Alignment to Standards for NC
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC:1.L.1.1 | plants and animals need air, water, light (plants only), space, food and shelter and that these may be found in their environment. |
| 1 | SC:1.L.1.2 | Give examples of how the needs of different plants and animals can be met by their environments in North Carolina or different places throughout the world. |
| 1 | SC:1.L.2.2 | Summarize the basic needs of a variety of different animals (including air, water, and food) for energy and growth. |
| 1 | SS:1-5.06 | Compare and contrast geographic features of places within various communities. |
| 2 | SC:2.L.2.2 | Recognize that there is variation among individuals that are related. |
| 2 | SS:2-5.01 | Define geography and use geographic terms to describe landforms, bodies of water, weather, and climate. |
| 2 | SS:2-5.03 | Compare and contrast the physical features of communities and regions. |
| 2 | SS:2-5.06 | Identify and describe the people, vegetation, and animal life specific to certain regions and describe their interdependence. |
| 3 | SC:3.E.2.2 | Compare Earthês land features (volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using pictures, and maps. |
| 4 | SC:4.L.1.2 | how animals meet their needs by using behaviors in response to information received from the environment. |
| 5 | SC:5.L.1 | structures and systems of organisms perform functions necessary for life. |
| 5 | SC:5.L.2 | Understand the interdependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem. |
| 5 | SC:5.L.2.1 | Compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems, including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, forests, and grasslands). |
| 5 | SC:5.L.2.3 | Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystem. |
| 5 | SS:5-1.01 | location of major landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America. |
| K | SC:K.L.1.1 | Compare different types of the same animal (i.e. different types of dogs, different types of cats, etc.) to determine individual differences within a particular type of animal. |
