SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.

SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Mathematics provides useful tools for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.

K.1 Objects have properties that can be observed and used to describe similarities and differences.

A 3 Count objects in a group and use mathematical terms to describe quantitative relationships such as: same as, more than, less than, equal, etc.

K.2 Many different kinds of living things inhabit the Earth.

A 4 Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and behaviors of plants, birds, fish, insects and mammals (including humans).

A 5 Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and behaviors of adults and their offspring.

A 6 Describe characteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things.

1.2 Living things have different structures and behaviors that allow them to meet their basic needs.

A 12 Describe the different ways that animals, including humans, obtain water and food.

A 14 Describe the structures that animals, including humans, use to move around.

1.3 organisms change in form and behavior as part of their life cycles.

A 15 Describe the changes in organisms, such as frogs and butterflies, as they undergo metamorphosis.

3.2 Organisms can survive and reproduce only in environments that meet their basic needs.

B 3 Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in land habitats