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Environmental and Earth Science Archdiocese of Louisville

Academic Expectations

"Follow that Drop" (Grades 4-8)

Grade 4: Water Cycle, Academic Expectation 2.2
Grade 6: Structure of the Earth System - water cycle and components of the Earth System, Academic Expectation 2.2

"Foot Findings" (Grades 3-7)
Grade 4: Animal adaptations, structure
Grade 5: Fossils as clues to history and evolution
Grade 7: Diversity of Adaptations of Organisms

"H20 101" (Grades 3-5)
Grade 3: Language Arts: Speaking (Formation of questions and answers), Listening- Information (gather, organize), Directions/Instructions, Observing (Sequence of pictures/objects, Information from visually presented materials) Science: Physical Science (Properties of each state of matter); Life Science (Digestive system: structures, functions, interrelationships, Nutritional needs of plants and animals)
Grade 4: Language Arts: Speaking (Formulation of questions and answers), Listening (Information (gather, organize), Directions/Instructions),Observing (Information from visually presented materials) Science: Life Science (Circulatory system: structure, function, interrelationship, Respiratory system: structure, function, interrelationship); Science: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives (Wellness and disease prevention)
Grade 5: Language Arts: Speaking (Formulation of questions and answers), Listening (Information (gather, organize)), Observing (Information from visually presented materials); Mathematics: Number and Operations (Percent concepts, Science: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives (Wellness and disease prevention)

"Pollution Solution" (Grades 6-12)
Grade 6: Language Arts: Speaking (Clarification of ideas, Formation of questions and answers); Observing (Information from visually presented materials); Mathematics: Data Analysis and Probability (Development of questions and studies for collection and representation of data); Science: Earth Science (Populations and environment: impact of organisms on land, water and air)
Grade 7: Language Arts: Speaking (Clarification of ideas, Formulation of questions and answers); Observing (Information from visually presented materials); Mathematics: Data Analysis and Probability (Conjectures about results of experiments and simulations); Science: Life Science (Interdependence of organisms within ecosystems and awareness of the balance of life, Personal health and wellness); Social Studies: Geography (Human use of and interaction with the environment)
Grade 8: Language Arts: Speaking (Clarification of ideas, Formulation of questions and answers); Observing (Information from visually presented materials); Science: Physical Science (Special categories of chemical compounds: acids, bases, salts, petroleum derivatives); Social Studies: Geography (Interpretation of maps, globes, graphs, charts and electronic data, Human interaction with the physical element)
Grades 9 - 12: (Academic expectations information not available)

"Stormy Weather" (Grades 3-7)
Grade 4:  Weather: patterns, prediction, instruments, and seasons
Grade 6:  Weather: changes in climatic patterns and forecasting

"Dirty Truth About Soil" (Grades 3-5)
Grade 3: Nutritional needs of plants and animals



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