Florida Science Curriculum Framework

G R A D E S   3 - 5

Reference	Benchmark	Wetlands	Rainforest
	Students will:
SC.B.1.2.1	know how to trace the flow of energy in a system (e.g., as in an ecosystem).	Web Energy, Food Web Game, Photosynthesis	Dependency Types, Web Game
SC.B.2.2.1	know that some source of energy is needed for organisms to stay alive and grow.	Web Energy, Web Game, Organisms, Photosynthesis	Dependency Types, Web Game, Organisms
SC.B.2.2.3	know that the limited supply of usable energy sources places great significance on the development of renewable energy sources.
SC.E.1.2.3	know that the Sun is a star and that its energy can be captured or concentrated to generate heat and light for work on Earth.
SC.F.1.2.1	know that the human body is made of systems with structures and functions that are related.
SC.F.1.2.2	know how all animals depend on plants.	Food Chains, Food Web, Food Web Game, Organisms	Dependency Types, Organisms, Web Game
SC.F.1.2.4	know that similar cells form different kinds of structures.
SC.F.2.2.1	know that many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents of the organsism, but that other characteristics are learned from an individual’s interactions with the environment.
SC.G.1.2.1	know ways that plants, animals, and protists interact.	Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Web Energy, Food Chains, Food Web Game, Organisms	Dependency Types, Web Game, Organisms,
SC.G.1.2.2	know that living things compete in a climatic region with other living things and that structural adaptations make them fit for an environment.	Organisms, Migration	Dependency Types, Organisms
SC.G.1.2.3	know that green plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight energy to turn minerals and nutrients into food for growth, maintenance, and reproduction.	Food Web Energy, Organisms (8 plant screens), Photosynthesis
SC.G.1.2.4	know that some organisms decompose dead plants and animals into simple minerals and nutrients for use by living things and thereby recycle matter.	Decomposers, Swamp Beacon, Cortinarius	Soils and Decomposition
SC.G.1.2.5	know that animals eat plants or other animals to acquire the energy they need for survival.	Food Web Energy, Web Game, Food Chain, Consumers, Organisms, Adaptations (gr. 4-5)	Dependency Types, Organisms, Web Game
SC.G.1.2.6	know that organisms are growing, dying, and decaying and that new organisms are being produced from the materials of dead organisms.	Decomposers, Productivity	Soils and Decomposition
SC.G.1.2.7	know that variations in light, water, temperature, and soil content are largely responsible for the existence of different kinds of organisms and population densities in an ecosystem.		Soils & Decomposition, Climate, Seasonality, Tree Fall Gaps
SC.G.2.1.2	know that the activities of humans affect plants and animals in many ways.	Pollution, Conservation	Succession, Impact Screens
SC.G.2.2.1	know that all living things must compete for Earth's limited resources; organisms best adapted to compete for the available resources will be successful and pass their adaptations (traits) to their offspring.	Adaptations (gr. 4-5)	Biodiversity Screens (gr. 4-5), Succession
SC.G.2.2.3	understand that changes in the habitat of an organism may be beneficial or harmful.	Organisms, Migration, Habitat	Organisms, Soils & Decomposition, Succession, Niches
SC.H.1.2.4	know that to compare and contrast observations and results is an essential skill in science.
SC.H.1.2.5	know that a model of something is different from the real thing, but can be used to learn something about the real thing.
SC.H.3.2.3	know that before a group of people build something or try something new, they should determine how it may affect other people.