Grade Level Expectations
PS.1.2: Recognize that elements with the same number of protons may or may not have the same charge
PS.1.3: Define ions and describe them in terms of the number of protons, electrons, and their charges
PS.2.5: Define gravity and describe the relationship among the force of gravity, the mass of objects, and the distance between objects
PS.2.6: Predict how the gravitational attraction between two masses will increase or decrease when changes are made in the masses or in the distance between the objects
PS.2.7: Explain the relationships among force, mass, and acceleration
Fan Cart Physics
Free-Fall Laboratory
ESS.1.9: Explain the historical development of the theories of plate tectonics, including continental drift and sea-floor spreading
ESS.1.11: Illustrate the movements of lithospheric plates as stated in the plate tectonics theory
ESS.1.12: Identify the edges of plate boundaries as likely areas of earthquakes and volcanic action
ESS.1.13: Describe the processes responsible for earthquakes and volcanoes and identify the effects of these processes (e.g., faulting, folding)
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
Plate Tectonics
ESS.1.17: Describe the properties of minerals (e.g., color, luster, hardness, streak)
ESS.1.18: Describe how sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks form and change in the rock cycle
ESS.1.19: Determine the results of constructive and destructive forces upon landform development with the aid of geologic maps of Louisiana
ESS.1.21: Read and interpret topographic maps
Building Topographic Maps
Reading Topographic Maps
ESS.1.22: Compare ocean floor topography to continental topography by using topographic maps
Building Topographic Maps
Reading Topographic Maps
ESS.1.23: Explain the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, transpiration, and sublimation as they relate to the water cycle
ESS.1.24: Investigate and explain how given factors affect the rate of water movement in the water cycle (e.g., climate, type of rock, ground cover)
ESS.1.25: Explain and give examples of how climatic conditions on Earth are affected by the proximity of water
ESS.1.27: Identify different air masses, jet streams, global wind patterns, and other atmospheric phenomena and describe how they relate to weather events, such as El Niño and La Niña
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Hurricane Motion
Weather Maps
ESS.2.31: Compare fossils from different geologic eras and areas of Earth to show that life changes over time
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
ESS.2.33: Use historical data to draw conclusions about the age of Earth (e.g., half-life, rock strata)
ESS.2.35: Describe how processes seen today are similar to those in the past (e.g., weathering, erosion, lithospheric plate movement)
ESS.3.37: Use a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and other data to compare the approximate mass, size, luminosity, temperature, structure, and composition of the Sun to other stars
ESS.3.38: Use data to compare the planets in terms of orbit, size, composition, density, rotation, revolution, and atmosphere
ESS.3.40: Identify and illustrate the relative positions of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun during eclipses and phases of the Moon
2D Eclipse
3D Eclipse
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phases
ESS.3.41: Describe the effects of the Moon on tides
ESS.3.43: Identify the processes involved in the creation of land and sea breezes
ESS.3.45: Explain how seasonal changes are caused by the tilt of Earth as it rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Why do we have them?
ESS.3.46: Illustrate and explain how the angle at which sunlight strikes Earth produces changes in the seasons and length of daylight
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
ESS.4.50: Illustrate possible point and non-point source contributions to pollution and natural or human-induced pathways of a pollutant in an ecosystem
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Pond Ecosystem
ESS.4.51: Analyze the consequences of human activities on global Earth systems
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Correlation last revised: 5/11/2018