CT Standards

SoundWaters educational offerings correlate to the “Connecticut Science Curriculum Framework for the 21 st Century” which will be the foundation for the Connecticut Mastery Tests in Science. Below is the specific correlation of this program to the framework standards:

• Grades PreK-2 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
• A INK.1 Make observations and ask questions about objects, organisms and the environment
• A INQ.2 Use senses and simple measuring tools to collect data
• PreK- Kindergarten – Core Themes, Content Standards and Expected Performances

Content Standards:

• Heredity and Evolution – What processes are responsible for life’s unity and diversity?
• K.2 – Many different kinds of living things in habit the Earth.

Living things have certain characteristics that distinguish them from nonliving things, including growth, movement, reproduction and response to stimuli.
Expected Performance:

• A 4. Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and behaviors of plants, birds, fish, insects and mammals (including humans).
• A 5. Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and behaviors of adults and their offspring.
• A 6. Describe characteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things.
• Grade 1 – Core Themes, Content Standards and Expected Performances

Content Standards:

• Structure and Function – How are organisms structured to ensure efficiency and survival?
• 1.2 – Living things have different structures and behaviors that allow them to meet their basic needs.
• Animals need air, water and food to survive.
  Plants need air, water and sunlight to survive.
  1.3 – Organisms change in form and behavior as part of their life cycles.

Some organisms undergo metamorphosis during their life cycles; other organisms grow and change, but their basic form stays essentially the same. A 15. Describe the changes in organism, such as frogs and butterfishes, as they undergo metamorphosis.
Expected Performances:

• A 12. Describe the different ways that animals, including humans, obtain water and food.
• A 13. Describe the different structures plants have for obtaining water and sunlight.
• A 14. Describe the structures that animals, including humans, use to move around.
• A 16. Describe the life cycles of organisms that grow but do not metamorphose
• Grades 3-5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
• BINQ.1 Make observations and ask questions about objects, organisms and the environment.
• Grade 3 – Core Themes, Content Standards and Expected Performances

Content Standards:

• Heredity and Evolution – What processes are responsible for life’s unity and diversity?
• 3.2 – Organisms can survive and reproduce only in environments that meet their basic needs
• Plants and animals have structures and behaviors that help them survive in different environments.
• Science and Technology in Society – How do science and technology affect the quality of our lives?
• 3.4 – Earth materials provide resources for all living things, but these resources are limited and should be conserved.
• Decisions made by individuals can impact the global supply of many resources.

Expected Performances:

• B 3. Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in specific land habitats.
• B 4. Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in water habitats.
• B 7. Describe how earth materials can be conserved by reducing the quantities used, and by reusing and recycling materials rather than discarding them.
• Grade 4 – Core Themes, Content Standards and Expected Performances

Content Standards:

• Matter and Energy in Ecosystems – How do matter and energy flow through ecosystems?
• 4.2 All organisms depend on the living and non-living features of the environment for survival.
• When the environment changes, some organisms survive and reproduce, and others die or move to new locations.

Expected Performances:

• B 10. Describe how animals, directly or indirectly, depend on plants to provide the food and energy they need in order to grow and survive.
• B 11. Describe how natural phenomena and some human activities may cause changes to habitats and their inhabitants.

Grade 5 – Core Themes, Content Standards and Expected Performances

Content Standards:

• Structure and Function – How are organisms structured to ensure efficiency and survival?
• 5.2 Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.

For more information please contact: Alisha Mullet (203)406-3312