Alignment to Standards for MN
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.4.1.1.1 | Describe and sort animals into groups in many ways, according to their physical characteristics and behaviors. |
| 1 | 1.4.3.1.1 | Plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes during their life cycles. |
| 2 | 2.4.1.1.1 | Describe and sort plants into groups in many ways, according to their physical characteristics and behaviors. |
| 3 | 3.4.1.1.1 | Compare how the different structures of plants and animals serve various functions of growth, survival and reproduction. |
| 3 | 3.4.1.1.2 | Identify common groups of plants and animals using observable physical characteristics, structures and behaviors. |
| 3 | 3.4.3.2.2 | Offspring are generally similar to their parents, but may have variations that can be advantageous or disadvantageous in a particular environment. Give examples of differences among individuals that can sometimes give an individual an advantage in surviva |
| 5 | 5.4.4.1.1 | Humans change environments in ways that can be either beneficial or harmful to themselves and other organisms. Give examples of beneficial and harmful human interaction with natural systems. For example: Recreation, pollution, wildlife management. |
| K | 0.4.1.1.1 | Observe and compare plants and animals. |
| K | 0.4.1.1.2 | Living things are diverse with many different observable characteristics. Identify the external parts of a variety of plants and animals including humans. |
