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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 1

• Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
  • Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
    • Air.
    • Water.
    • Food.
    • Shelter.
    • Space.
  • Objective 1.05: Discuss the wide variety of living things on Earth.

Grade 2

• Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of animal life cycles.
  • Objective 1.01: Describe the life cycle of animals including:
    • Birth.
    • Developing into an adult.
    • Reproducing.
    • Aging and death.

Grade 3

• Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of plant growth and adaptations.
  • Objective 1.01: Observe and measure how the quantities and qualities of nutrients, light, and water in the environment affect plant growth.
  • Objective 1.02: Observe and describe how environmental conditions determine how well plants survive and grow in a particular environment.
  • Objective 1.03: Investigate and describe how plants pass through distinct stages in their life cycle including.
    • Growth.
    • Survival.
    • Reproduction.
  • Objective 1.04: Explain why the number of seeds a plant produces depends on variables such as light, water, nutrients, and pollination.
• Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of soil properties.
  • Objective 2.05: Determine how composting can be used to recycle discarded plant and animal material.
  • Objective 2.06: Determine the relationship between heat and decaying plant matter in a compost pile.

Grade 4

• Goal 1: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of animal behavior and adaptation.
  • Objective 1.01: Observe and describe how all living and nonliving things affect the life of a particular animal including:
    • Other animals.
    • Plants.
    • Weather.
    • Climate.
  • Objective 1.03: Observe and discuss how behaviors and body structures help animals survive in a particular habitat.
  • Objective 1.04: Explain and discuss how humans and other animals can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats.

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals.
  • Objective 1.01: Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment).
  • Objective 1.02: Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem:
    • Producers.
    • Consumers.
    • Decomposers.
  • Objective 1.03: Explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms.
  • Objective 1.04: Discuss and determine the role of light, temperature, and soil composition in an ecosystem's capacity to support life.
  • Objective 1.05: Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem.

Kindergarten

• Goal 1: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of similarities and differences in animals.
  • Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
    • Structure.
    • Growth.
    • Changes.
    • Movement.