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.c) | Describing a variety of habitats and natural homes of animals |
| 2 | SS Gr 2.7a.) | Compare physical features of regions throughout the world: desert, tropical rainforest, and a polar region |
| 3 | S.Gr 3.10.) | habitat conditions that support plant growth and survival: deserts support cacti, wetlands support ferns and mosses |
| 3 | SS Gr 3.3.) | Identify components of various ecosystems. |
| 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 |
| 5 | S.Gr 5.9.) | Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems. |
| K | S.Gr K.6.) | Compare size, shape, structure, and basic needs of living things. |
