Oklahoma Science Standards

LIFE SCIENCE GRADES 4 TO 5

 
Reference Content Standards The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest
XI. Characteristics of Organisms
A. Plants and animals have different structures that enable them to function in their environment Use Organisms and Migration as examples Use Organisms as examples
B. Living organisms can be classified using various characteristics Use Organisms and Migration (taxonomy) Use Organisms as examples
C. Fossils can be compared to one another and to living organisms according to their similarities and differences None None
XII. Life Cycles of Organisms
A. Plants and animals have different life spans Organisms and Migration (life cycle) Organisms (life cycle)
B. Many characteristics of an organism, such as the color of flowers or the number of limbs on an animal, are inherited from the parents Use Organisms and Migration as examples Use Organisms as examples
C. Some characteristics of an organism are learned through interactions with the environment Organisms and Migration (behavior) Organisms (behavior), New Species, Species Change,
XIII. Organisms and Environments
A. Some source of energy is needed for all organisms to stay alive and grow. Energy transfer can be followed in food chains and webs Food Chains, Web Energy, Web Game, Organisms Dependency Game, Food, Organisms
B. Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms and/or entire species Plant Adaptations, Animal Adaptations, Habitat, Food Web Game New Species, Species Change
C. Organisms in a community depend on each other for food, shelter, and reproduction Web Game, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Habitat, Food, Habitat, Seed Dispersal, Pollination, Niches, Dependency Game
D. Human interactions, such as building, pollution, and clearing the land impact the environment Conservation, Pollution Impact Screens, Global Benefits, Rainforest Riches
XVI. Changes in Earth and Sky
A. Objects in the sky have patterns…cycle that last about a month None None
B. The surface of the earth changes. Some changes… are due to rapid processes, such as landslides Erosion, Productivity, Groundwater, Flooding, Formation Succession, Soils & Decomposition, Productivity
C. Weather exhibits daily and seasonal patterns None Climate, Seasonality