Alignment to Standards for NJ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5.3.2.B.2 | Compare how different animals obtain food and water. |
| 2 | 5.3.2.C.1 | Describe the ways in which organisms interact with each other and their habitats in order to meet basic needs. |
| 2 | 5.3.2.D.1 | Record the observable characteristics of plants and animals to determine the similarities and differences between parents and their offspring. |
| 2 | 5.4.2.G.3 | Identify and categorize the basic needs of living organisms as they relate to the environment. |
| 4 | 5.3.4.A.2 | structures that have similar functions in various organisms, and explain how those functions may be carried out by structures that have different physical appearances. |
| 4 | 5.3.4.D.1 | Compare the physical characteristics of the different stages of the life cycle of an individual organism, and compare the characteristics of life stages among species. |
| P | 5.3.P.A.1 | compare the basic physical characteristics of plants, humans, and other animals. |
| P | 5.3.P.B.1 | describe how plants and animals obtain food from their environment, |
| P | 5.3.P.C.1 | natural habitats provide for the basic needs of plants and animals with respect to shelter, food, water, air, and light (e.g., dig outside in the soil to investigate the kinds of animal life that live in and around the ground). |
