Life Science Crosscutting Disciplinary 2016 Indiana Academic Standards Clarifying Statements Vocabulary Concepts Core Ideas Describe and compare the growth Structure and LS1.B: K.LS.1 and development of common living plants Function; Growth and and animals. Development of Stability and Organisms Change K.LS.2 Describe and compare the physical Structure and LS3.A: features of common living plants and Function Inheritance of animals. Traits LS3.B: Variation of Traits K.LS.3 Use observations to describe (1) Examples of patterns could include that Patterns LS1.C: patterns of what plants and animals animals need to take in food but plants do Organization (including humans) need to survive. not, the different kinds of food needed by for Matter and different types of animals, the requirement Energy Flow in of plants to have light, and that all living Organisms things need water.
Life Science 2016 Indiana Academic Standards Clarifying Statements Vocabulary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas K.LS.1 Describe and compare the growth and development of common living plants and animals. Structure and Function; Stability and Change LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms K.LS.2 Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals. Structure and Function LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits LS3.B: Variation of Traits K.LS.3 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive. (1) Examples of patterns could include that animals need to take in food but plants do not, the different kinds of food needed by different types of animals, the requirement of plants to have light, and that all living things need water. Patterns LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms