Alignment to Standards for AZ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO 1 | Identify examples of responsible citizenship in the school setting and in stories about the past and present. |
| 1 | PO 2 | Compare the habitats (e.g., desert, forest, prairie, water, underground) in which plants and animals live. |
| 1 | PO 2 | Identify similarities and differences between animals and their parents. |
| 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 2a | Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship: elements of fair play, good sportsmanship, and the idea of treating others the way you want to be treated |
| 1 | PO 3 | Describe how plants and animals within a habitat are dependent on each other. |
| 1 | PO 3 | Identify observable similarities and differences (e.g., number of legs, body coverings, size) between/among different groups of animals. |
| 2 | PO 1 | Identify animal structures that serve different functions (e.g., sensory, defense, locomotion). |
| 2 | PO 2 | Describe the life cycles of various mammals. |
| 2 | PO 3 | Compare the life cycles of various organisms. |
| 2 | PO 3 | Describe the importance of students contributing to a community (helping others, working together and service projects). |
| 3 | PO 1 | Identify adaptations of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments. |
| 3 | PO 1 | Identify ways that people use tools and techniques to solve problems. |
| 3 | PO 2 | Describe ways that species adapt when introduced into new environments. |
| 3 | PO 2 | development of different technologies (communication, entertainment, transportation, medicine) in response to resources, needs, and values. |
| 3 | PO 2 | beneficial and harmful impacts of natural events and human activities on the environment (e.g., forest fires, flooding, pesticides). |
| 3 | PO 3 | Explain the interrelationships among plants and animals in different environments: producers _ plants, consumers _ animals , decomposers _ fungi, insects, bacteria |
| 3 | PO 3 | Cite examples of how a speciesê inability to adapt to changing conditions in the ecosystem led to the extinction of that species. |
| 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 1 | Describe how science and technology (e.g., computers, air conditioning, medicine) have improved the lives of many people. |
| 4 | PO 1 | natural events and human activities have positive and negative impacts on environments |
| 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 |
| 4 | PO 2 | Describe benefits and risks related to the use of technology. |
| 4 | PO 2 | Evaluate the consequences of environmental occurrences that happen either rapidly (e.g., fire, flood, tornado) or over a long period of time (e.g., drought, melting ice caps, the greenhouse effect, erosion). |
| 4 | PO 3 | Describe the impact of human modifications on the physical environment and ecosystems (e.g., dams, mining, air conditioning, irrigation, agricultural). |
| K | PO 1 | Describe that most plants and animals will grow to physically resemble their parents. |
| K | PO 2a | Recognize the rights and responsibilities of citizenship: elements of fair play, good sportsmanship, and the idea of treating others the way you want to be treated |
| K, 1 | PO 3 | Discuss the importance of students contributing to a community (e.g., helping others, working together, cleaning up the playground). |
