Alignment to Standards for SC
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | SC:2-2.1 | Recall the basic needs of animals (including air, water, food, and shelter) for energy, growth, and protection. |
| 2 | SC:2-2.4 | Summarize the interdependence between animals and plants as sources of food and shelter. |
| 2 | SC:2-2.5 | Illustrate the various life cycles of animals (including birth and the stages of development). |
| 3 | SC:3-2.2 | Explain how physical and behavioral adaptations allow organisms to survive (including hibernation, defense, locomotion, movement, food obtainment, and camouflage for animals and seed dispersal, color, and response to light for plants). |
| 4 | SC:4-2.4 | Distinguish between the characteristics of an organism that are inherited and those that are acquired over time. |
| 5 | SC:5-2.2 | composition of an ecosystem, considering both biotic factors (including populations to the level of microorganisms and communities) and abiotic factors. |
| K | SC:K-2.1 | Recognize what organisms need to stay alive (including air, water, food, and shelter). |
| K | SC:K-2.2 | Identify examples of organisms and nonliving things. |
| K | SC:K-2.3 | Match parents with their offspring to show that plants and animals closely resemble their parents. |
| K | SC:K-2.5 | Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles. |
| K | SC:K-4.2 | Compare the weather patterns that occur from season to season. |
