Oklahoma Science Standards

LIFE SCIENCE GRADES 1 TO 3

 
Reference Content Standards The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands
(with teacher support) 		The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
(with teacher support)
XI. Characteristics and Basic Needs of Organisms
A. Plants and animals need to take in air, water and food. In addition, plants need light. Use Organisms and Migration as examples Use Organisms as examples
B. Plants and animals have features that help them live in environments such as air, water, or land. Use Organisms and Migration as examples Use Organisms as examples
C. Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth and survival Use Organisms and Migration as examples Use Organisms as examples
D. Scientists use the five senses and tools to gather information, such as size and shape, about living things. None None
XII. Life Cycles of Organisms
A. Plants and animals have life cycles that include developing into adults reproducing, and eventually dying. The details of this life cycle are different for each organism. Organisms and Migration (life cycle) Organisms (life cycle)
B. Generally offspring resemble their parents. Use Organisms and Migration as examples Use Organisms as examples
XIII. Organisms and Environments
A. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants for food. Other animals eat animals that eat the plants Food Chains, Web Game, Organisms, Migration, Consumers, Producers Dependency Game, Food, Habitat, Niches
B. Hibernation, migration and camouflage are ways organisms increase their survival. Use Organisms and Migration as examples Organisms, Eyespots, Cryptic Coloration
C. Plants and animal materials decay and are reused in the environment. Decomposers, Red-gilled Cortinarius, Swamp Beacon Productivity