Alignment to Standards for AZ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO 1 | Identify some plants and animals that exist in the local environment. |
| 1 | PO 1 | Identify the following as characteristics of living things: growth and development, reproduction, response to stimulus, |
| 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 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). |
| 3 | PO 1 | Identify the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem. |
| 3 | PO 1 | Identify adaptations of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments. |
| 3 | PO 3 | Explain the interrelationships among plants and animals in different environments: producers _ plants, consumers _ animals , decomposers _ fungi, insects, bacteria |
| 3 | PO 5 | environmental factors (soil composition, range of temperature, quantity and quality of light or water) in the ecosystem may affect a member organismês ability to grow, reproduce, and thrive. |
| 4 | PO 1 | Describe ways various resources (e.g., air, water, plants, animals, soil) are utilized to meet the needs of a population. |
| 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 |
| 4 | PO 5 | Describe how regions and places (e.g., Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Casa Grande Ruin, Canyon de Chelly, Yucatan Peninsula) have distinct characteristics. |
| K | PO 1 | Distinguish between living things and nonliving things. |
| K | PO 2 | Identify that plants and animals need the following to grow and survive: food, water, air, space, |
| K | PO 3 | Classify a variety of objects as being natural or man-made. |
| K,1 | PO 1 | Organize (e.g., compare, classify, and sequence) objects, organisms, and events according to various characteristics. |
