APPENDIX. Science Content Strands and Benchmarks LPBF/UNO

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1 APPENDIX B Content Strands and Benchmarks LPBF/UNO

2 Chapter 1 LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN: A WATERSHED Earth and Space Water in the Basin Learning About the Basin ESS-H-C3 ESS-M-A7 ESS-M-A9 SE-M-A9 Travelin Troupe SI-E-A6 Surfin the Basin and Beyond! SI-H-B3 SI-H-B5 0 SE-H-A6 SE-H-B3 SE-D-D2

3 Chapter 2WHY WORRY ABOUT THE WETLANDS? Earth and Space Count Down Calendar LS-H-C4 LS-H-F4 SE-M-A2 SE-H-A3 SE-H-A8 Lake Log How Healthy Is This Wetland? SI-M-A4 SI-M-A7 SI-M-A8 SI-H-A6 SI-H-A7 LS-H-D1 ESS-M-A10 SE-M-A7 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A6 Where Have All the Wetlands Gone? SI-M-A7 SI-H-B4 ESS-M-A8 SE-H-C3 Bird Beak Buffet SI-E-A1 SI-E-A2 SI-E-A5 SI-E-A6 SI-E-B4 SI-E-B5 SI-E-B6 SI-M-A4 SI-M-A7 LS-E-A1 LS-E-A3 LS-E-A4 LS-E-C1 LS-E-C2 LS-H-C2 LS-H-F1 LS-H-F4 al Barometer LS-E-C1 LS-E-C2 LS-E-C3 LS-H-D3 SE-M-A2 SE-H-A3 Fibonacci Hunt: Go for the Gold! SI-E-E5 SI-E-A6 SI-H-B1 SI-H-B2 LS-E-B2 PS-E-A1 PS-E-A2 PS-H-A1

4 Chapter 3THE MAGIC OF THE ESTUARY Music of the Estuary SI-E-A1 SI-E-A3 SI-E-B4 LS-E-A1 LS-E-A4 LS-E-C1 LS-H-F4 Magical Images of the Estuary Estuary Interviews Estuary Issues/ Creative Problem Solving What Does It Take to Be an Estuary Inhabitant? SI-M-B1 SI-M-B1 SI-M-B6 SI-M-B7 LS-M-C1 LS-H-C2 LS-H-C4 LS-H-C6 LS-H-F3 LS-H-F4 SE-H-A3 SE-H-A8 0 SE-H-A8 SE-H-B6 Chapter 4ROLLIN DOWN THE RIVER Rivers of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Headlines Issues About Rivers Problems with Rivers S1-M-A4 SI-M-B1 Physical Questions About Rivers

5 Chapter 4ROLLIN DOWN THE RIVER Physical Drainage Detectives SI-M-B4 SI-H-B2 SI-H-B3 ESS-H-D7 Chapter 5 LIQUID ASSETS: OUR WATER RESOURCES Physical Earth and Space Water Cycle Walk Daily Water Use Lake Pontchartrain Basin Water Quality Factors S1-M-A3 SI-H-A2 PS-M-A5 PS-H-D7 ESS-E-A3 ESS-M-A1 SE-M-A7 SE-M-A6 SE-H-B1 SE-H-A6 Mini Action Plan SI-M-B1 SI-H-A2 SE-H-C3 Journaling How s the Water? SI-M-A4 SI-M-A7 SI-M-A8 SI-M-B3 SI-M-B5 SI-H-A2 SI-H-A6 SI-H-A7 SI-H-B3 PS-M-A6 PS-M-A8 PS-H-A1 PS-H-A2 PS-H-C1 PS-H-D7 LS-H-D1 SE-M-A7 SE-H-A6

6 Chapter 6NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN How We See the Puzzle Goals, Interactions, Outcomes LS-H-C4 SE-M-A6 SE-M-A6 SE-H-B1 SE-H-B1 SE-H-B6 The Effects of Agricultural Fertilizer Runoff Upon Aquatic Ecosystems SI-M-A4 SI-H-A2 SI-H-A6 Salt is Good on Sunflower Seeds, But What About Cypress Trees? SI-M-A4 SI-H-A2 SI-H-A6 LS-M-A3 I Am Poems: Basin Poetry Chapter 7 ECOSYSTEMS IN DELICATE BALANCE: THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND INTRODUCED SPECIES OF THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN Decision Making and Issue Analysis SE-M-A2 SE-M-A5 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A2 SE-H-A3 Ecosystem Tumble LS-M-C2 LS-H-D2 LS-H-D3 SE-M-A2 SE-M-A5 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A3 I m a Survivor SI-H-B3 LS-M-C1 LS-H-C2 LS-H-C4 LS-H-C6 LS-H-F3 LS-H-F4 SE-H-A8

7 Chapter 8THE FORCES ARE WITH US: NATURAL FORCES AFFECTING THE BASIN What Happens When Sea Level Falls? Hurricane Linking Lake Factors SI-M-A4 SI-M-B4 SI-H-B1 SI-H-A6 Physical Earth and Space ESS-M-A11 ESS-M-A7 ESS-M-A8 ESS-H-C5 ESS-H-C5 0 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A7 Thinking at Right Angles Subsidence/ Erosion: What Can We Do? C-Mail SI-M-B6 SI-M-B7 SI-H-A6 SI-H-B1 SI-H-B5 PS-M-C3 PS-M-C8 ESS-M-C6 ESS-M-A7 ESS-M-A8 ESS-H-A1 ESS-H-A5 ESS-HA6 ESS-H-C3 ESS-H-C5 0 SE-H-A5 SE-H-A7 The Pontchartrain Picayune Multimedia Presentations Help! I m Up to My Hips in Water! SI-M-B6 SI-M-A4 SI-M-A7 SI-M-B1 SI-H-B2 SI-H-B5 SI-H-A2 SI-H-A6 SI-H-B2 2 ESS-M-A8 SE-H-C3 SE-H-A5 SE-H-A8

8 9 Chapter Understanding Land Use Practices Home Sweet Home Reality Check: Ground- Truthing Maps RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: LAND USE IN AND AROUND THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN SI-M-B1 SI-M-B3 SI-M-B4 SI-M-B5 SI-M-B4 SI-H-B1 SI-H-B3 SI-H-B2 SI-H-B3 Earth and Space ESS-H-D7 SE-M-A2 SE-M-A6 SE-M-A2 SE-H-A3 SE-H-B6 SE-H-C3 Chapter 10EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN Exploring the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Dramatization of the Discovery of Lake Pontchartrain Dramatic Time Line The Cultures of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin SE-H-B3 The Great Pontchartrain Pursuit Marsh Mysteries LS-E-C1

9 Physical Earth and Space Journal Writing Guided Imagery Concept Mapping Map Skills Interviews Food Web Game Food Web Songs Map Study Pictorial Flow Diagram Urban Runoff Play Rainstorm Poetry and Rainstorm Music Public Education Flyers SI-M-B5 LS-M-C2 ESS-M-A8 LS-M-C2 LS-H-C4 LS-H-D2 SI-M-B4 SI-H-B2 SI-H-B3 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A1 SE-M-A5 SE-E-A2 SE-M-A2 SE-M-A5 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A2 SE-H-A3 0 SE-M-B5 ESS-E-A2 ESS-E-A3 ESS-E-A4 ESS-M-A10 SE-E-A1 SE-E-A2 SE-H-A2 LS-M-C2 SE-M-A7 ESS-E-A3 ESS-M-A10 FIELD TRIPS AND INVESTIGATIONS Chapter 11 ESS-M-A4 ESS-H-D7

10 Chapter 11FIELD TRIPS AND INVESTIGATIONS Math at the Pumping Station Lake Reflections Earth and Space ESS-E-A3 ESS-M-A10 Physical PS-H-A1 Field Trip Bingo Games Role Playing LS-E-A2 LS-E-A4 LS-E-C3 LS-H-C4 SE-E-A1 SE-H-B1 SE-H-B6 SE-H-C3 Macroinvertebrate Study LS-E-A1 LS-E-A4 LS-E-B1 LS-E-B2 LS-E-C1 LS-E-C2 LS-E-C3 LS-M-C1 LS-M-C2 LS-H-C2 LS-H-C6 SE-E-A1 SE-E-A2 Critter Drawing, Critter Poetry, Critter Dances, Critter Songs LS-E-A1 LS-E-A2 LS-E-A3 LS-E-A4 LS-E-C1 LS-E-C2 LS-E-C3

11 as Inquiry Grade Range Louisiana Benchmarks CHAPTERS WITH BENCHMARKS SI-E-A1 SI-E-A2 Asking appropriate questions about organisms and events in the environment Planning and/or designing a scientific investigation 2, 3 2 SI-E-A3 Communicating that observations are made with one s senses 3 SI-E-A5 Using data, including numbers and graphs, to explain observations and experiments 2,4 SI-E-A6 Communicating observations in oral and written formats 1,4 SI-E-B4 Employing equipment and tools to gather data and extend the sensory observations 2,3 SI-E-B5 Presenting the results of experiments 2 SI-E-B6 Reviewing and asking questions about results of investigations Identifying questions that can be used to design a scientific investigation 2 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 Designing and conducting a scientific investigation 2, 5, 6, 8 Using mathematics and appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 SI-M-A4 Developing explanations by using observations and experiments 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 Developing models and predictions using relationships between data and explanations 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Comparing alternative explanations and predictions 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 SI-M-A7 Communicating scientific procedures, information, and explanations 2, 5, 8 SI-M-A8 Utilizing safety procedures during scientific investigations 2, 5 SI-M-B1 Recognizing that different kinds of questions guide different kinds of scientific investigations 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 SI-M-B3 Understanding that mathematics, technology, and scientific techniques can limit or enhance the accuracy of scientific knowledge 5, 9 SI-M-B4 Using data and logical arguments to propose, modify, or elaborate on principles and models 8, 9, 11 SI-M-B5 Understanding that scientific knowledge is enhanced through peer review, alternative explanations, and constructive criticism 5, 8, 9, 11 SI-M-B6 Communicating that scientific investigations can result in new ideas, new methods or procedures, and new technologies 3, 8 SI-M-B7 Understanding that scientific development/technology is driven by societal needs and funding 3, 8 SI-H-A2 Identifying questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations Designing and conducting scientific investigations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 5, 6, 8, 9

12 as Inquiry SI-H-A6 Grade Range Louisiana Benchmarks Using technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications Formulating and revising scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence Recognizing and analyzing alternative explanations and models Communicating and defending a scientific argument CHAPTERS WITH BENCHMARKS 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 2, 5, 6, 8 SI-H-A7 Utilizing science safety procedures during scientific investigations 2, 5 SI-H-B1 Communicating that scientists usually base their investigations on existing models, explanations ories 4, 8, 9 SI-H-B2 Communicating that scientists conduct investigations for a variety of reasons, such as exploration of new areas, discovery of new aspects of the natural world, confirmation of prior investigations, evaluation of current theories, and comparison of models ories 4, 8, 9, 11 SI-H-B3 Communicating that scientists rely on technology to enhance the gathering and manipulation of data 1, 5, 7, 9, 11 SI-H-B4 Analyzing a proposed explanation of scientific evidence according to the following criteria: follow a logical structure, follow rules of evidence, allow for questions and modifications, and is based on historical and current scientific knowledge 2 SI-H-B5 Communicating that the results of scientific inquiry, new knowledge, and methods emerge from different types of investigations and public communication among scientists 1, 8 LS-E-A1 Identifying the needs of plants and animals based on ageappropriate recorded observations 2, 3, 11 LS-E-A2 Distinguish between living and non-living things 11 LS-E-A3 Locating and comparing major plant and animal structures ir functions 2, 6, 11 LS-E-A4 Recognizing that there is great diversity among organisms 2, 3, 11 LS-E-B1 Observing and describing the life cycles of some plants and animals 11 LS-E-B2 Observing, comparing and grouping plants and animals according to likenesses and/or differences 4, 11 LS-E-C1 Examining the habitats of plants and animals and determining how basic needs are met within each habitat 2, 3, 10, 11 LS-E-C2 Describing how the features of some plants and animals enable them to live in specific habitats 2, 11 LS-E-C3 Observing animals and plants and describing interaction or interdependence 2,11 LS-M-C1 Constructing and using classification systems based on the structure of organisms 2, 3, 7, 11 LS-M-C2 Modeling and interpreting food chains and food webs 7, 11

13 LS-H-C2 LS-H-C4 LS-H-C6 LS-H-D1 LS-H-D2 LS-H-D3 LS-H-F1 LS-H-F3 LS-H-F4 Grade Range Louisiana Benchmarks Investigating major ecosystems and recognizing physical properties of organisms in each Explaining the interaction and interdependence of living and non-living components within ecosystems Describing the importance of plant and animal adaptation, including local examples Explaining how some members of a species survive under changed environmental conditions Recognizing the evidence for evolution Classifying organisms Comparing and contrasting life cycles of organisms Illustrating the biogeochemical cycles and explaining their importance Describing trophic levels and energy flows Investigating population dynamics Exploring how humans have impacted ecosystems need for societies to plan for the future Identifying the structure and functions of organ systems Recognizing that behavior is the response of an organism to internal changes and/or external stimuli Recognizing that behavior patterns have adaptive value CHAPTERS WITH BENCHMARKS 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11 2, 3, 7, 11 2, 3, 6, 7, 11 3, 7, , 7, , 3, 6, 7, 9, , 7 2, 3, 7 Earth & Space ESS-E-A2 Understanding that approximately three-fourths of Earth s surface is covered with water and how this condition affects weather patterns and climates 11 ESS-E-A3 Identifying ways in which human have altered their environment, both in positive and negative ways, either for themselves or for other living things 5, 11 ESS-E-A4 Investigating, observing, measuring, and describing changes in daily weather patterns and phenomena 11 ESS-M-A1 Demonstrating knowledge that an ecosystem includes living and non-living factors, and that humans are an integral part of ecosystems 5 ESS-M-C6 Modeling and describing how radiant energy from the sun affects phenomena on the Earth s surface such as winds, ocean currents, water cycle 8 ESS-M-A7 Modeling how landforms result from the interaction of constructive and destructive forces 1, 8 ESS-M-A8 Identifying the human-made and natural causes of coastal erosion steps taken to combat it 2, 8 ESS-M-A9 Compare and contrast topographic features of the ocean floor to those formed above sea level 1 ESS-M-A10 Explain/illustrate the water cycle: how water circulates on and through the crust, in the ocean, and in the atmosphere 2, 11

14 Earth & Space ESS-M-A11 ESS-H-A1 ESS-H-A5 ESS-H-C3 ESS-H-C5 ESS-H-D7 Grade Range Louisiana Benchmarks Understanding that the atmosphere interacts with the hydrosphere to affect weather and climate conditions Investigating the methods of energy tranfer and identifying the sun as the major source of energy for most of the Earth s systems Demonstrating how the sun s radiant energy causes convection currents within the atmosphere oceans Communicating the geologic development of Louisiana Explaining that natural processes and changes in the Earth system may take place in a matter of seconds or develop over billions of years Describe the impact of technology on the study of the Earth, the solar system, universe CHAPTERS WITH BENCHMARKS ,8 8 9, 11 & SE-E-A1 Understanding that an ecosystem is made of living and non-living components 11 SE-E-A2 Understanding the components of the food chain 11 Demonstrating knowledge that an ecosystem includes living and non-living factors and that humans are an integral part of ecosystems 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 SE-M-A2 Demonstrating an understanding of how carrying capacity and limiting factors affect plant and animal populations 1, 2, 7, 9, 11 SE-M-A5 Defining the concept of pollutant and describing the effects of various pollutants on ecosystems Understanding that human actions can create risks and consequences in the environment Tracing the flow of energy through an ecosystem and demonstrating a knowledge of the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in the ecosystem 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 7, 11 SE-M-A6 Distinguishing between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and understanding that nonrenewable natural resources are not replenished through the natural cycles, and thus are strictly limited in quantity 6, 9 SE-M-A7 SE-M-A9 Demonstrating knowledge of natural cycles such as the carbon, nitrogen, water, and oxygen cycles Investigating and analyzing how technology affects the physical, chemical, and biological factors in an ecosystem Demonstrating the relationships of characteristics of soil types to agricultural practices and productivity 2, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11 1, 10 0 Identifying types of soil erosion and preventive measures 1, 3, 8, 10, 11 SE-H-A1 SE-H-A2 Demonstrating an understanding of the functions of Earth s major ecological systems Investigating the flow of energy in ecological systems 2, 7, 8, 11 7, 11 SE-H-A3 Describing how habitat, carrying capacity, and limiting factors influence plant and animal populations 2, 3, 7, 9, 11

15 & SE-H-A6 SE-H-A7 SE-H-A8 SE-H-B1 SE-H-B3 Grade Range Louisiana Benchmarks Understanding that change is a fundamental characteristic of every ecosystem and that ecosystems have varying capacities for change and recovery Describing and explaining the Earth s biochemical and geochemical cycles ir relationship to ecosystem stability Comparing and contrasting dynamic interaction within the biosphere Analyzing evidence that plant and animal species have evolved physical, biochemical, and/or behavioral adaptations to their environments Demonstrating an understanding of influencing factors of biodiversity Explaining that all species represent a vital link in a complex web of interaction Understanding how pollutants affect living systems Explaining the relationships between renewable and nonrenewable resources Comparing and contrasting conserving and preserving resources Recognizing that population size and geographic and economic factors result in the inequitable distribution of the Earth s resources Comparing and contrasting long and short term consequences of resource management Analyzing resource management CHAPTERS WITH BENCHMARKS 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 1, 2, 5 8, 11 2, 3, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 2, 3, 6, 7, 11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 10, 11 6, 11 2, 3, 6, 9, , 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 SE-H-B6 Recognizing that sustainable development is a process of change in which resource use, investment direction, technological development, and institutional change meet society s present as well as future needs 3, 6, 9, 11 SE-H-C3 Evaluating the dynamic interaction of land, water, and air and its relationship to living things in maintaining a healthy environment Evaluating the relationships between quality of life and environmental quality Investigating and communicating how environmental policy is formed by the interaction of social, economic, technological, and political considerations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 2, 9, 11 Demonstrating that environmental decisions include analyses that incorporate ecological, health, social, and economic factors 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11 Analyzing how public support affects the creation and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 Demonstrating the effects of personal choices and actions on the natural environment 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 Analyzing how individuals are capable of reducing and reversing their impact on the environment through thinking, planning, education, collaboration and action 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

16 & Grade Range Louisiana Benchmarks Demonstrating that the most important factor in prevention and control of pollution is education Demonstrating knowledge that environmental issues should be a local and global concern Recognizing that the development of accountability toward the environment is essential for sustainability Developing an awareness of personal responsibility as stewards of the local and global environment CHAPTERS WITH BENCHMARKS 1, 4, 5, 8, 11 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Physical PS-E-A1 Observing, describing and classifying objects by properties (size, weight, shape, color, texture and temperature) 4 PS-E-A2 Measuring properties of objects using appropriate materials, tools and technology 4 PS-M-A5 Investigating the relationships among temperature, molecular motion, phase changes, and physical properties of matter 5 PS-M-A6 Investigating chemical reactions between different substances to discover that new substances formed may have new physical properties and do have new chemical properties 5 PS-M-A8 Discovering and recording how factors such as temperature influence chemical reactions 5 PS-M-C3 Understanding that the sun is a major source of energy and that energy arrives at the Earth s surface as light with a range of wavelengths 8 PS-M-C8 Comparing the uses of different energy resources ir effects upon the environment 8 PS-H-A1 Manipulating and analyzing quantitative data using the SI system 4, 5, 11 PS-H-A2 Understanding the language of chemistry (formulas, equations, symbols) and its relationship to molecules, atoms, ions, and subatomic particles 5 PS-H-C1 Distinguishing among elements, compounds, and/or mixtures 5 PS-H-D7 Identifying important chemical reactions that occur in living systems, the home, industry environment 5