Meeting the Sunshine State Standards

In order to improve student achievement, Florida developed an education reform initiative that helped schools standardize learning at the local level. Consequently, the Florida Curriculum Framework was written including the Sunshine State Standards for all academic areas to help teachers identify what students should learn. In 1996, the state school Board of Education adopted these standards, and they were implemented in 1997. The Sunshine State Standards are coded according to subject area, strand (a general category for knowledge), standard (general understanding level of strand) and benchmark (specific level of understanding expressed by grade level).
Example: SC.A.1.2.1

Subject area: SC. - Science
Strand: A. - Nature of Matter
Standard: 1. - The student understands that all matter has observable, measurable properties.
Benchmark: 2.1 -The student determines that the properties of materials can be compared and measured, with instruments such as thermometers and rulers. For Grades 3-5; this is the first benchmark in this age group.

A summary of the Sunshine State Standards for all the Discovering Florida Scrub activities for grades 3-5 are listed below to help educators meet the state requirements.

Summary of Sunshine State Standards (Grade 3-5)


Activity
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
The Arts

Why Doesn’t A Small Animal’s Burrow Cave-in? Part 1&2
LA.B.2.2.1
MA.A.1.2.3
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.B.4.2.2
SC.A.1.2.1
SC.C.1.2.1
SC.C.2.2.2
SC.C.2.2.3
SC.C.2.2.4
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.1.2.5
SC.H.2.2.1
SC.H.3.2.2
SC.H.3.2.4		    

What Happens to Sand When You Build and Dig in it?
Part 1&2
LA.B.2.2.1
LA.C.1.2.1
LA.C.1.2.5
LA.C.3.2.2
MA.A.1.2.3
MA.B.1.2.1
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.2.2.2
MA.B.3.2.1
MA.E.1.2.1
MA.E.1.2.3
MA.E.2.2.2
MA.E.3.2.1
MA.E.3.2.2
SC.A.1.2.1
SC.B.1.2.1
SC.G.2.2.3
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.1.2.5
SC.H.2.2.1
SC.H.3.2.2
SC.H.3.2.4		  
VA.A.1.2.1
VA.B.1.2.1

What Happens When Water Invades Sand?
Part 1&2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LA.A.1.2.4
LA.A.2.2.5
LA.B.2.2.1
MA.A.1.2.1
MA.B.1.2.1
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.2.2.2
MA.B.3.2.1
SC.A.1.2.1
SC.A.1.2.4
SC.C.1.2.1
SC.C.1.2.2
SC.C.2.2.3
SC.C.2.2.4
SC.D.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.1.2.5
SC.H.2.2.1
SC.H.3.2.2
SC.H.3.2.4
SS.B.2.2.2
VA.A.1.2.2

Animal Tracks in the Sand
Part 1,2, &3
LA.B.1.2.1
LA.B.1.2.2
LA.B.1.2.3
LA.B.2.2.3
LA.B.2.2.6
 
MA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.2.2.2
MA.E.3.2.2
SC.F.1.2.3
SC.G.2.2.1
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.1.2.5
SC.H.3.2.4
SS.B.2.2.2
SS.B.2.2.3
VA.B.1.2.1

Ant Lions: The Hairy Predator from Down Under
Parts 1&2
LA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.1.2.1
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.B.2.2.1
MA.E.1.2.1
MA.E.1.2.3
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.5
SC.G.1.2.7
SC.G.2.2.2
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.2.2.1
SC.H.3.2.1
SC.H.3.2.2		    

Scrub Burrowing Wolf Spiders: The Stay-at-Home Predators Parts 1&2
LA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.2.2.2
SC.F.2.2.1
SC.G.1.2.1
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.5
SC.G.1.2.7
SC.G.2.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.4		  
VA.B.1.2.2

Ants: Strength in Teamwork and Safety in Numbers
Parts 1,2,3,4
LA.B.2.2.1
LA.C.1.2.1
LA.C.3.2.3
MA.B.1.2.1
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.B.3.2.1
MA.E.1.2.1
MA.E.1.2.3
MA.E.2.2.1
MA.E.2.2.2
MA.E.3.2.1
 
 
 
SC.F.2.2.1
SC.G.1.2.1
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.7
SC.G.2.2.2
SC.G.2.2.3
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.3.2.2

VA.A.1.2.2

Mushrooms-What are they good for? Part 1&2
 
LA.B.2.2.1
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.B.2.2.1
SC.F.1.2.3
SC.F.1.2.4
SC.F.2.2.1
SC.G.1.2.4
SC.G.1.2.5
SC.H.1.2.2
SS.B.2.2.2		  

Decomposing
Decomposers: Mushrooms and Their Associates
LA.B.2.2.1
LA.B.2.2.6
MA.E.1.2.1
MA.E.1.2.3
MA.E.3.2.2
SC.G.1.2.1
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.4
SC.G.2.2.1
SC.G.2.2.2
SC.G.2.2.3		    

Decomposing Decomposers:
What Are Spores and How Can You Find Them?		    
SC.F.2.2.1		  
VA.A.1.2.1
VA.A.1.2.2
VA.A.1.2.3 VA.A.1.2.4
VA.B.1.2.1
VA.B.1.2.4

Life in a Microhabitat Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4
LA.B.2.2.1
LA.C.1.2.1
MA.A.3.2.2
MA.E.1.2.1
MA.E.1.2.3
SC.G.1.2.1
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.1		  
VA.A.1.2.1

Plant-Animal Interactions: Palmettos-Old timers of the Scrub
LA.A.1.2.1
LA.A.1.2.2
LA.A.1.2.4
LA.A.2.2.1
LA.A.2.2.5 LA.A.2.2.8
LA.B.1.2.3
LA.B.2.2.1
LA.B.2.2.2
LA.B.2.2.3
LA.B.2.2.6
LA.C.1.2.1
LA.C.1.2.3
LA.C.1.2.4
LA.C.1.2.5
LA.C.3.2.2
LA.C.3.2.5
MA.A.1.2.3
MA.A.3.2.3
MA.B.1.2.1
MA.B.1.2.2
MA.E.1.2.1
SC.F.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.1
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.5
SC.G.1.2.7
SC.G.2.2.1
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.2.2.1
SC.H.3.2.2
SC.H.3.2.4
SS.A.1.2.3		  
Plant-Animal Interactions: Oak Trees-The Serve Yourself Buffet
Oak Trees

LA.A.1.2.1
LA.A.1.2.2
LA.A.1.2.4
LA.A.2.2.1
LA.A.2.2.5
LA.A.2.2.8
LA.B.1.2.3
LA.B.2.2.1
LA.B.2.2.2
LA.B.2.2.3
LA.B.2.2.6
LA.C.1.2.1
LA.C.1.2.3
LA.C.1.2.4
LA.C.1.2.5
LA.C.3.2.2
LA.C.3.2.5
MA.A.1.2.3
MA.A.3.2.3
SC.F.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.1
SC.G.1.2.2
SC.G.1.2.5
SC.G.1.2.6
SC.G.2.2.1
SC.G.2.2.2
SC.H.1.2.1
SC.H.1.2.2
SC.H.1.2.3
SC.H.1.2.4
SC.H.3.2.2
SC.H.3.2.4