Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXI - Bulletin 110-Technology Education Content Standards Curriculum Framework › Subpart 3 - Appendices › Chapter 27 - Appendix A. Academic Cross References › Section LXXXI-2709 - Science

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Science as
				  Inquiry Strand: (SI). Students will
do
science by engaging in
				  partial and full inquiries that are within their developmental capabilities.
Benchmark A. The Abilities Necessary to do
								Scientific Inquiry
SI-M-A1
Identifying questions that can be used to design a
								scientific investigation.
SI-M-A2
Designing and conducting a scientific
								investigation.
SI-M-A3
Using mathematics and appropriate tools and
								techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
SI-M-A4
Developing descriptions, explanations, and graphs
								using data.
SI-M-A5
Developing models and predictions using the
								relationships between data and explanations.
SI-M-A6
Comparing alternative explanations and
								predictions.
SI-M-A7
Communicating scientific procedures, information,
								and explanations.
SI-M-A8
Utilizing safety procedures during scientific
								investigations.
SI-H-A1
Identifying questions and concepts that guide
								scientific investigations.
SI-H-A2
Designing and conducting scientific
								investigations.
SI-H-A3
Using technology and mathematics to improve
								investigations and communications.
SI-H-A4
Formulating and revising scientific explanations
								and models using logic and evidence.
SI-H-A5
Recognizing and analyzing alternative explanations
								and models.
SI-H-A6
Communicating and defending a scientific argument.
SI-H-A7
Utilizing science safety procedures during
								scientific investigations.
Benchmark B. Understanding Scientific
								Inquiry
SI-M-B1
Recognizing that different kinds of questions
								guide different kinds of scientific investigations.
SI-M-B2
Communicating that current scientific knowledge
								guides scientific investigations.
SI-M-B3
Understanding that mathematics, technology and
								scientific techniques used in an experiment can limit or enhance the accuracy
								of scientific knowledge.
SI-M-B4
Using data and logical arguments to propose,
								modify, or elaborate on principles and models.
SI-M-B5
Understanding that scientific knowledge is
								enhanced through peer review, alternative explanations, and constructive
								criticism.
SI-H-B2
Communicating that scientists conduct
								investigations for a variety of reasons, such as exploration of new areas,
								discovery of new aspects of the natural world, confirmation of prior
								investigations, evaluation of current theories, and comparison of models and
								theories.
SI-H-B3
Communicating that scientists rely on technology
								to enhance the gathering and manipulation of data.
SI-H-B4
Analyzing a proposed explanation of scientific
								evidence according to the following criteria: follow a logical structure;
								follow rules of evidence; allow for questions and modifications; and is based
								on historical and current scientific knowledge.
SI-H-B5
Communicating that the results of scientific
								inquiry, new knowledge, and methods emerge from different types of
								investigations and public communication among scientists.
B.
				  Physical Science Strand (PS). Students will develop an understanding of the
				  characteristics and interrelationships of matter and energy in the physical
				  world.
1. Grades 6 - 8
Benchmark A. Properties and Changes of
								Properties in Matter
PS-M-A9
Identifying elements and compounds found in common
								foods, clothing, household materials, and automobiles.
Benchmark B. Motions and Forces
PS-M-B1
Describing and graphing the motions of objects.
PS-M-B2
Recognizing different forces and describing their
								effects (gravity, electrical, magnetic).
PS-M-B3
Understanding that, when an object is not being
								subjected to a force, it will continue to move at a constant speed and in a
								straight line.
Benchmark C. Transformations of Energy
PS-M-C1
Identifying and comparing the characteristics of
								different types of energy.
PS-M-C2
Understanding the different kinds of energy
								transformations and the fact that energy can be neither destroyed nor created.
PS-M-C3
Understanding that the sun is a major source of
								energy and that energy arrives at the Earth's surface as light with a range of
								wavelengths.
PS-M-C6
Describing the types of energy that can be
								involved, converted, or released in electrical circuits.
PS-M-C7
Understanding that energy is involved in chemical
								reactions.
PS-M-C8
Comparing the uses of different energy resources
								and their effects upon the environment.
2.
				  Grades 9 - 12
Benchmark B. Atomic Structure
PS-H-B1
Describing the structure of the atom and
								identifying and characterizing the particles that compose it (including the
								structure and properties of isotopes).
PS-H-B2
Describing the nature and importance of
								radioactive isotopes and nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive
								decay).
PS-H-B3
Understanding that an atom's electron
								configuration, particularly that of the outermost electrons, determines the
								chemical properties of that atom.
Benchmark C. The Structure and Properties of
								Matter
PS-H-C1
Distinguishing among elements, compounds, and/or
								mixtures.
PS-H-C2
Discovering the patterns of physical and chemical
								properties found on the periodic table of the elements.
PS-H-C6
Recognizing that carbon atoms can bond to one
								another in chains, rings, and branching networks to form a variety of
								structures.
PS-H-C7
Using the kinetic theory to describe the behavior
								of atoms and molecules during the phase changes and to describe the behavior of
								matter in its different phases.
Benchmark D. Chemical Reactions
PS-H-D1
Observing and describing changes in matter and
								citing evidence of chemical change.
PS-H-D6
Comparing and contrasting the energy changes that
								accompany changes in matter.
PS-H-D7
Identifying important chemical reactions that
								occur in living systems, the home, industry, and the environment.
Benchmark E. Forces and Motion
PS-H-E1
Recognizing the characteristics and relative
								strengths of the forces of nature (gravitational, electrical, magnetic,
								nuclear).
PS-H-E2
Understanding the relationship of displacement,
								time, rate of motion, and rate of change of motion; representing rate and
								changes of motion mathematically and graphically.
PS-H-E3
Understanding effects of forces on changes in
								motion as explained by Newtonian mechanics.
PS-H-E4
Illustrating how frame of reference affects our
								ability to judge motion.
Benchmark F. Energy
PS-H-F1
Describing and representing relationships among
								energy, work, power, and efficiency.
PS-H-F2
Applying the universal law of conservation of
								matter, energy, and momentum, and recognizing their implications.
Benchmark G. Interactions of Energy and
								Matter
PS-H-G1
Giving examples of the transport of energy through
								wave action.
PS-H-G2
Analyzing the relationship and interaction of
								magnetic and electrical fields and the forces they produce.
PS-H-G3
Characterizing and differentiating electromagnetic
								and mechanical waves and their effects on objects as well as humans.
PS-H-G4
Explaining the possible hazards of exposure to
								various forms and amounts of energy.