Alignment to Standards for SC
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC:1-2.1 | basic needs of plants (air, water, nutrients, space, and light) for energy and growth. |
| 1 | SC:1-2.2 | Illustrate the major structures of plants (including stems, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds). |
| 1 | SC:1-2.3 | Classify plants according to their characteristics (including what specific type of environment they live in, whether they have edible parts, and what particular kinds of physical traits they have). |
| 1 | SC:1-2.4 | Summarize the life cycle of plants (including germination, growth, and the production of flowers and seeds). |
| 1 | SC:1-2.6 | Identify characteristics of plants (including types of stems, roots, leaves, flowers, and seeds) that help them survive in their own distinct environments. |
| 3 | SC:3-2.1 | Illustrate the life cycles of seed plants and various animals and summarize how they grow and are adapted to conditions within their habitats. |
| 3 | SC:3-2.2 | Explain how physical and behavioral adaptations allow organisms to survive (including hibernation, defense, locomotion, movement, food obtainment, and camouflage for animals and seed dispersal, color, and response to light for plants). |
| 3 | SC:3-2.3 | Recall the characteristics of an organisms habitat that allow the organism to survive there. |
| 4 | SC:4-2.2 | the characteristics of distinct environments (including swamps, rivers and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each. |
| K | SC:K-2.1 | Recognize what organisms need to stay alive (including air, water, food, and shelter). |
| K | SC:K-2.2 | Identify examples of organisms and nonliving things. |
| K | SC:K-2.5 | Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles. |
| K | SC:K-4.2 | Compare the weather patterns that occur from season to season. |
| K | SC:K-4.3 | Summarize ways that the seasons affect plants and animals. |
