Alignment to Standards for CT
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC:1.2 | Living things have different structures and behaviors that allow them to meet their basic needs. |
| 1 | SC:1.2.a/b5 | Compare and contrast information about animals and plants found in fiction and nonfiction (FCM) sources. |
| 1 | SC:1.2.a1 | most animals and plants need water, food and air to stay alive. |
| 1 | SC:1.2.b | Plants need air, water and sunlight to survive. |
| 1 | SC:1.2.b3 | Sort and classify plants (or plant parts) by observable characteristics (e.g., leaf shape/size, stem or trunk covering, flower or fruit). |
| 2 | SC:2.2.a3 | Describe the functions of roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seeds in completing a plantês life cycle. |
| 3 | SC:3.2.a | Plants and animals have structures and behaviors that help them survive in different environments. |
| 3 | SC:3.2.a1 | Compare and contrast the external features and behaviors that enable different animals and plants to get food, water and sunlight; find mates; and be protected in specific land and water habitats. |
| 3 | SC:3.2.a4 | Evaluate whether an adaptation gives a plant or animal a survival advantage in a given environment. |
| 4 | SC:4.2.a1 | Give examples of ways that living and nonliving things are interdependent within an ecosystem. |
| K | SC:K.2 | Many different kinds of living things inhabit the Earth. |
| K | SC:K.2.a4 | similarities and differences between plants and animals. |
| Pre-K | SC:PK.2 | Many different kinds of living things inhabit the Earth. |
| Pre-K | SC:PK.2.a.3 | distinguish between the characteristics of plants and animals. |
