Colorado Science Standards |
Grade K-4In grades K-4, what students know and are able to do includes: distinguishing living from nonliving things; NatureWorks EpisodesAll Episodesclassifying a variety of organisms according to selected characteristics (for example, backbone vs. no backbone); NatureWorks EpisodesAll Episodesdescribing the basic needs (for example, food, water, air, shelter, space) of an organism; and NatureWorks EpisodesAll Episodesgiving examples of how organisms interact with each other and with nonliving parts of their habitat. NatureWorks EpisodesAll Episodes |
Grade 5-8As students in grades 5-8 extend their knowledge, what they know and are able to do includes: constructing and using classification systems based on the structure of organisms; NatureWorks Episodes13. Species Diversitydescribing the importance of plant and animal adaptations, including local examples; NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration creating and interpreting food chains and food webs; NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers explaining the interaction and interdependence of nonliving and living components within ecosystems; and NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 12. Population Dynamics 13. Species Diversity 14. Niche 15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk describing how an environment's ability to provide food, water, space, and essential nutrients determines carrying capacity. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics |