Alignment to Standards for WA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 2,3 | 2-3 ES2C | Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons. Weather can be described by measurable quantities, such as temperature and precipitation. |
| 2,3 | 2-3 LS3A | There are variations among the same kinds of plants and animals. |
| 2,3 | 2-3 PS2A | Objects have properties, including size, weight, hardness, color, shape, texture, and magnetism. Unknown substances can sometimes be identified (and sorted) by their properties. |
| 2,3 | 2-3 PS2B. | An object may be made from different materials. These materials give the object certain properties. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS1A | Plants and animals can be sorted according to their structures and behaviors. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS1B | Plants and animals have different structures and behaviors that serve different functions. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS1C | Certain structures and behaviors enable plants and animals to respond to changes in their environment. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS1D | Plants and animals have structures and behaviors that respond to internal needs. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS2B | Plants make their own food using energy from the sun. Animals get food energy by eating plants and/or other animals that eat plants. Plants make it possible for animals to use the energy of sunlight. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS3B | Plants and animals inherit many characteristics from their parents. Some inherited characteristics allow organisms to better survive and reproduce in a given ecosystem. |
| 4,5 | 4-5 LS3C | Some characteristics and behaviors result from an individual plantês or animalês interactions with the environment and are not passed from one generation to the next by heredity. |
| K,1 | K-1 LS1B | All plants and animals have various external parts. |
| K,1 | K-1 LS1D | Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, and move from place to place. |
| K,1 | K-1 LS1F | Most plants have roots to get water and leaves to gather sunlight. |
| K,1 | K-1 LS3B | There are many different types of living things on Earth. Many of them are classified as plants or animals. |
| K,1 | K-1 LS3C.2 | Describe several external features of plants that can be used to classify them (e.g., size, color, kinds of seeds, shapes, or texture of plant parts). |
