Louisiana Student Standards for Science
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This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated, hands-on NGSS - designed curriculum aligns with Louisiana Student Standards for Science in Grades K-8.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Louisiana Student Standards for Science

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Who Scientists Are LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Windy Weather LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time

Heat and Water LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

The Water Cycle LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Weather Patterns LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Weather and Seasons LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Sunlight and Engineering LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Growing Plants LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Animal Habitats LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live

Living Things in Their Habitat LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live

Human Shelter LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Who Scientists Are LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Extreme Weather LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Windy Weather LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Heat and Water LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for and respond to severe weather.
Sunlight and Engineering LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for and respond to severe weather.
Human Shelter LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Earth and Human Activity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Earth and Human Activity LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Characteristics of Living Things LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Parts of Plants LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Germinating Seeds LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Growing Plants LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Animal Habitats LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Living Things in Their Habitat LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-LS1-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Pushes and Pulls LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Forces and Motion LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Friction and Motion LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS2-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Engineering Marble Movers LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS2-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

Who Scientists Are LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

The Water Cycle LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Weather Patterns LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Weather and Seasons LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Sunlight and Temperature LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Sun and Shade LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Color and Temperature LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Sunlight and Engineering LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Who Scientists Are LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Sunlight and Engineering LA Louisiana Student Standards for Science K-PS3-2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Louisiana Student Standards for Science.

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Windy Weather
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time

Science Lesson : Heat and Water
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Weather Patterns
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live

Science Lesson : Human Shelter
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Science Lesson : Extreme Weather
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Science Lesson : Windy Weather
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Science Lesson : Heat and Water
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for and respond to severe weather.
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for and respond to severe weather.
Science Lesson : Human Shelter
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Parts of Plants
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Germinating Seeds
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Science Lesson : Weather Patterns
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Science Lesson : Sun and Shade
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Science Lesson : Color and Temperature
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

State: LA
Standards: Louisiana Student Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

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.