Identify and illustrate how living organisms depend on each other through food chains.
For Grade 1, this standard focuses on Depend on each other (food chains) and prepares learners for increasingly complex tasks.
TEKS 1.12C bridges prior learning and next steps in Science, keeping Depend on each other (food chains) coherent across the year.
Use short exit tickets and tasks where students explain decisions, show multiple representations, or justify answers—directly aligned to 1.12C.
It lays groundwork for the next grade by deepening accuracy and flexibility with Depend on each other (food chains), so students can tackle more complex problems later.
Students may rely on procedures without reasoning or mix key terms. Build in quick oral explanations, error analysis, and vocabulary supports tied to 1.12C.
Standard 1.12C describes the essential skills and understandings for Depend on each other (food chains) in Grade 1. It clarifies the learning outcomes and what successful work looks like.
