| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|
| 1 |
SC-1)2.2.1.2. |
living organisms inhabit various environments and have various external features to help them satisfy their needs (e.g., leaves, legs, claws). |
| 1 |
SC-1)2.2.1.3. |
differences and similarities among living organisms (e.g., plants, animals). |
| 1 |
SC-1)2.2.2.2. |
differences between mature and immature plants and animals (e.g., trees/seedlings, dogs/puppies, cats/kittens). |
| 1 |
SC-1)2.2.3.3. |
some parts of human bodies differ from similar parts of other animals (hands and feet/paws; ears). |
| 2 |
SC-2)2.2.1.1. |
diversity exists among individuals within a population. |
| 2 |
SC-2)2.2.2.3. |
the environment influences some characteristics of living things (e.g., amount of sunlight required for plant growth). |
| 3 |
SC-3)2.2.1.1. |
an adaptation in physical structure or behavior can improve an organism’s chance for survival (e.g., horned toads, chameleons, cacti, mushrooms). |
| 3 |
SC-3)2.2.1.2. |
plants and animals have structures that serve different functions (e.g., shape of animals’ teeth). |
| 3 |
SC-3)2.2.1.3. |
Classify common animals according to their observable characteristics (e.g., body coverings, structure). |
| 3 |
SC-3)2.2.2.1. |
living things cause changes to the environments in which they live, and that some of these changes are detrimental to the organism and some are beneficial. |
| 4 |
SC-4)2.2.1.1. |
different living organisms have distinctive structures and body systems that serve specific functions (e.g., walking, flying, swimming). |
| 4 |
SC-4)2.2.2.2. |
a change in physical structure or behavior can improve an organism’s chance of survival (e.g., a chameleon changes color, a turtle pulls its head into its shell, a plant grows toward the light). |
| 4 |
SC-4)2.2.2.3. |
living organisms have developed characteristics to improve chances of survival (e.g., spines on cacti, long beaks on hummingbirds, good eyesight on hawks). |
| K |
GEO-K)2.B.1 |
Identify natural characteristics of places (e.g., climate, topography). |
| K |
GEO-K)2.C.2 |
natural characteristics of places: landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather). |
| K |
SC-K)2.2.1.1. |
major structures of common livings organisms (e.g., stems, leaves, and roots of plants; arms, wings, and legs of animals). |
| K |
SC-K)2.2.1.2. |
differences exist among individual living organisms (e.g., plants, animals) of the same kind. |
| K |
SC-K)2.2.2.1. |
similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of living organisms (e.g., plants, animals). |
| K |
SC-K)2.2.2.2. |
living organisms (e.g., plants, animals) closely resemble their parents. |
