Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Analyze ideas and events in the history of the United States of America from 1776 to 2008 and how they progressed, changed, or remained the same over time. B. Analyze connections between events and developments in U.S. history within their global context from 1776 to 2008. C. …

A. Explain ideas, events, and developments in the history of the United States of America from 1580 to 1791 and how they progressed, changed, or remained the same over time. B. Analyze connections between ideas, events, and developments in U.S. history within their global context…

A. Order events in a chronological sequence using schedules, calendars, and timelines. Examples include: 1. daily classroom activities; and 2. significant events in students'lives. B. Differentiate between primary and secondary sources. Examples include: 1. primary sources to inc…

A. The fifth grade builds on what students learned about ancient and classical civilizations in grade 4. In this course, students will examine: Medieval Europe and Africa, Aztec and Incan civilizations, the Renaissance and Reformation, the Age of Exploration, and the European con…

A. Describe economic, social, cultural, political, and physical characteristics of countries, nations, and world regions. B. Analyze geographic patterns and processes using spatial knowledge of the world's continents, major landforms, major bodies of water, and major countries. C…

A. Explain the purpose of local government. B. Describe the importance of fairness, responsibility, respect, and hard work. Examples include: 1. taking care of personal belongings and respecting the property of others; 2. following rules and recognizing consequences of breaking r…

A. Describe the purpose of the state government of Louisiana. B. Identify Louisiana as a unique state among fifty, and as a part of the United States. C. Identify each of the branches of the state government of Louisiana. D. Describe examples of rules and laws in Louisiana. E. De…

A. Building on what students learned in grade 2 about our founding documents and system of government, this course continues to introduce students to major historical events, figures, symbols, and places related to the development and history of the United States of America. In g…

A. Create and use maps or models with cardinal directions, keys, and scale. B. Identify where Louisiana is within the United States and on the globe. C. Differentiate between the town, parish, state, and country in which the student lives on a political map. D. Identify places, r…

A. Describe the United States in economic terms, including free enterprise, private property, producers and consumers, profit and loss, costs and benefits, and imports and exports. 1. Describe how people are both producers and consumers. 2. Explain why free enterprise and private…

A. Differentiate between producers and consumers. B. Identify examples of an economic cost or benefit of a decision or event. C. Describe how different public and private jobs help Louisianans. For example: 1. public: firefighters keeping people and their property safe. 2. privat…

A. Examine sources in order to: 1. distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources; 2. determine the origin, author's point of view, intended audience, and reliability; and 3. explain the meaning of words, phrases, and contentspecific vocabulary. B. Use a variety of …

A. Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impact of a weather-related hazard. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-913 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 1338 ( 7/1/2017 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordanc…

A. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-707 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 1337 ( 7/1/2017 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordan…

A. Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles/objects and energy associated with the relative positions of particles (objects). B. Design, build, and refine a d…

A. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity. B. Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral res…

A. Develop a model to illustrate how Earths internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features. B. Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earths surface can create feedbacks that cause…

A. Construct an explanation of the big bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-2503 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education,…

A. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. B. Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-911 Promulgated by…

A. Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earths formation and early history. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-2505 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Educ…

A. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. B. Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth. N…

A. Formulate, refine, and evaluate questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring. B. Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may …

A. Generate and compare multiple solutions about ways individual communities can use science to protect the Earths resources and environment. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1315 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 1339 ( 7/1/2017 ). AUT…

A. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. B. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects can be seen only when illuminated. C. Plan and conduct an investigati…

A. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-305 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2769 (November 2005), Promulgated by the Board of Elementary …

A. Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by the Earth is directed down. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1303 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2775 (November 2005), Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondar…

A. Use models to describe that energy in animals food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1305 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2776 (Novemb…

A. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. B. Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in…

A. Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth. B. Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, …

A. Construct an argument that plans and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. B. Construct an explanation to describe how animals receive different types of information through their senses, process th…

A. Plan and conduct investigations on the effects of water, ice, wind, and vegetation on the relative rate of weathering and erosion. B. Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earths features. C. Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable …

A. Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from renewable and non-renewable resources and how their uses affect the environment. B. Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. Notes La. A…

A. Ask questions about how air and water affect the growth of plants. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1307 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2776 (November 2005), Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 13…

A. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1501 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2777 (November 2005), Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and S…

A. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1309 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 1339 ( 7/1/2017 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in acc…

A. Analyze data to support the claim that Newtons second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. B. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system…

A. The Louisiana student standards define what a public school student should know or be able to accomplish at the end of a specific time period or grade level or at the completion of a course. They represent the knowledge and skills needed for students to successfully transition…

A. Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. B. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. C. Ask questions and predict outcome…

A. Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level and the composition of the nucleus of atoms. B. Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction b…

A. Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. B. Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total amount of matter is conserved. C. Mak…

A. Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in landforms over time. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1107 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2774 (November 2005),…

A. Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earths surface. B. Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-303 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary a…

A. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-705 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 1337 ( 7/1/2017 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with …

A. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earths geologic history. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXIII-1905 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:2781 (November…

A. Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and to show that waves can cause objects to move. B. Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 …

A. Apply Newtons third law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects. B. Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an objects motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. C. Ask question…

A. 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. B. Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts o…