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title: "SKL1: Living and Nonliving Groups (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SKL1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SKL1
subject: science
grades:
  - kindergarten
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# SKL1: Living and Nonliving Groups

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms (alive and not alive) and non-living objects are grouped.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: Kindergarten, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/kindergarten.md

## Expectations

- **SKL1.a**: Construct an explanation based on observations to recognize the differences between organisms and non-living objects.
- **SKL1.b**: Develop a model to represent how a set of organisms and non-living objects are sorted into groups based on their attributes.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.