Alignment to Standards for PA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| K-3 | 3.3.4A1. | Identify life processes of living things (growth, digestion, react to environment). |
| K-3 | 3.3.4A3. | Describe basic needs of plants and animals. |
| K-3 | 3.3.4C1. | Identify characteristics for animal and plant survival in different climates. |
| K-3 | 3.4.4A1. | Describe properties of matter (e.g., hardness, reactions to simple chemical tests). |
| K-3 | 3.5.4B. | Know types and uses of earth materials. |
| K-3 | 3.8.4B1. | Identify and distinguish between human needs and improving the quality of life. |
| K-4 | 4.3.A. | plants, animals and humans are dependent on air and water. |
| K-4 | 4.3.C. | Understand that the elements of natural systems are interdependent. |
| K-4 | 4.3.C1. | Identify some of the organisms that live together in an ecosystem. |
| K-4 | 4.3.C2. | Understand that the components of a system all play a part in a healthy natural system. |
| K-4 | 4.3.C3. | Identify the effects of a healthy environment on the ecosystem. |
| K-4 | 4.4.4C2. | Identify what plants and animals need to grow. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A10. | Identify a simple ecosystem and its living and nonliving components. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A11. | Identify common soil textures. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A2. | Describe the basic needs of an organism. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A3. | Identify basic needs of a plant and an animal and explain how their needs are met. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A4. | Identify plants and animals with their habitat and food sources. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A5. | Identify environmental variables that affect plant growth. |
| K-4 | 4.7.4A. | Identify differences in living things. |
| K-4 | 4.7.4A3 | Explain why each of the four elements in a habitat is essential for survival. |
