National Standards:

• Life Science
  1. Structure and function in living systems
  2. Populations and ecosystems
  3. Regulation and behavior of organisms
• Science as Inquiry:
1. Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
2. Understandings about scientific inquiry

State Standards:

• Students know that some change occurs in cycles and are expected to describe and compare life cycles of plants and animals
• Student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations
• Student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions