Louisiana Student Standards for Science
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Earth-Sun-Moon System LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the reoccurring patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Sun Angle and Temperature LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the reoccurring patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Earth's Place in the Solar System LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Earth's Place in the Solar System LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-ESS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Greenhouse Effect LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-ESS3-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Comparing Cells LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one or many different numbers and types.
Cellular Respiration LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
Sucrose and Heart Rate LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one or many different numbers and types.
Comparing Cells LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Food Webs LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS2-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Food Webs LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Polymer Structure and Function LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Mass and Motion LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Mass and Motion LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Seismograph LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Wind Turbines LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Magnetism and Energy LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Magnetism and Energy LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Earth-Sun-Moon System LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Earth's Place in the Solar System LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Magnetism and Energy LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Mass and Motion LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Magnetism and Energy LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Engineering Seismograph LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave and how the frequency and wavelength change the expression of the wave.
Mechanical Waves and Energy LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave and how the frequency and wavelength change the expression of the wave.
Light and Information Transfer LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 6-MS-PS4-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are refracted, reflected, absorbed, transmitted, or scattered through various materials.
Sun Angle and Temperature LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Convection and Weather LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Convection and Weather LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Sun Angle and Temperature LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS2-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Convection and Weather LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS2-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Greenhouse Effect LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Engineering Greenhouses LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-ESS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Comparing Cells LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Cellular Respiration LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Sucrose and Heart Rate LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Comparing Cells LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Cellular Respiration LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Sucrose and Heart Rate LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-7 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Cellular Respiration LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS1-7 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Food Webs LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS2-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Undertake a design project that assists in maintaining diversity and ecosystem services.
Heredity and Traits LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Reproduction LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Heredity and Traits LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
DNA and Mutations LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Heredity and Traits LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather, read, and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather, read, and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-LS4-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Gather, read, and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-PS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and the state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 7-MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s geologic history.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Heredity and Traits LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
DNA and Mutations LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
DNA and Proteins LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Heredity and Traits LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS1-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
DNA and Mutations LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Heredity and Traits LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Comparing Cells LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Comparing Cells LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS4-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS4-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Animal Diversity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS4-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Natural Selection LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-LS4-6 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations of species over time.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Polymer Structure and Function LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Polymer Structure and Function LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Engineering Greenhouses LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-3 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Mass and Motion LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Wind Turbines LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Chemical Reactions LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Polymer Structure and Function LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Magnetism and Energy LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science 8-MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358588, createdAt=1681899846200, updatedAt=1681899848547, 1='{type=string, value=8}'}] 8 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
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Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the reoccurring patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the reoccurring patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-ESS1-3
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-ESS3-4
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one or many different numbers and types.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one or many different numbers and types.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS2-2
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS2-3
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-LS2-3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-5
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS2-5
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave and how the frequency and wavelength change the expression of the wave.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Mechanical Waves and Energy
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave and how the frequency and wavelength change the expression of the wave.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are refracted, reflected, absorbed, transmitted, or scattered through various materials.
Grades: 8
State ID: 6-MS-PS4-2
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS2-5
Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS2-6
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS2-6
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-ESS3-5
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-3
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-3
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-3
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-7
Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS1-7
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Undertake a design project that assists in maintaining diversity and ecosystem services.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS2-5
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-4
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-4
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-4
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-4
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather, read, and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-5
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather, read, and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-5
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather, read, and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-LS4-5
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and the state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Grades: 8
State ID: 7-MS-PS1-5
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s geologic history.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-ESS1-4
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct and use argument(s) based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of survival and successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS1-5
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations of species over time.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-LS4-6
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-3
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 8
State ID: 8-MS-PS3-5
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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