NYS Science Standards

Physical Setting

Book Titles	NYState Content Standard 4 – Elementary
Bear Facts Winter’s Gift	Earth and celestial objects Motion and perspective Patterns of day, month and seasonal change
Dig A Dinosaur Winter’s Gift	Interactions of air, water and land Water cycle Characteristics of rocks and minerals Erosion
Winter’s Gift	Matter Observe properties of matter- solid, liquid, gas Describe chemical and physical reactions
	Energy Describe a variety of forms- heat, chemical, light Observe transformations- e.g. mechanical to electrical
Gravity	Forces and Motion Effect of “push or pull” caused by forces Gravity and magnetism

Living Environment

Book Titles	NYState Content Standard 4 – Elementary
B-B-B-Bats Bear Facts Busy Bees Dig A Dinosaur Frog on a Log Munch, Munch, Munch The Predator What Hatches From An Egg?	Living and nonliving things Characteristics and differences of each Life processes Needs of living things
B-B-B-Bats Bear Facts Dig A Dinosaur Frog on a Log Munch, Munch, Munch What Hatches From An Egg?	Traits of living things Inherited or learned Genetic continuity of generations
B-B-B-Bats Bear Facts Frog on a Log Munch, Munch, Munch The Predator What Hatches From An Egg?	Organisms change over time Plant and animal adaptations to environmental changes Characteristics that affect survival of species
Bear Facts Frog on a Log Munch, Munch, Munch What Hatches From An Egg	Life cycles of plants and animals Describe evidence of growth, repair and maintenance
B-B-B-Bats Bear Facts Frog on a Log Munch, Munch, Munch The Predator What Hatches From An Egg? Rappin’ Heart Rhyme	Life functions of living things Describe basic functions- moving, eating, resting and elimination Factors that promote good health/growth in humans- diet and exercise for the heart
B-B-B-Bats Bear Facts Busy Bees Dig A Dinosaur Frog on a Log Munch, Munch, Munch The Predator What Hatches From An Egg?	Interactions of living and nonliving Interdependency of living things- plants, animals and humans Relationship of living with nonliving environment Sun as an energy source for living things
Save a Tree for Me	Human Impact On physical and living environment Benefits and burdens of human changes