LS1+(3-4)+-+1


 * Students demonstrate an understanding of classification of organisms by …**

1a citing evidence to distinguish between living and non-living things.

1b identifying, sorting and comparing based on similar and/or different external features.

1c recording and analyzing observations/data about external features (e.g., within a grouping, which characteristics are the same and which are different).

1d citing evidence (e.g., prior knowledge, data) to draw conclusions explaining why organisms are grouped/not grouped together (e.g. mammal, bird, and fish).