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Alignment to Standards for AZ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
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| 1 |
PO 2 |
Identify characteristics of maps and globes: compass rose, symbols, map key/legend |
| 1 |
PO 2 |
Compare the following observable features of living things: movement – legs, wings, protection – skin, feathers, tree bark, respiration – lungs, gills, support – plant stems, tree trunks, |
| 1 |
PO 3 |
Identify observable similarities and differences (e.g., number of legs, body coverings, size) between/among different groups of animals. |
| 1,2 |
PO 1 |
Recognize different types of maps (e.g., political, physical) serve various purposes. |
| 1,2 |
PO 4b |
Recognize characteristics of human and physical features: human (i.e., equator, North and South Poles) |
| 1,2,3 |
PO 5a |
Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or globes: physical ((i.e., continent, ocean, river, lake, mountains, islands) |
| 1,2,3 |
PO 5b |
Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or globes: human (i.e., equator, North and South poles, country) |
| 1,2,3 |
PO 6a |
Recognize characteristics of human and physical features: physical (i.e., continent, ocean, river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, plain, valley, volcano, peninsula) |
| 2 |
PO 1 |
Identify animal structures that serve different functions (e.g., sensory, defense, locomotion). |
| 3 |
PO 1 |
Locate major physical and human features from content studied (e.g., Greece, Canada, Spain, United States) on maps and globes. |
| 3 |
PO 1 |
Identify adaptations of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments. |
| 3 |
PO 6b |
human (i.e., Equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres, North and South Poles, city) |
| 4 |
PO 1 |
Recognize that successful characteristics of populations are inherited traits that are favorable in a particular environment. |
| 4 |
PO 1 |
Compare structures in plants (e.g., roots, stems, leaves, flowers) and animals (e.g., muscles, bones, nerves) that serve different functions in growth and survival. |
| 4 |
PO 2 |
Classify animals by identifiable group characteristics: vertebrates – mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians or invertebrates – insects, arachnids |
| 4 |
PO 2 |
Interpret political and physical maps using the following map elements: title, compass rose (cardinal and intermediate directions), symbols, legend, scale, road map index, grid (latitude and longitude) |
| 4 |
PO 2 |
Give examples of adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive. camouflage – horned lizards, coyotes, mimicry – Monarch and Viceroy butterflies, physical – cactus spines, mutualism – species of acacia that harbor ants, which repel other harmful ins |
| K |
PO 1 |
Observe common objects using multiple senses. |
| K |
PO 1 |
Recognize the differences between maps and globes. |
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