Alignment to Standards for VA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC-1.4a | plants characteristics. Key concepts include needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow); |
| 1 | SC-1.4b | plants characteristics. Key concepts include parts (seeds, roots, stems, leaves, blossoms, fruits); and |
| 1 | SC-1.4c | plants characteristics. Key concepts include characteristics (edible/non-edible, flowering/non-flowering, evergreen/deciduous). |
| 1 | SC-1.5a | animal characteristics. Key concepts: life needs (air, food, water, and a suitable place to live); |
| 1 | SC-1.7a | Seasonal changes: Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in plants (growth, budding, falling leaves, and wilting); |
| 1 | SC-1.7b | Seasonal changes: Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in animals (behaviors, hibernation, migration, body covering, and habitat); and |
| 2 | SC-2.4b | plant and animal life cycles. Key concepts include flowering plants undergo many changes, from the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit. |
| 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-3.8b | Key concepts include animal and plant life cycles. |
| 4 | SC-4.4 | basic plant anatomy and life processes: dormancy, photosyntheses, plant parts, processes |
| 4 | SC-4.5e | Key concepts include life cycles |
| K | SC-K.6a | basic needs plants and animals. Key concepts include living things change as they grow, and they need food, water, and air to survive; |
| K | SC-K.6b | basic needs plants and animals. Key concepts include plants and animals live and die (go through a life cycle); and |
| K | SC-K.8c | simple patterns in daily life. Key concepts include animal and plant growth |
