Alignment to Standards for MA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.11. | Give examples of how the cycling of water, both in and out of the atmosphere, has an effect on climate. |
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.6. | Explain how air temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction, and precipitation make up the weather in a particular place and time. |
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.7. | Distinguish among the various forms of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail), making connections to the weather in a particular place and time. |
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.8. | Describe how global patterns such as the jet stream and water currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation. |
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.9. | Differentiate between weather and climate. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.1 | Classify plants and animals according to the physical characteristics that they share. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.5 | observed characteristics of plants and animals that are fully inherited (e.g., color of flower, shape of leaves, color of eyes, number of appendages) and characteristics that are affected by the climate or environment (e.g., browning |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.6 | adaptations to changes in the environment that enable organisms to survive, e.g., shape of beak or feet, placement of eyes on head, length of neck, shape of teeth, color. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.8 | organisms meet needs in an environment by using behaviors in response to information (stimuli) received from the environment. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.9 | Recognize that many plants and animals can survive harsh environments because of seasonal behaviors |
| PK-2 | E&S:PK-2.3. | Describe the weather changes from day to day and over the seasons. |
| PK-2 | E&S:PK-2.5. | Identify some events around us that have repeating patterns, including the seasons of the year, day and night. |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.4 | Describe ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance. |
