K.1.1 classify familiar classroom objects as living or nonliving.

K.1.2 differentiate between living and nonliving things found in a variety of locations.

K.1.3 observe and identify the three basic parts of green plants-roots, stems, and leaves.

K.1.4 observe and describe the growth of plants from a seed.

K.1.5 identify what plants need to survive.

K.1.6 explain that when a seed is planted, it will produce only a plant of the same kind.

Kinds of Living Things-First Grade The student will be able to:

1.1.1 describe how animals need food, water and air to survive.

1.1.2 compare and contrast animals by their body coverings, diet and habitat.

1.1.3 recognize and explain how animals live and survive in distinct habitats.

1.1.4 describe how offspring resemble their parents.

1.1.5 classify plants according to their characteristics.

1.1.6 compare and contrast animals by specific characteristics, such as body coverings, diet and habitat.

1.1.7 classify animals according to their characteristics.

Life Cycles-Second Grade The student will be able to:

2.1.1 predict the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly.

2.1.2 describe and record the life cycle of the butterfly.

2.1.3 identify the major body parts of a caterpillar and butterfly.

2.1.4 compare the life cycle of a butterfly to other living things.

2.1.5 observe and describe the life cycle of a plant.

2.1.6 identify and label the parts of a seed and plant.

2.1.7 relate ways that a plant can reproduce.

2.1.8 classify different seeds and identify how they travel.

Embryology-Third Grade The student will be able to:

3.1.1 explain a lifecycle of a chicken.

3.1.2 describe a method for hatching chicken eggs.

3.1.3 compare and contrast animal and plant cells.

3.1.4 identify and name the parts and functions of an egg.

3.1.5 observe and measure embryo development.

3.1.6 investigate other animals that lay eggs.

Ecology of the Plains-Fourth Grade The student will be able to:

4.1.1 apply knowledge of a grassland ecosystem’s living and non-living components by drawing, building, or modeling.

4.1.2 classify organisms from a grassland ecosystem as producers, consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores) or decomposers.

4.1.3 demonstrate knowledge of energy flow through an ecosystem by creating a model of food web.

4.1.4 observe the relationship between living and non-living things in a grasslands ecosystem.

4.1.5 compare characteristics of a grassland ecosystem to another type of biome by describing climate, location, and biodiversity of living things.

4.1.6 analyze the impact of natural changes on living things in the grasslands ecosystem.

4.1.7 analyze the positive and negative impact of human intervention and use of resources on the grassland ecosystem.

5.1.1 describe the steps of the water cycle, including a description of water storage.

5.1.2 investigate and identify point and nonpoint sources of water pollution.

5.1.3 simulate the steps I the water treatment process.

5.1.4 identify the characteristics of a wetland.

5.1.5 demonstrate an understanding of the functions of wetlands.

5.1.6 identify a wetland food web.

5.1.7 examine the filtering function of a wetland.

5.1.8 summarize the effects of land use on habitat.