Monarch Generations Which Generation Goes to Mexico in the Fall? National Science Education Standards Science as Inquiry Use math in all aspects of scientific inquiry. (5-8) Life Science The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues (such as hunger) and by external cues (such as a change in the environment). (K-4) Plants and animals have life cycles that include being born, developing into adults, reproducing, and eventually dying. The details of this life cycle are different for different organisms. (K-4) National Math Standards Numbers and Operations Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates. Problem Solving Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.