State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Colorado

Colorado: http://www.cde.state.co.us/download/pdf/science.pdf

Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Kindergarten -Fourth:
Location on page:

1.-2. under Standard #4 (Earth and space science), section #1 (Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it)
3. under Standard #5 (Students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity and how they can affect the world.)

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Describe different types and uses of Earth materials (for example, rocks, soil, minerals)
2. Describe natural processes that change Earth’s surface (for example, weathering, erosion, mountain building, volcanic activity)
3. Recognize the diversity of resources provided by the Earth and Sun (for example, soil, fuels, minerals, medicines, food)

Fifth - Eighth:

Location on page:

1. under Standard #4 (Earth and space science), section #1 (Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it)

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Explain how minerals, rocks, and soils form
2. Model natural processes that shape Earth’s surface (for example, weathering, erosion, mountain building, volcanic activity

Ninth-Twelfth:

Location on page:

1. under Standard #5 (Students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity and how they can affect the world.)

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Analyze benefits, limitations, costs, and consequences involved in using technology or resources (for example, X-rays, agricultural chemicals, natural gas reserves)