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STATE GOAL 12: Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.

Reference	Learning Standards	Wetlands (with teacher support)	Rainforest (with teacher support)
A. Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.
12.A.1a	Identify and describe the component parts of living things (e.g., birds have feathers; people have bones, blood, hair, skin) and their major functions.	Organism Screens (include mammals, birds, etc), Migration	Organism Screens (include mammals, birds, etc)
12.A.1b	Categorize living organisms using a variety of observable features (e.g., size, color, shape, back bone).	Organism Screens (include mammals, birds, etc), Migration	Organism Screens (include mammals, birds, etc)
B. Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment.
12.B.1a	Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environments.	Organism Screens, Migration Web Game, Habitat	Organism Screens, Niches, Web Game,
12.B.1b	Describe how living things depend on one another for survival.	Organism Screens, Migration Web Game, Habitat	Organism Screens, Niches, Web Game,
C. Know and apply concepts that describe properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
12.C.1a	Identify and compare sources of energy (e.g., batteries, the sun).	Web Energy, Web Game