L.3: Life Science
L.3.1: Hierarchical Organization
1.1.1: Plants and animals have physical characteristics and features that allow them to receive information from the environment. Structural adaptations within groups of plants and animals allow them to better survive and reproduce in an environment.
L.3.2: Reproduction and Heredity
1.2.1: Scientists have identified and classified many types of plants and animals. Some characteristics and traits that organisms have are inherited, and some result from interactions with the environment.
L.3.4: Adaptation and Diversity
1.3.1: When the environment or habitat changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, some move to new locations, and some die. Scientists can obtain historical information from fossils to provide evidence of both the organism and environments in which they lived.
P.3: Physical Science
P.3.5: Organization of Matter and Chemical Interactions
24.1.1: Matter is made up of particles that are too small to be seen. Even though the particles are very small, the movement and spacing of these particles determine the basic properties of matter. Matter exists in several different states and is classified based on observable and measurable properties. Matter can be changed from one state to another when heat (i.e., thermal energy) is added or removed.
P.3.6: Motion, Forces, and Energy
24.2.1: Magnets are a specific type of solid that can attract and repel certain other kinds of materials, including other magnets. There are some materials that are neither attracted to nor repelled by magnets. Because of their special properties, magnets are used in various ways. Magnets can exert forces—a push or a pull—on other magnets or magnetic materials, causing energy transfer between them, even when the objects are not touching.
E.3: Earth and Space Science
E.3.7: Earth’s Structure and History
37.1.1: Since its formation, the Earth has undergone a great deal of geological change driven by its composition and systems. Scientists use many methods to learn more about the history and age of Earth. Earth materials include rocks, soils, water, and gases. Rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. Smaller rocks come from the breakage and weathering of bedrock and larger rocks. Soil is made partly from weathered rock, partly from plant remains, and contains many living organisms.
37.1.2: Earth has an active mantle, which interacts with the Earth’s crust to drive plate tectonics and form new rocks. Resulting surface features change through interactions with water, air, and living things. Waves, wind, water, and ice shape and reshape the Earth’s land surface by eroding rock and soil in some areas and depositing them in other areas. Scientists use many methods to learn more about the history and age of Earth.
E.3.9: Earth’s Systems and Cycles
37.2.1: The Earth’s land can be situated above or submerged below water. Water in the atmosphere changes physical states according to energy levels driven by the sun and its interactions with various Earth components, both living and non-living. The downhill movement of water as it flows to the ocean shapes the appearance of the land.
E.3.10: Earth’s Resources
37.3.1: Earth is made of materials that provide resources for human activities, and their use affects the environment in multiple ways. Some resources are renewable, and others are not.
Correlation last revised: 5/4/2026
