Alignment to Standards for AZ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO 1 | Classify objects by the following observable properties: shape, texture, size, color, weight, |
| 1 | PO 1 | Identify some plants and animals that exist in the local environment. |
| 1 | PO 1 | Compare common objects using multiple senses. |
| 1 | PO 1 | Identify the following characteristics of seasonal weather patterns: temperature, type of precipitation, wind, |
| 1 | PO 2 | Compare the habitats (e.g., desert, forest, prairie, water, underground) in which plants and animals live. |
| 1 | PO 2 | Compare the following observable features of living things: movement _ legs, wings, protection _ skin, feathers, tree bark, respiration _ lungs, gills, support _ plant stems, tree trunks, |
| 1 | PO 2 | Identify resources that are renewable, recyclable, and non-renewable. |
| 1 | PO 3 | Describe how plants and animals within a habitat are dependent on each other. |
| 1 | PO 3 | Identify common uses (e.g., construction, decoration) of basic Earth materials (i.e., rocks, water, soil). |
| 1 | PO 4 | Identify the following as being natural resources: air, water, soil, trees, wildlife, |
| 2 | PO 1 | Identify animal structures that serve different functions (e.g., sensory, defense, locomotion). |
| 3 | PO 1 | Identify adaptations of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments. |
| 3 | PO 1 | Describe the function of the following plant structures: roots _ absorb nutrients, stems _ provide support, leaves _ synthesize food, flowers _attract pollinators and produce seeds for reproduction |
| 3 | PO 2 | Explain how growth, death, and decay are part of the plant life cycle. |
| 3 | PO 3 | Explain the interrelationships among plants and animals in different environments: producers _ plants, consumers _ animals , decomposers _ fungi, insects, bacteria |
| 3 | PO 3 | Identify resources that are renewable, recyclable, and non-renewable. |
| 3 | PO 4 | Describe how plants and animals cause change in their environment. |
| 3 | PO 6 | Describe ways humans use Earth materials (e.g., fuel, building materials, growing food). |
| 4 | PO 1 | Recognize that successful characteristics of populations are inherited traits that are favorable in a particular environment. |
| 4 | PO 1 | Compare structures in plants (e.g., roots, stems, leaves, flowers) and animals (e.g., muscles, bones, nerves) that serve different functions in growth and survival. |
| 4 | PO 2 | Give examples of adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive. camouflage _ horned lizards, coyotes, mimicry _ Monarch and Viceroy butterflies, physical _ cactus spines, mutualism _ species of acacia that harbor ants, which repel other harmful ins |
| 4 | PO 2 | Classify animals by identifiable group characteristics: vertebrates _ mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians or invertebrates _ insects, arachnids |
| K | PO 1 | Identify the following observable properties of objects using the senses: shape, texture, size, color, |
| K | PO 1 | Identify some plants and animals that exist in the local environment. |
| K | PO 1 | Identify the following aspects of weather: temperature, wind, precipitation, storms, |
| K | PO 1 | Identify the origin of natural resources (e.g., fish from sea, minerals from the ground, wood from trees, food from farms). |
| K | PO 2 | Compare objects by the following observable properties: size, color, type of material |
| K | PO 2 | measurable characteristics (e.g., longer/shorter, lighter/heavier). |
| K | PO 2 | Recognize that resources are renewable, recyclable, and non-renewable. |
| K,1 | PO 1 | Organize (e.g., compare, classify, and sequence) objects, organisms, and events according to various characteristics. |
