Alignment to Standards for LA
Grade | Number | Standard |
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1 | LS-1.26 | Describe the differences between plants and animals |
1 | LS-1.31 | Describe how animals and their offspring are similar and how they are different |
1 | LS-1.32 | Describe features of some animals that benefit them in their environments |
2 | LS-2.30 | Identify physical characteristics of organisms (e.g., worms, amphibians, plants) |
2 | LS-2.33 | Compare the life cycles of selected organisms (e.g., mealworm, caterpillar, tadpole) |
2 | LS-2.34 | Describe inherited characteristics of living things |
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-3.35 | Compare structures (parts of the body) in a variety of animals (e.g., fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects) |
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 |
4 | G-4.16 | Identify ways in which people in the United States depend upon and modify the physical environment |
4 | LS-4.41 | Describe how parts of animalsĂȘ bodies are related to their functions and survival (e.g., wings/flying, webbed feet/swimming) |
4 | LS-4.47 | Sequence stages in the life cycles of various organisms, including seed plants |
4 | LS-4.48 | Classify examples of plants and animals based on a variety of criteria |
4 | LS-4.49 | Compare similarities and differences between parents and offspring in plants and animals |
4 | LS-4.50 | Explain how some organisms in a given habitat compete for the same resources |
4 | LS-4.52 | Describe how some plants and animals have adapted to their habitats |
4 | LS-4.53 | Identify the habitat in which selected organisms would most likely live and explain how specific structures help organisms to survive |
5 | LS-5.28. | Explain and give examples of predator/prey relationships |
5 | SE-5.49 | Identify and give examples of pollutants found in water, air, and soil |
5 | SE-5.50 | Describe the consequences of several types of human activities on local ecosystems (e.g., polluting streams, regulating hunting, introducing nonnative species) |
K | LS-K.28 | Observe life cycles and describe changes (e.g., humans, dogs, insects) |
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) |