RPSEC Student Programs for
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Grade K: SCSS 2.1, 2.2, 2.5
Grade K: SCMS 3.4

Kindergarten Science
My Body
Standard K-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of organisms. (Life Science)

Indicators:
2.1 Recognize what organisms need to stay alive (including water, food, and shelter).
2.2 Identify examples of organisms and non-living things.
2.5 Recognize that all organisms go through stages of growth and change called life cycles.

Kindergarten Mathematics
Algebra
Standard K-3: The student will demonstrate through the mathematical processes an emerging sense of repeating and growing patterns and classification based on attributes.

Indicators:
3.4 Classify objects according to one or more attributes such as color, size, shape, and thickness.

Grade K: SKL1 b / SKL2 a, c
Grade 2: S2L1 a

Kindergarten Science
SKL1: Students will sort living organisms and non-living materials into groups by observable physical attributes.

Indicator:
b. Group animals according to their observable features such as appearance, size, motion, where it lives, etc. (for example: A green frog has four legs and hops. A rabbit also hops.).

SKL2: Students will compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.

Indicators:
a. Explain the similarities and differences in animals (color, size, appearance, etc.).
c. Recognize the similarities and differences between a parent and a baby.

Grade 2 Science
S2L1: Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Indicators:
a. Determine the sequence of the life cycle of common animals in your area: a mammal such as a cat or dog or classroom pet, a bird such as a chicken, an amphibian such as a frog, and an insect such as a butterfly.