State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Mississippi

Mississippi: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculum

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

Kindergarten: N/A

First: N/A

Second:

Location on page:

1.-2. in a chart, under Teaching Strategies

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Students place water, soil, and sand in individual pans and place the pans in the sun. After a given period of time, use a thermometer to measure the temperature in each pan.
   
2. Students will examine various earth materials such as sand, silt, clay, pebbles, and gravel and record differences and similarities on a chart.

Third:

Location on page:

1.-2. in a chart, under Teaching Strategies

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Demonstration: Teacher will mix cement, plaster of Paris, sand, gravel, and soil in water individually. Students predict which “mixtures” will undergo a physical or chemical change.
   
2. Students “build” a model of a hillside; then use water to simulate erosion.

Fifth: N/A

Sixth: N/A

Seventh: N/A

Eighth: N/A

Ninth-Twelfth: N/A