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1 1)3.a. Classify animals and plants by observable features (e.g., size, appearance, color, motion, habitat).
1 1)3.d. Chart and compare the growth and changes of animals from birth to adulthood.
1 SS 1)5.a Identify settings of read-aloud stories as geographic locations
2 2)3.a. Describe and categorize the characteristics of animals (vertebrates or invertebrates, cold-blooded or warm-blooded)
2 2)3.d. Compare the life cycles of plants and animals.
3 3)3.a. diverse life forms (including vertebrates and invertebrates) that live in different environments (e.g., deserts, tundras, forests, grasslands, taigas, wetlands) and the structures that serve different functions in their survival (e.g.
3 3)3.c. relationships between the basic needs of different organisms and discern how adaptations enable an organism to survive in a particular environment.
3 SS 3)5.b Compare/contrast animals/habitats from different countries (elephants, lions, zebras, desert, savannah, etc.).
4 4)3.a.1 Observable traits due to inherited or environmental adaptations
4 4)3.c. Compare characteristics of organisms, including growth and development, reproduction, acquisition and use of energy, and response to the environment.
4 4)3.c.1 Life cycles of various animals to include complete and incomplete metamorphosis
4 4)3.c.2 Plant or animal structures that serve different functions in growth, adaptation, and survival
5 5)3.a.1 Diversity based on kingdoms, phyla, and classes (e.g., internal/external structure, body temperature, size, shape)
5 5)3.b.1 Research and classify the organization of living things: Differences between plant and animal cells
K K)3.a Group animals and plants by their physical features (e.g., size, appearance, color).



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