Alignment to Standards for MI
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.ES.01.22 | Describe and compare weather related to the four seasons in terms of temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, and wind. |
| 1 | E.ES.01.23 | Describe severe weather events. |
| 1 | E.ES.E.2 | Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons. |
| 1 | L.HE.01.11 | Identify characteristics (for example: body coverings, beak shape, number of legs, body parts) that are passed on from parents to young. |
| 2 | 2 _ G5.0.1 | Suggest ways people can responsibly interact with the environment in the local community. |
| 2 | E.FE.02.14 | Describe the properties (hard, visible, freezing, ice) of water as a solid (ice, snow, iceberg, sleet, hail). |
| 2 | L.HE.02.13 | Identify characteristics of plants (for example: leaf shape, flower type, color, size) that are passed on from parents to young. |
| 3 | L.EV.03.12 | characteristics and functions of observable body parts to the ability of animals to live in their environment (for example: sharp teeth, claws, color, body covers). |
| 3 | L.EV.E.1 | Different kinds of organisms have characteristics that help them to live in different environments. |
| 3 | L.OL.03.32 | Identify and compare structures in animals used for controlling body temperature, support, movement, food-getting, and protection (for example: fur, wings, teeth, claws). |
| 3 | L.OL.E.3 | Organisms have different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. |
| 3 | S.RS.03.18 | Describe the effect humans and other organisms have on the balance of the natural world. |
| 4 | L.EC.E.1 | Organisms interact in various ways including providing food and shelter to one another: Some helpful: others are harmful to the organism and other organisms. |
| 4 | S.RS.04.18 | Describe the effect humans and other organisms have on the balance of the natural world. |
| 5 | L.HE.05.12 | Distinguish between inherited and acquired traits. |
| 5 | L.HE.M.1 | Inherited and Acquired Traits - The characteristics of organisms are influenced by heredity and environment. For some characteristics, inheritance is more important; for other characteristics, interactions with the environment are more important. |
