Alignment to Standards for LA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LS-1.26 | Describe the differences between plants and animals |
| 2 | LS-2.30 | Identify physical characteristics of organisms (e.g., worms, amphibians, plants) |
| 2 | SE-2.46 | a simple food chain located within an ecosystem |
| 2 | SE-2.48 | Describe a variety of activities related to preserving the environment |
| 2 | SE-2.50 | Describe ways in which habitat loss or change can occur as a result of natural events or human impact |
| 2 | SE-2.51 | Describe and give examples of threatened or endangered species |
| 3 | LS-3.38 | Classify groups of organisms based on common characteristics |
| 3 | SE-3.58 | Describe how humans have had negative and positive effects on organisms and their environments |
| 3 | SE-3.61 | Explain how selected animals once classified as endangered have recovered |
| 4 | G-4.16 | Identify ways in which people in the United States depend upon and modify the physical environment |
| 4 | LS-4.48 | Classify examples of plants and animals based on a variety of criteria |
| 4 | LS-4.50 | Explain how some organisms in a given habitat compete for the same resources |
| 4 | LS-4.54 | effect of sudden increases or decreases of one group of organisms upon other organisms in the environment |
| 4 | SE-4.71 | food chains/webs and the directional flow of energy in various ecosystems |
| 4 | SE-4.72 | Predict and describe consequences of the removal of one component in a balanced ecosystem (e.g., consumer, herbivores, nonliving component) |
| 5 | LS-5.23. | Construct food chains that could be found in ponds, marshes, oceans, forests, or meadows |
| 5 | LS-5.24. | Describe the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food chain |
| 5 | LS-5.25. | Compare food chains and food webs |
| 5 | LS-5.28. | Explain and give examples of predator/prey relationships |
| PK | LS-PK.20 | Give examples of different kinds of plants and different kinds of animals |
| PK | LS-PK.22. | Learn about animals and plants through nonfiction literature (For Creative Minds) |
