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NCSCOS Standards
This web page meets the following North Carolina Standard Course of Study guidelines:
Science Grade 1 Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
Science Grade 4 Competency Goal 1: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of animal behavior and adaptation.
Science Grade 4 Objective 1.01: Observe and describe how all living and nonliving things affect the life of a particular animal including: other animals, plants, weather, climate.
Science Grade 4 Objective 1.03: Observe and discuss how behaviors and body structures help animals survive in a particular habitat.
Science Grade 4 Objective 1.04: Explain and discuss how humans and other animals can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats.
