Building
upon Knowledge and skills gained in preceding
grades,
by the end of Grade 2, students will:
Standard 5.5
(Characteristics
of Life) All students will gain an understanding
of the structure, characteristics, and basic
needs of organisms and will investigate the
diversity of life.
Standard 5.5.K.A
Matter,
Energy and Organization in Living Systems
Standard 5.5.K.A.1
Investigate
the basic needs of humans and other organisms.
Standard 5.5.K.A.2
Compare
and contrast essential characteristics that
distinguish living things from nonliving things
Standard 5.5.K.B
Diversity
and Biological Evolution
Standard 5.5.K.B.1
Recognize
that different types of plants and animals
live in different parts of the world.
Standard 5.5.K.B.2
Recognize
that some kinds of organisms that once lived
on earth have completely disappeared.
Standard 5.5.K.C
Reproduction
and Heredity
Standard 5.5.K.C.1
Recognize
that humans and other organisms resemble their
parents.