Grade: 1st

Ohio

• SWK Grade K-2: The world is discovered through exploration.
• SWK Grade K-2: Exploration leads to observation. Observation leads to questions.
• LS Grade 1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment. 

NGSS

• 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
• 1-LS3-1. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Ohio

• SIPA Grade K-2: Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
• LS Grade 1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment. 
• LS Grade 1: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.

NGSS

• 1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
• 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Ohio

• LS Grade K: Living things are different from nonliving things.
• LS Grade K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

NGSS

• 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
• 1-LS1-2. Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.