Applicable standards from McREL:
Life Sciences
Standard 5: Understands the structure and function of cells and organisms
Level I [Grade: K-2]
1. Knows the basic needs of plants and animals (e.g., air, water, nutrients, light or food, shelter)
2. Knows that plants and animals have features that help them live in different environments
Level II [Grade: 3-5]
1. Knows that plants and animals progress through life cycles of birth, growth and development, reproduction, and death; the details of these life cycles are different for different organisms
Standard 6: Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment
Level I [Grade: K-2]
1. Knows that plants and animals need certain resources for energy and growth (e.g., food, water, light, air)
2. Knows that living things are found almost everywhere in the world and that distinct environments support the life of different types of plants and animals
Level II [Grade: 3-5]
1. Knows the organization of simple food chains and food webs (e.g., green plants make their own food with sunlight, water, and air; some animals eat the plants; some animals eat the animals that eat the plants)
Standard 7: Understands biological evolution and the diversity of life
Level I [Grade: K-2]
2. Knows that there are similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals
Level II [Grade: 3-5]
2. Knows different ways in which living things can be grouped (e.g., plants/animals, bones/no bones, insects/spiders, live on land/live in water) and purposes of different groupings
