Standards
California Life Sciences Standards for Second Grade
Life Science 2c. Students know many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents. Some characteristics are caused or influenced by the environment.
Life Sciences 2d. Students know there is variation among individuals of one kind within a population.
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
Structure and Function: Grade Band Endpoints for LS1.A
By the end of grade 2. All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive, grow, and produce more plants.
Growth and Development of Organisms: Grade Band Endpoints for LS1.B
By the end of grade 2. Plants and animals have predictable characteristics at different
stages of development. Plants and animals grow and change. Adult plants
and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring
themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive.
Information processing: Grade Band Endpoints for LS1.D
By the end of grade 2. Animals have body parts that capture and convey different
kinds of information needed for growth and survival—for example, eyes for light,
ears for sounds, and skin for temperature or touch. Animals respond to these
inputs with behaviors that help them survive (e.g., find food, run from a predator).
Plants also respond to some external inputs (e.g., turn leaves toward the sun).
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