State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Texas

Texas: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch112toc.html

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

Kindergarten:

Location on page:

1. under introduction to science standards
   
2. under K.10 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. As students learn science skills, they identify components of the natural world including rocks, soil, and water
   
2. The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, and water. The student is expected to
   -observe and describe properties of rocks, soil, and water
   -give examples of ways that rocks, soil, and water are useful.

First:

Location on page:

1. under introduction to science standards
   
2. under 1.10 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. As students learn science skills, they identify components of the natural world including rocks, soil, and natural resources.
   
2. The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, and water. The student is expected to
   -observe and describe differences in rocks and soil samples
   -identify how rocks, soil, and water are used and how they can be recycled

Second:

Location on page:

1. under 2.10 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere

Third:

Location on page:

1. under introduction to science standards
   
2. - 3. under 3.11 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. As students learn science skills, they identify the importance of components of the natural world including rocks, soils, water, and atmospheric gases
   
2. identify and describe the importance of earth materials including rocks, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere in the local area and classify them as renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible resources
   
3. identify and record properties of soils such as color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants

Fourth:

Location on page:

1. under introduction to science standards
   
2. under 4.11 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. As students learn science skills, they identify components and processes of the natural world including properties of soil
   
2. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to
   -test properties of soils including texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support life

Fifth: N/A

Sixth: N/A

Seventh: N/A

Eighth:

Location on page:

1. under 8.14 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. describe how human activities have modified soil, water, and air quality

Ninth-Twelfth:

Ninth-Tenth:

Location on page:

1. under integrated physics and chemistry, under 9 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. simulate the effects of acid rain on soil, buildings, statues, or microorganisms

Eleventh-Twelfth:

Location on page:

1. under Geology, Meteorology, and Oceanography, under 8 (science concepts)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. illustrate the role of weathering in soil formation