Alignment to Standards for MA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.SS.7. | Define and give examples of a continent, mountain, river, lake, and ocean. (G) |
| 2 | 2-SSLS..5 | Locate major mountains or mountain ranges in the world such as the Andes, Alps, Himalayas, Mt. Everest, Mt. McKinley, and the Rocky Mountains. (G) |
| 4 | 4-SSLS..12 | Identify and describe unique features of the United States (e.g., the Everglades, the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, the Redwood Forest, Yellowstone National Park, and Yosemite National Park). (G) |
| 5-Mar | E&S:3-5.9. | Differentiate between weather and climate. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.1 | Classify plants and animals according to the physical characteristics that they share. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.10 | organisms cause changes in their environment, some of these changes may affect the ecosystem. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.5 | observed characteristics of plants and animals that are fully inherited (e.g., color of flower, shape of leaves, color of eyes, number of appendages) and characteristics that are affected by the climate or environment (e.g., browning |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.6 | adaptations to changes in the environment that enable organisms to survive, e.g., shape of beak or feet, placement of eyes on head, length of neck, shape of teeth, color. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.8 | organisms meet needs in an environment by using behaviors in response to information (stimuli) received from the environment. |
| 5-Mar | LS:3-5.9 | Recognize that many plants and animals can survive harsh environments because of seasonal behaviors |
| PK-2 | LS:PK-2.4 | Describe ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance. |
