Educational Standards

The grids below provide overviews of which educational standards our Discovery Lessons and Science Explorations either meet or exceed. Use the links below to jump to the corresponding standards. (The paw print live animals used indicates that live animals are used in the lesson.):

National Benchmarks for Science Literacy
  1 3 4 5 6 7 8 11
Discovery Lessons: Grades Pre-K to 2
Animal Habitats live animals used X
Animal Senses live animals used X X X
Bugs to Butterflies live animals used X
Cold-blooded Creatures live animals used X
Fur, Feathers and Scales live animals used X X
Meet the Dinosaurs X X
Unearthing the Past X X X
Watery Worlds live animals used X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 2 to 6
Butterfly Adaptations X X
Dinosaurs: Eat or Be Eaten! X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X
Extreme Environments live animals used X
Geology Really Rocks X X X
Unearthing the Past X X
Water, Water Everywhere X X X X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 6 and Up
Animals with Bad Reputations live animals used X X
Endangered Species: Going, Going, Gone! live animals used X X X X
Science Explorations: Grades 7 to 9
Classification of Life X X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X
Global Climate Change X X X X

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New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
  5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.10
Discovery Lessons: Grades Pre-K to 2
Animal Habitats live animals used 2,4 2
Animal Senses live animals used 2 2
Bugs to Butterflies live animals used 2 2
Cold-blooded Creatures live animals used 2 2
Fur, Feathers and Scales live animals used 2 2
Meet the Dinosaurs 2 4
Unearthing the Past 2 4 2
Watery Worlds live animals used 2 2
Discovery Lessons: Grades 2 to 6
Butterfly Adaptations 4 2
Dinosaurs: Eat or Be Eaten! 4 4
Discovering Your World live animals used 8 4
Extreme Environments live animals used 4,6 6
Geology Really Rocks 4
Unearthing the Past 2 4 2
Water, Water Everywhere 6 6
Discovery Lessons: Grades 6 and Up
Animals with Bad Reputations live animals used 4,6
Endangered Species: Going, Going, Gone! live animals used 4,8 8
Science Explorations: Grades 7 to 9
Classification of Life 8 6,8
Discovering Your World live animals used 8 4
Global Climate Change 8 8 8 6,8 6,8

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Pennsylvania Science Standards on Science and Technology
  3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.8
Discovery Lessons: Grades Pre-K to 2
Animal Habitats live animals used X X
Animal Senses live animals used X X
Bugs to Butterflies live animals used X
Cold-blooded Creatures live animals used X X
Fur, Feathers and Scales live animals used X X
Meet the Dinosaurs X X X
Unearthing the Past X
Watery Worlds live animals used X X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 2 to 6
Butterfly Adaptations
Dinosaurs: Eat or Be Eaten! X X X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X X
Extreme Environments live animals used X X
Geology Really Rocks X
Unearthing the Past X
Water, Water Everywhere X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 6 and Up
Animals with Bad Reputations live animals used
Endangered Species: Going, Going, Gone! live animals used X X
Science Explorations: Grades 7 to 9
Classification of Life X X X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X
Global Climate Change X X X

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Pennsylvania Science Standards on Environment and Ecology
  4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
Discovery Lessons: Grades Pre-K to 2
Animal Habitats live animals used X X X
Animal Senses live animals used X
Bugs to Butterflies live animals used X
Cold-blooded Creatures live animals used X X
Fur, Feathers and Scales live animals used X
Meet the Dinosaurs X
Unearthing the Past X
Watery Worlds live animals used X X X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 2 to 6
Butterfly Adaptations X X
Dinosaurs: Eat or Be Eaten! X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X
Extreme Environments live animals used X X X
Geology Really Rocks X
Unearthing the Past X
Water, Water Everywhere X X X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 6 and Up
Animals with Bad Reputations live animals used X X X
Endangered Species: Going, Going, Gone!live animals used X X X X X
Science Explorations: Grades 7 to 9
Classification of Life X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X
Global Climate Change X X X X

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Philadelphia Core Curriculum Grade Levels
  K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Discovery Lessons: Grades Pre-K to 2
Animal Habitats live animals used X X
Animal Senses live animals used X
Bugs to Butterflies live animals used
Cold-blooded Creatures live animals used X X
Fur, Feathers and Scales live animals used X X
Meet the Dinosaurs X X X
Unearthing the Past X
Watery Worlds live animals used X X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 2 to 6
Butterfly Adaptations X X
Dinosaurs: Eat or Be Eaten! X X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X X
Extreme Environments live animals used X X X
Geology Really Rocks X X
Unearthing the Past X
Water, Water Everywhere X X
Discovery Lessons: Grades 6 and Up
Animals with Bad Reputations live animals used X
Endangered Species: Going, Going, Gone! live animals used X X
Science Explorations: Grades 7 to 9
Classification of Life X X
Discovering Your World live animals used X X X
Global Climate Change X X X

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