Alignment to Standards for UT
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CC-1.III.2d. | Describe how plants and people need, use, and receive water. |
| 2 | CC-2.III.1 | Investigate relationships between plants and animals and how living things change during their lives. |
| 2 | CC-2.III.1a. | Observe and describe relationships between plants and animals. |
| 2 | CC-2.III.1b. | Describe the life cycle of local plants and animals using diagrams and pictures. |
| 4 | SC-4.V | Students will understand the physical characteristics of Utahs wetlands, forests, and deserts and identify common organisms for each environment. |
| 4 | SC-4.V.2a. | Identify common plants and animals that inhabit Utahs forests, wetlands, and deserts. |
| 4 | SC-4.V.4 | Observe and record the behavior of Utah animals. |
| 5 | SC-5.V | Students will understand that traits are passed from the parent organisms to their offspring, and that sometimes the offspring may possess variations of these traits that may help or hinder survival in a given environment. |
| 5 | SC-5.V.1d. | Contrast inherited traits with traits and behaviors that are not inherited but may be learned or induced by environmental factors (e.g., cat purring to cat meowing to be let out of the house; the round shape of a willow is inherited, while leaning away fr |
| K | CC-K.III.2 | Observe and describe animals in the local environment. |
| K | CC-K.III.2c. | Describe how animals care for their young. |
| K | CC-K.III.2e. | Distinguish between real and make-believe animal behaviors. |
