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.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. |
| 1 | P.PM.01.11 | Demonstrate the ability to sort objects according to observable attributes such as color, shape, size, sinking or floating. |
| 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. |
| 2 | L.OL.02.14 | Identify the needs of plants. |
| 2 | P.PM.02.12 | Describe objects and substances according to their properties (color, size, shape, texture, hardness, liquid or solid, sinking or floating). |
| 3 | E.ES.03.51 | humans are dependent on the natural environment (forests, water, clean air, earth materials) and constructed environments (homes, neighborhoods, shopping malls, factories, and industry). |
| 3 | E.ES.E.4 | The supply of many natural resources is limited. Humans have devised methods for extending their use of natural resources through recycling, reuse, and renewal. |
| 3 | E.ES.E.5 | Humans depend on their natural and constructed environment. Humans change environments in ways that are helpful or harmful for themselves and other organisms. |
| 3 | L.EV.03.11 | characteristics and functions of observable parts in a variety of plants that allow them to live in their environment (for example: leaf shape, thorns, odor, color). |
| 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.03.31 | Describe the function of the following plant parts: flower, stem, root and leaf. |
| 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 | L.EV.04.21 | individual differences (for example: color, leg length, size, wing size) in organisms of the same kind. |
| 4 | L.EV.E.2 | Individuals of the same kind differ in their characteristics, and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing. |
| 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. |
