Alignment to Standards for VA
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MA-1.18 | investigate, identify, and describe various forms of data collection in his/her world (e.g., recording daily temperature, lunch count, attendance, and favorite ice cream), using tables, picture graphs, and object graphs. |
| 1 | SC-1.5a | animal characteristics. Key concepts: life needs (air, food, water, and a suitable place to live); |
| 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-2.5a | 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. |
| 3 | SC-3.10a | Key concepts include the interdependency of plants and animals; |
| K | MA-K.14 | gather data relating to familiar experiences by counting and tallying. |
| K | SC-K.6c | Key concepts include offspring of plants and animals are similar but not identical to their parents and to one another. |
