State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Minnesota

Minnesota: http://www.scimathmn.org/frameworks_science.htm

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

Kindergarten - Fourth:

Location on page:

1. - 2. under standard D (Earth and Space Science), under Properties of Earth Matter
3. under standard D (Earth and Space Science), under Direct Science Experience

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere. The varied materials have different physical and chemical properties which make them useful in different ways, for example, as building materials, as sources of fuel, or for growing the plants we use as food. Earth materials provide many of the resources that humans use.
   
2. Soils have properties of color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of many kinds of plants, including those in our food supply.
   
3. Understand concepts of everyday life (characteristic properties of objects (e.g., rocks, water, air, soil)

Fifth - Eighth:

Location on page:

1.-2. under standard D (Earth and Space Science), under Close-Up
3.-4. under standard D (Earth and Space Science), under Structure of the Earth System
5. under standard D (Earth and Space Science), under graduation standards- Earth Systems

Standards: students must be able to…

1. As an introduction to the earth’s physical and chemical cycles, students investigate the water and rock cycles. They study the composition of the earth system by exploring the physical characteristics of rocks, minerals, and soils. Teacher-directed activities engage students in determining the characteristics of soils, weathering, and the action of streams and rivers on materials.
   
2. study the geosphere by comparing soils from different ecosystems.
   
3. Soil consists of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants, animals, and bacteria. Soils are often found in layers, with each having a different chemical composition and texture.
   
4. Water, which covers the majority of the earth’s surface, circulates through the crust, oceans, and atmosphere in what is known as the “water cycle.” Water evaporates from the earth’s surface, rises and cools as it moves to higher elevations, condenses as rain or snow, and falls to the surface where it collects in lakes, oceans, soil, and in rocks underground.
   
5. Understand the structure of earth systems including: a. geosphere (e.g., plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, earth layers, soil development)

Ninth-Twelfth: N/A