observations are active acquisition of either qualitative or quantitative information from a primary source through the senses;
A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
identify and compare the basic characteristics of organisms, including prokaryotic and eukaryotic, unicellular and multicellular, and autotrophic and heterotrophic; and
describe the taxonomic system that categorizes organisms based on similarities and differences shared among groups; and
observations are active acquisition of either qualitative or quantitative information from a primary source through the senses;
ENVIR.5.A
identify native plants and animals within a local ecosystem and compare their roles to those of plants and animals in other biomes, including aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra;
AQUA.13.A
compare different traits in aquatic organisms using tools such as dichotomous keys;