Alignment to Standards for AL
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.Gr 1.4.) | Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering. |
| 1 | S.Gr 1.4.a) | Classify plants/animals by physical traits:animals-six legs on insects, plants-green leaves on evergreen trees, |
| 1 | S.Gr 1.4.c) | Describing a variety of habitats and natural homes of animals |
| 2 | S.Gr 2.6.) | Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering |
| 2 | SS Gr 2.7a.) | Compare physical features of regions throughout the world: desert, tropical rainforest, and a polar region |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.8.) | Identify how organisms are classified in the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms. |
| 3 | SS Gr 3.5a.) | Differentiating between producers and consumers and imports and exports: producers-suppliers, sellers; consumers-buyers; imports-coffee from Colombia, pineapples from Hawaii; exports-corn from Iowa |
| 4 | S.Gr 4.5.a) | Describing behaviors and body structures that help animals survive in particular habitats Examples: behaviors-migration, hibernation, mimicry; body structures-quills, fangs, stingers, webbed feet |
| 4 | S.Gr 4.5.d) | Identifying characteristics of organisms, including growth and development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to the environment |
| 4 | S.Gr 4.6.c) | Classifying common organisms into kingdoms, including Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria |
| K | S.Gr K.6.) | Compare size, shape, structure, and basic needs of living things. |
