New Mexico Science Standards

GRADES 5-8

 

Standard 10:
Students will know and understand the characteristics that are the basis for classifying organisms.

Benchmark The Digital Frog 2.5 The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
Use information about living things
The roles of structure and function in the organization of living systems   Food Chains, Web Game, Web Energy Dependency Web, Botany
Cells as the fundamental unit of life Respiration, Circulation    
The functions of cells which sustain life Digestive system Plant Adaptations Plants, Botany
Cell division Reproduction, Cellular Division    
The use of nutrients by cells Digestive System Photosynthesis, Plant Adaptations  
The role of heredity and environment in the characteristics of individual organisms   Adaptations in a Bog, Organism Screens Biodiversity, Organism Screens
That small differences between offspring and parents my accumulate in succeeding generations and may or may not be advantageous to the species Anatomy Adaptations in a Bog, Organism Screens Biodiversity, Organism Screens
Disease as a breakdown in the structure or functions of an organism      
Categorize organisms according to reproduction and other characteristics Reproduction Organism Screens Organism Screens
 

 

Standard 11:
Students will know and understand the synergy among organisms and the environments of the organisms.

Benchmark The Digital Frog 2.5 The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
Students will:      
Identify organisms according to internal and external environmental regulation   Adaptations, Migration, Organism Screens Dependency Web, Plant Study, Animal Study, Organism Screens
Describe how organisms obtain and use resources, grow, reproduce, and maintain a stable internal environment while living in a constantly changing external environment   Organism Screens, Migration, Web Game, Photosynthesis, Food Chains Organism Screens, Dependency Web, Plant Study, Animal Study, Web Game, Niches
Predict behavior in relation to changes in an organism’s internal and external environment   Organism Screens, Adaptations Impact Screens, Organism Screens, Animal Study, Plant Study
Use knowledge of population characteristics to distinguish specific populations   Organism Screens, Web Game Web Game, Organism Screens, Botany Screens, Biodiversity
Categorize organisms based on the function they serve within their ecosystem   Web Game, Food Web, Organism Screens, Trophic Levels Dependency Web, Web Game, Organism Screens, Botany Screens
Examine the impact humans have on other species and natural systems over time   Endangered Wetlands, Wetland Types Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
Illustrate the impact that overpopulation might have on various regions of the world   Endangered Wetlands, Wetland Types Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
Analyze consumption of nonrenewable resources based on population factors (birth rate, death rate, density)   Wetland Mechanisms, Wetland Types Endangered Rainforest, Rainforest Mechanisms
How almost all human cells contain two copies of 23 chromosomes Reproduction    
Illustrate the role of personal control of basic needs on health outcomes      
Model responsible health behaviors for peers and others      
Demonstrate the impact of nutrition and exercise on personal health Anatomy, Muscular, Respiration