Explore the Monarch's Winter Home in Mexico! (Back to Lesson) National Science Education Standards Life Science Organisms have basic needs. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met. The world has many different environments, and distinct ones support the life of different types of organisms. (K-4) 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) National Geography Standards How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information.   This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2009 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.