Alignment to Standards for VA
Grade | Number | Standard |
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1 | SC-1.5b | animal characteristics:body coverings, body shape, appendages, and methods of movement) |
2 | GEO-2.4c | comparing the climate, land, and plant life of these regions; |
2 | SC-2.5a | living things are part of a system. Key concepts include living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings; and |
2 | SC-2.5b | living things are part of a system. Key concepts include habitats change over time due to many influences. |
2 | SC-2.8c | Plants importance Key concepts include plants provide homes and food for many animals and prevent soil from washing away. |
3 | SC-3.10a | Key concepts include the interdependency of plants and animals; |
3 | SC-3.4a | animal adaptations: methods of gathering and storing food, finding shelter, defending themselves, and rearing young; |
3 | SC-3.4b | animal adaptations: hibernation, migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior. |
3 | SC-3.6b | environments Key concepts include dry-land environments (desert, grassland, rain forest, and forest environments) |
4 | SC-4.5a | plants and animals in an ecosystem Key concepts include behavioral and structural adaptations; |
5 | SC-5.6c | ocean environment. Key concepts include biological characteristics (ecosystems). |