Curriculum Standards

3.4 The student will investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs. Key concepts include
- a) methods of gathering and storing food, finding shelter, defending themselves, and rearing young; and
- b) hibernation, migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior.
3.6 The student will investigate and understand that environments support a diversity of plants and animals that share limited resources. Key concepts include
- a) water-related environments (pond, marshland, swamp, stream, river, and ocean environments);
- b) dry-land environments (desert, grassland, rain forest, and forest environments); and
- c) population and community.

3.1 The student will use effective communication skills in group activities.
- a) Listen attentively by making eye contact, facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing what is said.
- b) Ask and respond to questions from teachers and other group members.
- c) Explain what has been learned.
3.2 The student will present brief oral reports.
- a) Speak clearly.
- b) Use appropriate volume and pitch.
- c) Speak at an understandable rate.
- d) Organize ideas sequentially or around major points of information.
- e) Use grammatically correct language and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas.
3.9 The student will write descriptive paragraphs.
- a) Develop a plan for writing.
- b) Focus on a central idea.
- c) Group related ideas.
- d) Include descriptive details that elaborate the central idea.
- e) Revise writing for clarity.