Alignment to Standards for AK
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | SC1.1 | sorting Alaskan plants and/or animals using physical characteristics (e.g., leaves, beaks |
| 3 | SC1.2 | describing how some traits (e.g., claws, teeth, camouflage) of living organisms have help |
| 3 | SC2 | structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms. |
| 3 | SC2.2 | observing and comparing external features of plants and of animals that may help them grow, survive, and reproduce |
| 3 | SC3.1 | an understanding that all organisms are linked to each other and their physical environments through the transfer and transformation of matter and energy by identifying and sorting examples of living and non-living things in the local environment (L) |
| 3 | SC3.2 | all organisms are linked to each other and their physical environments: a simple food chain of familiar plants and animals (L) |
| 3 | SD3 | cyclical changes controlled by energy from the sun and by Earthês position and motion in our solar system. |
| 3 | SD3.1 | an understanding of cycles influenced by energy from the sun and by Earthês position and motion in our solar system by using recorded weather patterns (e.g., temperature, cloud cover, or precipitation) to make reasonable predictions (L) |
| 4 | SC2 | understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms. |
| 4 | SC2.2 | an understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organismscharacteristics and requirements of living things |
| 4 | SC3.1 | an understanding that all organisms are linked to each other and their physical environments through the transfer and transformation of matter and energy by identifying examples of living and non-living things and the relationship between them (e.g., livi |
| 4 | SD3.1 | Earthês position and motion in our solar system by recognizing changes to length of daylight over time and its relationship to seasons |
| 5 | SC2 | structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms. |
| 5 | SC2.2 | explaining how external features and internal systems of plants and animals |
| 5 | SC3 | understanding that all organisms are linked to each other and their physical environments through the transfer and transformation of matter and energy. (food webs, habitats) |
| 5 | SD3 | cyclical changes (seasons, tides) controlled by energy from the sun and by Earthês position and motion in our solar system. |
