Alignment to Standards for KY
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | SC-04-3.4.1b | make inferences about the relationship between structure and function in organisms. Each plant or animal has structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction. For example, humans have distinct body structures for walking |
| 4 | SC-04-3.4.3a | Plants and animals have life cycles that include the beginning of life, growth and development, reproduction and death. The details of a life cycle are different for different organisms. |
| 4 | SC-04-3.4.3b | Models of organismsê life cycles should be used to classify and make inferences about an organism. |
| 4 | SC-04-4.6.1 | the basic relationships of plants and animals in an ecosystem (food chain). |
| 4 | SC-04-4.6.1a | Plants make their own food. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants for food. Other animals eat animals that eat the plants. |
| 4 | SC-04-4.7.1a | patterns of evidence related to the survival and reproductive success of organisms in particular environments. |
| 4 | SC-04-4.7.1b | Distinct environments support the lives of different types of organisms. |
| 4 | SC-04-4.7.2c | All organisms, including humans, cause changes in the environment where they live. Some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or to other organisms; other changes are beneficial |
| 4 | SC-4-ET-S-1 | observe/construct, analyze patterns and explain basic relationships of plants and animals in an ecosystem (e.g., food webs) |
| 4 | SC-4-ET-U-1 | ecosystems are defined by the relationships that occur within them. These relationships can be determined through observation of the organisms and their environment. |
| 4 | SC-4-I-S-1 | cause and effect relationships existing between organisms and their environments |
| 4 | SC-4-I-S-6 | support or defend positions on real world environmental problems |
| 4 | SC-4-I-U-1 | all living things depend on their environment and other organisms within it for their survival. Certain patterns of behavior or physical features may help an organism survive in some environments yet perish in others. |
| 4 | SC-4-I-U-2 | environmental relationships extend beyond food (e.g. shelter, seed transport). |
| 4 | SC-4-I-U-3 | people impact their environment in both beneficial and harmful ways. Some of these impacts can be predicted, while others cannot. |
| 4 | SC-4-UD-S-5 | questions about the diversity of living things using information from a variety of print and non-print sources |
| 4 | SC-4-UD-U-2 | characteristics of living things can be used to sort them into various groups: the characteristics chosen to establish the grouping depend on the reason for the grouping. |
| 5 | SC-05-4.7.1 | categorize populations of organisms according to the function they serve in an ecosystem (e.g., producers, consumers, decomposers); |
| Primary | SC-EP-3.4.3 | Students will describe the basic structures and related functions of plants and animals that contribute to growth, reproduction and survival. |
| Primary | SC-EP-3.4.3a | Each plant or animal has observable structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction. For example, humans have distinct body structures for walking, holding, seeing and talking. These observable structures should be explored |
| Primary | SC-EP-4.6.1 | basic relationships of plants and animals in an ecosystem (food chains/interdependance). |
| Primary | SC-EP-4.6.2 | Plants make their own food. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants for food. Other animals eat animals that eat the plants. Basic relationships and connections between organisms in food chains can be used to discover patterns within ecosystems |
| Primary | SC-EP-4.7.1 | cause and effect relationships existing between organisms and their environments. |
| Primary | SC-EP-4.7.1a | When the environment changes some plants and animals survive and reproduce and others die or move to new locations. Examples of environmental changes resulting in either increase or decrease in numbers of a particular organism should be explored in order |
| Primary | SC-EP-4.7.1a | Organisms require an environment in which their needs can be met. When the environment changes some plants and animals survive and reproduce and others die or move to new locations. |
| Primary | SC-P-BC-U-2 | understand that living things are found almost everywhere on our planet, but organisms living in one place may be different from those found somewhere else. |
| Primary | SC-P-ET-S-3 | basic relationships of plants and animals in an ecosystem (simple food chains and webs) |
| Primary | SC-P-I-S-1 | characteristics of an ecosystem |
| Primary | SC-P-I-S-2 | how organisms depend on their environments |
| Primary | SC-P-I-S-4 | changes in an environment might affect plantsê and animalsê ability to survive |
| Primary | SC-P-I-S-5 | why some animals are endangered or extinct; why some areas are •protectedê) |
| Primary | SC-P-I-U-1 | the world has many different environments. Distinct environments support the lives of different types of organisms. |
| Primary | SC-P-I-U-2 | when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations. |
| Primary | SC-P-UD-S-3 | Students will investigate adaptations that enable animals and plants to grow, reproduce and survive (e.g., movements, body coverings, method of reproduction) |
| Primary | SC-P-UD-S-4 | Students will analyze structures of plants and animals to make inferences about the types of environments for which they are suited |
| Primary | SC-P-UD-U-2 | plants and animals have features that help them live in different environments. |
| Primary | SC-P-UD-U-3 | some animals are alike in the way they look and in the things they do, and others are very different from one another. |
| Primary | SS-EP-1.3.2 | identify and give examples of good citizenship at home, at school and in the community (e.g., helping with chores, obeying rules, participating in community service projects such as recycling, conserving natural resources, donating food/supp |
| Primary | SS-EP-4.2.1 | places on Earthês surface by their physical characteristics (e.g., climate, landforms, bodies of water). |
