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.g. | Distinguish characteristics of each season and describe how each season merges into the next. |
| 2 | 2)4.c. | Collect, organize, and graph weather data obtained by using simple weather instruments (wind vane, rain gauge, thermometer) and explain the components of the water cycle. |
| 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)4.c.3 | Weather: Water cycle (evaporation, precipitation, condensation) |
| 4 | 4)3.a.1 | Observable traits due to inherited or environmental adaptations |
| 4 | 4)3.a.2 | Variations in environment (over time and from place to place) |
| 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.2 | Plant or animal structures that serve different functions in growth, adaptation, and survival |
| 5 | 5)4.c.1 | Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons |
| K | K)3.a | Group animals and plants by their physical features (e.g., size, appearance, color). |
