Alignment to Standards for NY
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.1.1a | Animals need air, water, and food in order to live and thrive. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1b | Some characteristics result from an individualês interactions with the environment and cannot be inherited by the next generation (e.g., having scars; riding a bicycle). |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.1a | Each animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.1a (i) | wings, legs, or fins enable some animals to seek shelter and escape predators |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.1c (i) | seeds disperse by a plantês own mechanism and/or in a variety of ways that can include wind, water, and animals |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.4.2b | Food supplies the energy and materials necessary for growth and repair. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.5.1a | All living things grow, take in nutrients, breathe, reproduce, and eliminate waste. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.5.2f | Some animal behaviors are influenced by environmental conditions:nest building, hibernating, hunting, migrating, and communicating. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.6.1e | An organismês pattern of behavior is related to the nature of that organismês environment, including the kinds and numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and other resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment. |
