This resource has 8 correlations with the National Standards.  
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• Life Science
  • Organisms and environments
    • An organism's patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism's environment, including the kinds and numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment.
    • When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations.
    • All organisms cause changes in the environment where they live. Some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other organisms, whereas others are beneficial.
    • Humans depend on their natural and constructed environments. Humans change environments in ways that can be either beneficial or detrimental for themselves and other organisms.
  • Diversity and adaptations of organisms
    • Millions of species of animals, plants, and microorganisms are alive today. (5-8)

• Science as Inquiry
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
    • Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.

• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
  • Personal health
    • Nutrition is essential to health.
    • Maintaining environmental health involves establishing or monitoring quality standards related to use of soil, water, and air.