Louisiana Student Standards for Science
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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Earth and Moon Patterns LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Seasonal Patterns LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Living and Nonliving Things LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Plant Structures LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Ant Behavior and Food LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Bird Beak Structure and Function LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Engineering Dams LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use tools and materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Engineering Litter Collectors LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Read grade-appropriate texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Plant Structures LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Living and Nonliving Things LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Making Sounds and Instruments LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Sounds and Senses LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Light LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-PS4-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.
Materials and Light LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Engineering Communication Devices LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 1-PS4-4 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Louisiana Student Standards for Science.

Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Read grade-appropriate texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Making Sounds and Instruments
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Light
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-2
Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-PS4-4
This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated, hands-on NGSS - designed curriculum aligns with Louisiana Student Standards for Science in Grades K-8.
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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

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