Standards for MS

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Alignment to Standards for MS


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1 1)3.a. Classify animals and plants by observable features (e.g., size, appearance, color, motion, habitat).
1 1)3.b. Identify Earth landforms and bodies of water (e.g., continents, islands, peninsulas, oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, creeks).
1 1)3.f. Identify and label the parts of a plant.
1 SS 1)3. use social studies tools (e.g., timelines, bar graphs, pictographs, globes, school maps, etc.). (C, H, G, E)
1 SS 1)5.a Identify settings of read-aloud stories as geographic locations
2 2)3.a. Describe and categorize the characteristics of plant parts (leaves, stems, roots, and flowers)
2 SS 2)3. use social studies tools (e.g., timelines, compass, maps, globes, graphs, etc.). (C, H, G, E)
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
3 SS 3)3. use social studies tools (e.g., timelines, maps, globes, compasses, graphs, technological resources, grids, schedules, etc.). (C, H, G, E)
3 SS 3)3.a Use maps and globes to find relative and absolute locations in regard to different communities (e.g., spatial perspective, longitude, latitude, 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.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
4 SS 4)3. use social studies tools (e.g., timelines, maps, primary sources, globes, compasses, graphs, technological resources, grids, schedules, etc.). (C, H, G, E)
K K)3.a Group animals and plants by their physical features (e.g., size, appearance, color).



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