S.2.13.C | TEKS Guide

SCIENCE.2.13.C — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

S.2.13.B

record and compare how the structures and behaviors of animals help them find and take in food, water, and air;

S.2.13.C

record and compare how being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes; and

S.5.13.B

explain how instinctual behavioral traits such as turtle hatchlings returning to the sea and learned behavioral traits such as orcas hunting in packs increase chances of survival.

S.6.12.B

describe and give examples of predatory, competitive, and symbiotic relationships between organisms, including mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism; and

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;

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Cross-curricular Connections

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Science.2.13.C

SCIENCE.2.13.C — Vertical Alignment

Recurring themes and concepts — Connections to the content

Cross-curricular Connections