Alignment to Standards for NY
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4..3.1a (iv) | claws, shells, spines, feathers, fur, scales, and color of body covering enable some animals to protect themselves from predators and other environmental conditions, or enable them to obtain food |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1c (iii) | precipitation: rain, sleet, snow, hail |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1c (v) | groundwater: water that moves downward into the ground |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1d | Erosion and deposition result from the interaction among air, water, and land. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1d (i) | interaction between air and water breaks down earth materials |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1d (ii) | pieces of earth material may be moved by air, water, wind, and gravity |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.2.1d (iii) | pieces of earth material will settle or deposit on land or in the water in different places |
| 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-4.3.1a (iii) | eyes, nose, ears, tongue, and skin of some animals enable the animals to sense their surroundings |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.1a (vi) | the characteristics of some animals change as seasonal conditions change (e.g., fur grows and is shed to help regulate body heat; body fat is a form of stored energy and it changes as the seasons change) |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.1c | In order to survive in their environment, plants and animals must be adapted to that environment. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.1c (iii) | animal adaptations include coloration for warning or attraction, camouflage, defense mechanisms, movement, hibernation, and migration |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.3.2c | Changes in the properties or materials of objects can be observed and described. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.5.1b | An organismês external physical features can enable it to carry out life functions in its particular environment. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.5.2b | Animals respond to change in their environment, (e.g., perspiration, heart rate, breathing rate, eye blinking, shivering, and salivating). |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.5.2d | Some animals, including humans, move from place to place to meet their needs. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.5.2e | physical animal characteristics by changing environmental conditions: fat storage in winter, coat thickness in winter, camouflage, shedding of fur. |
| 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. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.6.1f | When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.7.1b | Over time humans have changed their environment by cultivating crops and raising animals, creating shelter, using energy, manufacturing goods, developing means of transportation, changing populations, and carrying out other activities. |
| K,1,2,3,4 | K-4.7.1c | Humans, as individuals or communities, change environments in ways that can be either helpful or harmful for themselves and other organisms. |
