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title: "SKL2: Comparing Groups of Organisms (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SKL2
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SKL2
subject: science
grades:
  - kindergarten
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# SKL2: Comparing Groups of Organisms

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.

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

## Expectations

- **SKL2.a**: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how animals can be grouped according to their features.
- **SKL2.b**: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants can be grouped according to their features.
- **SKL2.c**: Ask questions and make observations to identify the similarities and differences of offspring to their parents and to other members of the same species.

## 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.