Life Science (2005)
Grade 1
4.) Describe survival traits of living things, including color, shape, size, texture, and covering.
4c.) Describing a variety of habitats and natural homes of animals
Grade 2
6.) Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering.
-Identifying migration and hibernation as survival strategies
Grade 5
9.) Describe the relationship of populations within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems.
-Describing the relationship between food chains and food webs
-Describing symbiotic relationships
Grade Level 7
6.) Describe evidence of species variation due to climate, changing landforms, interspecies interaction, and genetic mutation.
Biology (2005)
Grades 9-12
12.) Describe protective adaptations of animals, including mimicry, camouflage, beak type, migration, and hibernation.
Environmental Science Core (2005)
Grades 9-12
1.) Identify the influence of human population, technology, and cultural and industrial changes on the environment.
12.) Identify positive and negative effects of human activities on biodiversity.
12a.) Identifying endangered and extinct species locally, regionally, and worldwide