This page is home to the old Louisiana curriculum documents. Louisiana adopted new Student Standards for Science in March 2017. 

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Elementary 

Kindergarten 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs
• Instructional Science Task- Nutrition
• Instructional Task- Weather Patterns (Aug. 2015)

First Grade

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs
• Instructional Task- Matter
• Instructional Task- Parents and Offspring (Aug. 2015)
• ​Instructional Task- Animal Features (Jan. 2016)
  • ​Kangaroo Article 

Second Grade

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs
• Instructional Task- The Environment
• Instructional Task- Shade Balls (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Bodies of Water (Jan. 2016)
  • ​The Sad Tale of the Thirsty, Dehydrated Sea Snake
  • Great Lakes

Third Grade 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• Sample Items- Student Work Examples 
• Key Concepts
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Task- Force and Motion
• Instructional Task- Rocks and Minerals
• ​Instructional Task- Structure Comparisons (Aug. 2015)​
  • ​​Winter's Tale
• ​Instructional Task- Fossil Records (Jan. 2016)
• Instructional Task- Flowering Plants (NEW: Aug. 2016)

Fourth Grade

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• Key Concepts
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Task- Erosion
• Instructional Task- Seasons​ 
• Instructional Task- Redwood Forests (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Energy Transformations ​(Jan. 2016)
• Instructional Task- Loss of Species, Loss of Ecosystem (NEW: Aug. 2016)
  • All About the Rain Forest 
  • ​National Geographic Photos of Rain Forest Wildlife (The link in the Instruction Task document is broken.)

4th Grade Released Test Items (new: Jan 2016)
Grade 4 Science 2001   Download
Grade 4 Science 2002   Download
Grade 4 Science 2003   Download
Grade 4 Science 2004   Download
Grade 4 Science 2005   Download
Grade 4 Science 2006   Download
Grade 4 Science 2007   Download
Grade 4 Science 2008   Download
Grade 4 Science 2009   Download
Grade 4 Science 2011   Download
Grade 4 Science 2012   Download
* Caddo's Collection of 4th Grade LEAP Released Test Items 

Fifth Grade

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• Key Concepts
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Task- Photosynthesis
• Instructional Task- Astronomy 
• Instructional Task- Properties of Substances (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Earth's Subsystems (Jan. 2016)
  • ​​Mount St. Helens Article 
•  Instructional Task-Reintroducing Native Species (NEW: Aug. 2016)

Other Elementary Resources
* (K-6) Year at a Glance
* Released Test Items 4th Grade
*NAEP Released Test Items 
* Content Literacy Strategies (Quick Guide)
* Resources from CPSB Administrator Meetings
* Louisiana EAGLE
* K-12 Science Resources 

Middle School

Sixth Grade 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• 6th Grade Pacing Guide 
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• Sample Items- Student Work Examples
• Key Concepts
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Task- Energy
• Instructional Task- Phase Change
• Instructional Task- Gravitational Waves (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Chemical Reactions (Jan. 2016)
  • ​Sugar an Unusual Explosive 
    
• Instructional Task- Refraction (NEW: Aug. 2016)

Seventh Grade

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• 7th Grade Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• Key Concepts
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Task- Cellular Transport
• Instructional Task- Food Webs 
• Instructional Task- Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Genetic Probability (Jan. 2016)
• Instructional Task- Genetic Variation and Survival (NEW: Aug. 2016)

Eighth Grade 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• 8th Grade Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• Key Concepts
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Task- Gravity
• Instructional Task- Climate and Weather
• Instructional Task- Coastal Erosion, Preservation, and Restoration (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Water Is Life (Jan. 2016)
• Instructional Task- The Development of Scientific Theories (NEW: Aug. 2016)

Other Middle School Resources
* Released Test Items
* Grades 6-8 Teacher Library
* Content Literacy Strategies (Quick Guide)
* Resources from CPSB Administrator Meetings
* Louisiana EAGLE 
* K-12 Science Resources

High School

Biology

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• Sample Items
• GLEs
• Assessment Guidance (Assessment Structure) 
• Instructional Science Task- Comparing Organs
• Instructional Task- DNA-RNA-Proteins 
• Instructional Task- Animal Behavior (Aug. 2015)
• Instructional Task- Comparing Viruses to Other Types of Cells (NEW: Aug. 2016)

Chemistry 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• ​Pacing Guides
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs

Earth Science 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs

Environmental Science

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs

Physics

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs

Physical Science 

• Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum
• Pacing Guide
• Blackline Masters
• GLEs
• ​Instructional Task: Effects of Radiofrequency Waves (NEW: Aug. 2016) 

 

Other High School Resources
* Released Test Items
* 2016-2016 Science Standards and Assessment Guidance 
* Grades 9-12 Teacher Library
* Content Literacy Strategies (Quick Guide)
* Resources from CPSB Administrator Meetings 
* Louisiana EAGLE
* K-12 Science Resources