State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Louisiana

Louisiana: http://www.doe.state.la.us/doe/publications/contents/scframe.htm

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

Kindergarten - Fourth:

Location on page:

1.-2. under the Earth and Space Science standard (students will develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials, the structure of the Earth system, the Earth’s history, and the Earth’s place in the universe), under benchmark A (properties of Earth materials)

Standards: students must be able to…

1. understand that earth materials are rocks, minerals, and soils
   
2. observe and describe variations in soil

Fifth - Eighth:

Location on page:

1. under the Earth and Space Science standard (students will develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials, the structure of the Earth system, the Earth’s history, and the Earth’s place in the universe), under benchmark A (structure of the Earth)
2. - 3. under the Science and the Environment standard

Standards: students must be able to…

1. investigate how soils are formed from weathered rock and decomposed organic material
   
2. demonstrate relationships of characteristics of soil types to agricultural practices and productivity
   
3. identify types of soil erosion and preventive measures.

Ninth-Twelfth: N/A