identifying the needs of plants and animals, based on age-appropriate recorded observations;
distinguishing between living and nonliving things;
locating and comparing major plant and animal structures and their functions;
recognizing that there is great diversity among organisms;
observing and describing the life cycles of some plants and animals;
observing, comparing, and grouping plants and animals according to likenesses and/or differences;
examining the habitats of plants and animals and determining how basic needs are met within each habitat;
describing how the features of some plants and animals enable them to live in specific habitats;
observing animals and plants and describing interaction or interdependence.
describing the basic processes of photosynthesis and respiration and their importance to life;
describing how heredity allows parents to pass certain traits to offspring.
constructing and using classification systems based on the structure of organisms;
modeling and interpreting food chains and food webs;
investigating major ecosystems and recognizing physical properties and organisms within each;
explaining the interaction and interdependence of nonliving and living components within ecosystems.
describing the importance of plant and animal adaptation, including local examples
explaining how some members of a species survive under changed environmental conditions.
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