Alignment to Standards for CA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 S ES--3.c. | Students know the sun warms the land, air, and water. |
| 1 | 1 S LS--2 | Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways. |
| 1 | 1 S LS--2.a. | Different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places. |
| 1 | 1 S LS--2.b. | both plants and animals need water, animals need food, and plants need light. |
| 1 | 1 S LS--2.e. | roots are associated with the intake of water and soil nutrients and green leaves are associated with making food from sunlight. |
| 3 | 3 S LS--3.a. | plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. |
| 3 | 3 S LS--3.b. | examples of diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands. |
| 3 | 3 S PS--1.a. | Students know energy comes from the Sun to Earth in the form of light. |
| 4 | 4 S LS--2 | All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. |
| 4 | 4 S LS--3 | Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival. |
| 5 | 5 S ES--.5.a. | the Sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system and is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. |
| 5 | 5 S ES--4 | Energy from the Sun heats Earth unevenly, causing air movements that result in changing weather patterns. |
| K | K S LS--2 | Different types of plants and animals inhabit the earth. |
| K | K S LS--2.a. | similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals (e.g., seed-bearing plants, birds, fish, insects). |
| K | K S LS--2.c. | identify major structures of common plants and animals (e.g., stems, leaves, roots, arms, wings, legs). |
