State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Vermont

Vermont: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/stand/framework.htm

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

Kindergarten - Fourth:

Location on page:

1. under standard 4.6 (understanding place- Students demonstrate understanding of the relationship between their local environment and community heritage and how each shapes their lives)
   
2. under the Universe, Earth, and the Environment, under standard 7.15 (theories, systems, and forces- Students demonstrate understanding of the earth and its environment, the solar system, and the universe in terms of the systems that characterize them, the forces that affect and shape them over time, and the theories that currently explain their evolution.)
   

Standards: students must be able to…

1. Demonstrate knowledge and history of local environments, (e.g., soils, forests, watersheds) and how their community relies on its environment to meet its needs (e.g., nutritional, recreational, economic, emotional well being)
   
2. Analyze and explain natural resource management (e.g., properties and uses of earth materials: rocks, soils, water, fish, wildlife, plants, trees, and gases).

Fifth: N/A

Sixth: N/A

Seventh: N/A

Eighth: N/A

Ninth-Twelfth: N/A