Alignment to Standards for PA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| K-3 | 3.3.4A. | Know the similarities and differences of living things. |
| K-3 | 3.3.4A1. | Identify life processes of living things (growth, digestion, react to environment). |
| K-3 | 3.3.4A2. | some organisms have similar external characteristics: anatomical, appendages, type of covering, body segments; similarities and differences are related to environmental habitat. |
| K-3 | 3.3.4B. | Know that living things are made up of parts that have specific functions. |
| K-3 | 3.3.4B2. | Determine how different parts of a living thing work together to make the organism function. |
| K-3 | 3.3.4C. | Know that characteristics are inherited and, thus, offspring closely resemble their parents. |
| K-3 | 3.4.4A3. | material characteristics (e.g., texture, state of matter, solubility). |
| K-3 | 3.5.4B1. | Identify uses of various earth materials (e.g., buildings, highways, fuels, growing plants). |
| K-3 | 3.6.4.C6. | Identify basic resources needed to produce a manufactured item. |
| K-4 | 4.2.A1. | Identify plants, animals, water, air, minerals and fossil fuels as natural resources. |
| K-4 | 4.2.B. | Identify products derived from natural resources. |
| K-4 | 4.2.B2. | Identify by-products of plants and animals. |
| K-4 | 4.4.4C. | Know that food and fiber originate from plants and animals. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A4. | Identify plants and animals with their habitat and food sources. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A6. | Describe how animals interact with plants to meet their needs for shelter. |
| K-4 | 4.6.A8. | Understand the components of a food chain. |
| K-4 | 4.7.4A. | Identify differences in living things. |
| K-4 | 4.7.4A1 | Explain why plants and animals are different colors, shapes and sizes and how these differences relate to their survival. |
| K-4 | 4.7.4B. | Know that adaptations are important for survival. |
| K-4 | 4.7.4B2. | Explain what happens to a living thing when its food, water, shelter or space is changed. |
| K-4 | 4.8.4A2. | Identify several ways that people use natural resources. |
| K-4 | 4.8.4C. | Explain how human activities may change the environment. |
| K-4 | 4.8.4C2. | how human activities within a community affect the natural environment. |
