Alignment to Standards for MS
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1)3.a. | Classify animals and plants by observable features (e.g., size, appearance, color, motion, habitat). |
| 1 | 1)3.d. | Chart and compare the growth and changes of animals from birth to adulthood. |
| 1 | SS 1)5.a | Identify settings of read-aloud stories as geographic locations |
| 2 | 2)3.d. | Compare the life cycles of plants and animals. |
| 2 | 2)3.e.1 | Investigate and explain the interdependence of plants and animals: Herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore |
| 2 | 2)3.e.2 | Investigate and explain the interdependence of plants and animals: Predator-prey relationships |
| 3 | 3)3.a. | diverse life forms (including vertebrates and invertebrates) that live in different environments (e.g., deserts, tundras, forests, grasslands, taigas, wetlands) and the structures that serve different functions in their survival (e.g. |
| 3 | 3)3.c. | relationships between the basic needs of different organisms and discern how adaptations enable an organism to survive in a particular environment. |
| 3 | 3)3.e. | Recall that organisms can survive only when in environments (deserts, tundras, forests, grasslands, taigas, wetlands) in which their needs are met and interpret the interdependency of plants and animals within a food chain, including producer, consumer, d |
| 4 | 4)3.a.1 | Observable traits due to inherited or environmental adaptations |
| 4 | 4)3.c. | Compare characteristics of organisms, including growth and development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to the environment. |
| 4 | 4)3.c.1 | Life cycles of various animals to include complete and incomplete metamorphosis |
| 4 | 4)3.c.2 | Plant or animal structures that serve different functions in growth, adaptation, and survival |
| 4 | 4)4.b.1 | Compare and contrast Earthês geological features: Bodies of water, beaches, ocean ridges, continental shelves, plateaus, faults, canyons, sand dunes, and ice caps |
| 5 | 5)3.e. | Give examples of how consumers and producers are related in food chains and food webs. |
| K | K)3.a | Group animals and plants by their physical features (e.g., size, appearance, color). |
