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. |
| 2 | 2)3.a. | Describe and categorize the characteristics of animals (vertebrates or invertebrates, cold-blooded or warm-blooded) |
| 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.d. | Illustrate how the adult animal will look, when given pictures of young animals (e.g., birds, fish, cats, frogs, caterpillars, etc.) |
| 3 | SS 3)5.b | Compare/contrast animals/habitats from different countries (elephants, lions, zebras, desert, savannah, etc.). |
| 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 |
| 5 | 5)3.a.1 | Diversity based on kingdoms, phyla, and classes (e.g., internal/external structure, body temperature, size, shape) |
| 5 | 5)3.b.1 | Research and classify the organization of living things: Differences between plant and animal cells |
| 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). |
| K | K)3.d. | Identify offspring that resemble their parents. |
