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Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : 2

Discipline - Life Science

Core Idea - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

[2.LS.4.1] - Use texts, media, or local environments to observe and compare (a) different kinds of living things in an area, and (b) differences in the kinds of living things living in different types of areas. Clarification Statements: Examples of areas to compare can include temperate forest, desert, tropical rain forest, grassland, arctic, and aquatic; Specific animal and plant names in specific areas are not expected.

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Predecessor Standards:

  • 1.MD.C.4
    Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
  • PreK.LS.2.1
    Use evidence from animals and plants to define several characteristics of living things that distinguish them from non-living things.

Successor Standards:

  • 3.LS.4.1
    Use fossils to describe types of organisms and their environments that existed long ago and compare those to living organisms and their environments. Recognize that most kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. Clarification Statement: Comparisons should focus on physical or observable features. State Assessment Boundary: Identification of specific fossils or specific present-day plants and animals, dynamic processes, or genetics are not expected in state assessment.
  • 3.LS.4.4
    Analyze and interpret given data about changes in a habitat and describe how the changes may affect the ability of organisms that live in that habitat to survive and reproduce. Clarification Statements: Changes should include changes to landforms, distribution of water, climate, and availability of resources; Changes in the habitat could range in time from a season to a decade; While it is understood that ecological changes are complex, the focus should be on a single change to the habitat.

Same Level Standards:

  • RI.2.5
    Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
  • RI.2.7
    Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
  • 2.MD.A.4
    Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.