Kindergarten through Grade Six
The rainforest, from the top of the canopy to the soil below, is a dynamic animal and plant community. With the help of our animal ambassadors, learn how we are dependent on these amazing places.
Standards Addressed by this Topic:
Life Sciences
Benchmark A (K-2)
Discover that there are living things, non-living things and pretend things, and describe the basic needs of living things (organisms).
Grade One Indicator
1. Explore that organisms, including people, have basic needs which include air, water, food, living space and shelter.
Grade Two Indicator
1. Explain that animals, including people, need air, water, food, living space and shelter; plants need air, water, nutrients.
Benchmark B (K-2)
Explain how organisms function and interact with their physical environment.
Kindergarten Indicator
5. Investigate observable features of plants and animals that help them live in different kinds of places.
Benchmark A (3-5)
Differentiate between the life cycles of different plants and animals.
Grade Four Indicator
5. Describe how organisms interact with one another in various ways
Benchmark B (3-5)
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms use to survive.
Grade Three Indicator
2. Relate animal structures to their specific survival functions.
Benchmark C (3-5)
Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its survival.
Grade Five Indicator
4. Summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter, air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the lives of different types of organisms.
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