and predict the effect of adverse factors. |
| 3 | SC.O.3.2.22 | identify geographical features using a model or map. |
| 3 | SS.O.03.04.02 | locate north, south, east, west, borders, lines of longitude and latitude, equator, north and south poles and time zones using a map. |
| 4 | SC.0.4.2.04 | compare and sequence changes in cycles in relation to plant and animal life. |
| 4 | SS.O.04.04.01 | locate North, South and Central American countries and describe their major physical features (e.g., bodies of water, mountains, rivers, grasslands, oases) using geographic terms. |
| 4 | SS.S.G.04a | interpret and choose maps, globes and other geographic tools to categorize and organize information about personal directions, people, places, and environments (The World in Spatial Terms). |
| 5 | SC.O.5.2.01 | interconnections of biological, earth and space, and physical science concepts. |
| 5 | SC.O.5.2.03 | identify the structures of living organisms and explain their function. |
| 5 | SC.O.5.2.06 | compare and contrast how the different characteristics of plants and animals help them to survive in different niches and environments including adaptations, natural selection, and extinction. |
| K | SC.O.K.2.02 | observe and describe the movement, growth and changes in plants and animals. |
| K-5 | SC.S.K-5.2a | interrelationships: physics, chemistry, biology and earth and space sciences (effect of natural disasters/seasons on living things, change in environment) |
| K-5 | SS.O.WV.04.09 | use a grid system to locate natural and man-made items on a map. |
| K-5 | SS.S.WV.04a | interpret and choose maps, globes, and other geographic tools to categorize and organize information about personal directions, people, places, and environments (The World in Spatial Terms). |
| K-5 | SS.S.WV.04f | point out geographic perspective and the tools and assess techniques available for geographic study (Uses of Geography). |
