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 indicates that live animals are used in the lesson.):

National Benchmarks for Science Literacy
New Jersey Core Curriculum
Pennsylvania Science Standards on Science and Technology
Pennsylvania Science Standards on Environment and Ecology
Philadelphia Core Curriculum Grade Level

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

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

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