Arkansas Science Standards |
Grades K-4LS.2.1 Identify and compare characteristics of living and nonliving things.NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.4 Recognize patterns and characteristics of organisms. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.5 Explore the life cycles of organisms. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.7 Understand the offspring are similar to their parents. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.8 Identify features of plants and animals that enable them to live in different environments. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.9 Define and describe a food chain and food web. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers LS.2.20 Understand that organisms are interdependent. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 14. Niche LS.3.1 Understands tat life sciences are interwoven into all disciplines. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.3.3 Identify that humans change environments in ways that can be beneficial or detrimental for other organisms. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.3.4 Explore careers related to life sciences. NatureWorks EpisodesAll Episodes |
Grades 5-8LS1.4 Identify the requirements for living organisms. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.5 Explain life cycles of various organisms. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.7 Describe how heredity and environments influence/determine characteristics of organisms. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration LS.2.8 Recognize that reproduction is a characteristic of all living organisms and is essential to the continuation of life. NatureWorks EpisodesAll EpisodesLS.2.9 Explain how physical and or behavioral characteristics of organisms help them to adapt and survive in their environments. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration LS.2.10 Describe how environmental changes and genetic mutations cause species to evolve over time, thus producing new species. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration LS.2.11 Analyze ecosystems in terms of population relationships, food webs, energy flow and biotic succession. NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 14. Niche LS2.12 Evaluate human impact on the environment. NatureWorks EpisodesAll Episodes |