Project SMART96: For the Birds
Science and Math Standards

SCIENCE BENCHMARKS:
- Nature of Technology (Technology and Science)
- Children will be able to follow directions and to ask for help
when needed. (k-2)
- The Physical Setting ( Motion)
- Things move in many different ways. (k-2)
- The Living Environment (Diversity of Life)
- Stories sometimes give animals attributes they really do not have. (k-2)
- Living things can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features. (3-5)
- Plants and animals have features(adaptations) that help them survive in their environments. (k-2)
- The Living Environment (Interdependence of Life)
- Animals eat plants or other animals for food and may also use plants (or even other animals) for shelter and nesting. (k-2)
- The Human Organisim (Learning)
- People can learn from each other by telling and listening, showing and watching. (k-2)
- The Living Environment (Evolution of Life)
- Different plants and animals have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places. (k-2)
MATH BENCHMARKS:
- Number Sense - Explore number relationships through counting, comparing, estimating, ordering, grouping, and patterning. (k-4)
- Problem Solving - Formulate and pose problems from everyday
situations. (k-4)
- Geometry - Explore geometric properties and develop spacial
sense. (k-4)