Project Discovery REVISITED
Life Science
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Project Discovery REVISITED
About the Series
These programs are edited versions from the popular live, interactive PROJECT
DISCOVERY series. Each of the condensed programs were hosted by students and
feature the best on-site segments from the PROJECT DISCOVERY program.
Explore the best on-site science segments from the popular live, interactive
program series, PROJECT DISCOVERY.
South Carolina Standards
Bats, Bats, Facts and Myths
Topics include – Variety of species, Mammal population, Powered Flight, Echo location,
Environmental benefits, Seed dispersers, Similarities to humans, Unique characteristics, habitats
and adaptations
GRADE 4
LIFE SCIENCE: CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH OF ORGANISMS
Standard 4.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the structural
characteristics and traits of plants and animals allow them to survive, grow, and reproduce.
4.L.5B.2 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as the types of roots,
stems, or leaves; color of flowers; or seed dispersal) allow plants to survive and reproduce.
4.L.5B.3 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as methods for defense,
locomotion, obtaining resources, or camouflage) allow animals to survive in the environment.
Project Discovery REVISITED
GRADE 5
LIFE SCIENCE: INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN ECOSYSTEMS
Standard 5.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of relationships among biotic
and abiotic factors within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
5.L.4A.1 Analyze and interpret data to summarize the abiotic factors (including quantity of light
and water, range of temperature, salinity, and soil composition) of different terrestrial
ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems.
5.L.4A.2 Obtain and communicate information to describe and compare the biotic factors
(including individual organisms, populations, and communities) of different terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems.
5.L.4B.1 Analyze and interpret data to explain how organisms obtain their energy and classify
an organisms as producers, consumers (including herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore), or
decomposers (such as fungi and bacteria).
5.L.4B.2 Develop and use models of food chains and food webs to describe the flow of energy
in an ecosystem.
5.L.4B.3 Construct explanations for how organisms interact with each other in an ecosystem
(including predators and prey, and parasites and hosts).
5.L.4B.4 Construct scientific arguments to explain how limiting factors (including food, water,
space, and shelter) or a newly introduced organism can affect an ecosystem.
GRADE 6
LIFE SCIENCE: DIVERSITY OF LIFE – CLASSIFICATION AND ANIMALS
Project Discovery REVISITED
Standard 6.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientists classify
organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors, and adaptations of animals allow
them to survive.
6.L.4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to support claims that living organisms (1)
obtain and use resources for energy, (2) respond to stimuli, (3) reproduce, and (4) grow and
develop.
6.L.4A.2 Develop and use models to classify organisms based on the current hierarchical
taxonomic structure (including the kingdoms of protists, plants, fungi, and animals).
6.L.4B.1 Analyze and interpret data related to the diversity of animals to support claims that all
animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) share common characteristics.
6.L.4B.2 Obtain and communicate information to explain how the structural adaptations and
processes of animals allow for defense, movement, or resource obtainment.
6.L.4B.3 Construct explanations of how animal responses (including hibernation, migration,
grouping, and courtship) to environmental stimuli allow them to survive and reproduce.
6.L.4B.4 Obtain and communicate information to compare and classify innate and learned
behaviors in animals.
6.L.4B.5 Analyze and interpret data to compare how endothermic and ectothermic animals
respond to changes in environmental temperature.
Butterflies At Riverbanks
Topics include – Riverbanks Zoo, Butterflies, Raptors, Life cycle, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Lifespan,
drum, Puddle, Flight patterns, Mimicry, Habits & habitats, Emerging box, Monarch migration,
Medical clinic
Project Discovery REVISITED
GRADE 4
LIFE SCIENCE: CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH OF ORGANISMS
Standard 4.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the structural
characteristics and traits of plants and animals allow them to survive, grow, and reproduce.
4.L.5B.2 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as the types of roots,
stems, or leaves; color of flowers; or seed dispersal) allow plants to survive and reproduce.
4.L.5B.3 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as methods for defense,
locomotion, obtaining resources, or camouflage) allow animals to survive in the environment.
GRADE 6
LIFE SCIENCE: DIVERSITY OF LIFE – CLASSIFICATION AND ANIMALS
Standard 6.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientists classify
organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors, and adaptations of animals allow
them to survive.
6.L.4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to support claims that living organisms (1)
obtain and use resources for energy, (2) respond to stimuli, (3) reproduce, and (4) grow and
develop.
6.L.4B.2 Obtain and communicate information to explain how the structural adaptations and
processes of animals allow for defense, movement, or resource obtainment.
6.L.4B.3 Construct explanations of how animal responses (including hibernation, migration,
grouping, and courtship) to environmental stimuli allow them to survive and reproduce.
Project Discovery REVISITED
Horse Training Center
Career Cluster: Education and Training
Topics include – Horseback riding lessons, Safety practices, Buggy training, Farrier, Equine
Veterinarian, Police horse patrol
Medical Care for Birds of Prey
Career Cluster: Education and Training
Topics include – SC Center for Birds of Prey, Medical care & evaluation, Educational center,
Rehabilitation
Meeting Big Backyard Monsters
Topics include – Insect characteristics and diversity, camouflage, habitat, predator/prey
relationships, Praying Mantis, Dragonfly, Unicorn Beetle, Spider
SC Science Standards
Grade 2
Standard 2.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the structures of
animals help them survive and grow in their environments.
2.L.5A.1
2.L.5A.2
2.L.5B.1
Project Discovery REVISITED
Grade 4
Standard 4.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the structural
characteristics and traits of plants and animals allow them to survive, grow, and reproduce.
4.L.5A.3
4.L.5B.1
4.L.5B.3
Grade 5
Standard 5.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of relationships among biotic
and abiotic factors within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
5.L.4B.1
5.L.4B.2
5.L.4B.3
5.L.4B.4
Grade 6
Standard 6.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientist classify
organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors, and adaptations of animals allow
them to survive.
6.L.4A.1
6.L.4B.2
N.C. Zoo and Elephant Project
Topics include – Captive breeding program, Species Survival plan, Extinction, Elephant in
Ecology Project, Management of wildlife, State operated zoo, Zoo planning and construction,
Natural Habitat, Geographic zones, World Wildlife Fund
SC Science Standards
Project Discovery REVISITED
Grade 3
Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and
changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms.
3.L.5A.1
3.L.5B.1
3.L.5B.2
Grade 6
Standard 6.L.4 – The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientists classify
organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors, and adaptations of animals allow
them to survive.
6.L.4B.1
6.L.4B.2
6.L.4B.3
Research Vessel Palmetto – Part 1 & Part 2
Part 1 Topics include – Offshore marine fisheries, DNR, Fish populations, Data collection,
Conductivity, Salinity, Temperature, Depth, DNA, Migratory patterns
Part 2 Topics include – Data collection, Marine artificial reef, Estuarine conditions, Reef balls,
Side-scan sonar, ROV, Scuba, Natural hard body reef, Living reef communities, Continental Shelf
Grade 3
Life Science: Environments and Habitats
Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and
changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms.
3.L.5A.1
3.L.5B.1
Project Discovery REVISITED
Grade 5
Earth Science: Changes in Landforms and Oceans
Standard 5.E.3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how natural processes and
human activities affect the features of Earth’s landforms and oceans.
5.E.3A.2
5.E.3B.2
5.E.3B.4
5.E.3A.2
5.E.3B.3
Grade 7
Ecology: Interactions of Living Systems and the Environment
Standard 7.EC.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact
with and respond to biotic and abiotic components of their environments.
7.EC.5A.1
7.EC.5A.3
7.EC.5B.3
7.EC.5B.4
Riverbanks Zoo
Topics include – Natural habitats, Care and feeding of African Elephants, Reptiles, Animals in
the aquarium, Reptile Propagation Area
SC Science Standards
Kindergarten
Life Science: Exploring Organisms and the Environment
Standard K.L.2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of organisms found in the
environment and how these organisms depend on the environment to meet those needs.
K.L.2A.1
K.L.2A.3
K.L.2A.5
K.L.2A.6
Project Discovery REVISITED
Grade 3
Life Science: Environments and Habitats
Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and
changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms.
3.L.5A.1
3.L.5A.2
Shores and Sea Creatures
Topics include – Barriers islands, Hunting Island State Park, Palmetto trees, Natural habitation,
Huntington Beach State Park, Alligators, Crocodiles
SC Science Standards
Grade 3
Life Science: Environments and Habitats
Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and
changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms.
3.L.5A.1
3.L.5B.1
Grade 5
Earth Science: Changes in Landforms and Oceans
Standard 5.E.3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how natural processes and
human activities affect the features of Earth’s landforms and oceans.
5.E.3A.2
5.E.3B.2
5.E.3B.4
5.E.3A.2
5.E.3B.3
Project Discovery REVISITED
Grade 7
Ecology: Interactions of Living Systems and the Environment
Standard 7.EC.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact
with and respond to biotic and abiotic components of their environments.
7.EC.5A.1
7.EC.5A.3
7.EC.5B.3
7.EC.5B.4
SC Social Studies Standards
Grade 3
Standard 3-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of places and regions in South
Carolina and the role of human systems in the state.
3-1.1 – Categorize the six landform regions of South Carolina – the Blue Ridge, the Piedmont,
the Sand Hills, the Inner Coastal Plain, the Outer Coastal Plain, and the Coastal Zone – according
to their climate, physical features, and natural resources.
3-1.2 – Describe the location and characteristics of significant features of South Carolina,
including landforms; river systems such as the Pee Dee River Basin, the Santee River Basin, the
Edisto River Basin, and the Savannah River Basin; major cities; and climate regions.
Project Discovery REVISITED
South Carolina Aquarium – Part 1 & Part 2
Part 1 Topics include – Biodiversity, Forest habitat, Salt Marsh, Bird specialist, Herpetologist,
Aquarists, Mammal specialist, Horticulture
Part 2 Topics include – Feeding and care of animals, rehabilitation facilities, carnivores,
omnivores
Grade 3
Life Science: Environments and Habitats
Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and
changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms.
3.L.5A.1
3.L.5B.1
Grade 5
Earth Science: Changes in Landforms and Oceans
Standard 5.E.3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how natural processes and
human activities affect the features of Earth’s landforms and oceans.
5.E.3A.2
5.E.3B.2
5.E.3B.4
5.E.3A.2
5.E.3B.3
Grade 7
Ecology: Interactions of Living Systems and the Environment
Standard 7.EC.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact
with and respond to biotic and abiotic components of their environments.
Project Discovery REVISITED
7.EC.5A.1
7.EC.5A.3
7.EC.5B.3
7.EC.5B.4
Snakes
Topics include – characteristics and growth of snakes, adaptation to their environment,
classification within an ecosystem, diversity of snake species, snake responses to environment
and stimuli
GRADE 4
LIFE SCIENCE: CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH OF ORGANISMS
Standard 4.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the structural
characteristics and traits of plants and animals allow them to survive, grow, and reproduce.
4.L.5B.2 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as the types of roots,
stems, or leaves; color of flowers; or seed dispersal) allow plants to survive and reproduce.
4.L.5B.3 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as methods for defense,
locomotion, obtaining resources, or camouflage) allow animals to survive in the environment.
GRADE 5
LIFE SCIENCE: INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN ECOSYSTEMS
Standard 5.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of relationships among biotic
and abiotic factors within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
5.L.4A.1 Analyze and interpret data to summarize the abiotic factors (including quantity of light
and water, range of temperature, salinity, and soil composition) of different terrestrial
ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems.
Project Discovery REVISITED
5.L.4A.2 Obtain and communicate information to describe and compare the biotic factors
(including individual organisms, populations, and communities) of different terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems.
5.L.4B.1 Analyze and interpret data to explain how organisms obtain their energy and classify
an organisms as producers, consumers (including herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore), or
decomposers (such as fungi and bacteria).
5.L.4B.2 Develop and use models of food chains and food webs to describe the flow of energy
in an ecosystem.
5.L.4B.3 Construct explanations for how organisms interact with each other in an ecosystem
(including predators and prey, and parasites and hosts).
5.L.4B.4 Construct scientific arguments to explain how limiting factors (including food, water,
space, and shelter) or a newly introduced organism can affect an ecosystem.
GRADE 6
LIFE SCIENCE: DIVERSITY OF LIFE – CLASSIFICATION AND ANIMALS
Standard 6.L.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how scientists classify
organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors, and adaptations of animals allow
them to survive.
6.L.4A.1 Obtain and communicate information to support claims that living organisms (1)
obtain and use resources for energy, (2) respond to stimuli, (3) reproduce, and (4) grow and
develop.
6.L.4A.2 Develop and use models to classify organisms based on the current hierarchical
taxonomic structure (including the kingdoms of protists, plants, fungi, and animals).
6.L.4B.1 Analyze and interpret data related to the diversity of animals to support claims that all
animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) share common characteristics.
Project Discovery REVISITED
6.L.4B.2 Obtain and communicate information to explain how the structural adaptations and
processes of animals allow for defense, movement, or resource obtainment.
6.L.4B.3 Construct explanations of how animal responses (including hibernation, migration,
grouping, and courtship) to environmental stimuli allow them to survive and reproduce.
6.L.4B.4 Obtain and communicate information to compare and classify innate and learned
behaviors in animals.
6.L.4B.5 Analyze and interpret data to compare how endothermic and ectothermic animals
respond to changes in environmental temperature.
Project Discovery REVISITED
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