State Science Education Standards'
Connections With GLOBE Soil Protocols

Arizona

http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/science/

Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Kindergarten:
Location on page:

1. Under the Earth and Space science curriculum, under the readiness section

Standards: students must be able to:

1. Identify basic earth materials (rocks, soils, water and gases) and their common uses
   - Identify basic earth materials
   - Identify common uses of basic earth materials

First - Third:

Location on page:

1. Under the foundations of Earth and Space science curriculum

Standards: students must be able to:

1. Describe the basic earth materials (rocks, soils, water and gases) and their physical properties
   - Identify physical properties of earth materials
   - Describe physical properties of earth materials
2. Identify major features of natural processes and forces that shape the earthıs surface, including weathering and volcanic activity
   - Identify natural forces (e.g., water, ice, wind) that shape the earthıs surface
   - Identify natural processes (e.g., weathering, erosion, global warming) that gradually shape the earthıs surface
   - Identify natural processes (e.g., earthquake, floods, volcanic eruptions) that rapidly shape the earthıs surface

Fourth - Fifth:

Location on page:

1. Under the essentials of life science curriculum
2.-6. Under the essentials of Earth and Space science curriculum

Standards: students must be able to:

1. Explain and model the interaction and interdependence of living and non-living components within ecosystems, including the adaptation of plants and animals to their environment.
   - Describe the components of an ecosystem
   - Describe how living and non-living components interact within an ecosystem
   - Describe how living and non-living components are interdependent within an ecosystem
   - Explain how plant species adapt to their environment
2. Describe the composition (including the formation of minerals, rocks and soil) and the structure of the earth
   - Describe the layers of the earth and their compositions
   - Explain how rocks, minerals and soil are formed
3. Provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed
   - Describe how life has changed over time (geologic and recent)
   - Describe how environmental conditions have changed over time (geologic and recent)
4. Explain how earth processes seen today, including erosion, movement of lithospheric plates, and changes in atmospheric composition, are similar to those that occurred in the past
   - Identify earth processes
   - Compare the processes which affect the earth today with those that occurred in the past
5. Describe the distribution and circulation of the world's water through ocean currents, glaciers, rivers, ground water and atmosphere
   - Explain how water is cycled in nature
   - Identify the distribution of water on earth, underground and in the atmosphere
6. Explain how technology has impacted both earth and space science
   - Explain the impact of technology on earth science

Sixth - Eighth:

Location on page:

1. under the essentials of life science
2.-6. under the essentials of Earth and Space science

Standards: students must be able to:

1. Explain and model the interaction and interdependence of living and non-living components within ecosystems, including the adaptation of plants and animals to their environment.
   - Explain the role of living/non-living components in an ecosystem
   - Create a model of the interaction of living/non-living components within an ecosystem
2. Describe the composition (including the formation of minerals, rocks and soil) and the structure of the earth
   - Explain the processes involved in the formation of the earthıs structure
3. Provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed
   - Compare and contrast the life and environmental conditions within geological time periods
4. Explain how earth processes seen today, including erosion, movement of lithospheric plates, and changes in atmospheric composition, are similar to those that occurred in the past
   - Interpret evidence that erosion, plate movement and changes in atmospheric composition as seen today also occurred in the past
5. Describe the distribution and circulation of the world's water through ocean currents, glaciers, rivers, ground water and atmosphere
   - Describe the role water plays within the operation of the earth
   - Describe the movement of water on the earth
6. Explain how technology has impacted both earth and space science
   - Describe some technological advances that have impacted earth science

Ninth-Twelfth:

Location on page:

1. Under the life science curriculum, under the proficiency section
2.-4. under the Earth and Space science curriculum, under the proficiency section
5. under the Earth and Space science curriculum, under the distinction (honors) section

Standards: students must be able to:

1. Describe and explain the cycling of matter and the flow of energy through the ecosystemıs living and non-living components
   - Explain the relationships among abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem in terms of energy flow and the cycling of matter
2. Use the theory of plate tectonics to explain relationships among earthquakes, volcanoes, mid-oceanic ridges and deep sea trenches
   - Describe the relationship between the earthıs internal heat and plate tectonics
   - Describe the relationships among earthquakes, volcanoes, mid-oceanic ridges, deep sea trenches and tectonic plates
3. Use evidence (e.g., fossils, rock layers, ice cores, radiometric dating) to investigate how earth has changed or remained constant over short and long periods of time
   - Provide evidence for changes in earthıs geologic history, using data from relative age-dating techniques
   - Provide evidence for changes in earthıs geologic history, using data from absolute age-dating techniques
   - Describe changes or relative constancy in earthıs geologic history, using evidence gained through geologic dating techniques
4. Identify and compare the interactions between water and other earth systems including the biosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere
   - Describe the processes involved in the water cycle
   - Describe the interactions between water and the biosphere
   - Describe the interactions between water and the lithosphere
   - Describe the interactions between water and the atmosphere
   - Compare the interactions between water and earth systems
5. Explain the geochemical cycle through the movement of matter as it exists in different chemical reservoirs