Florida Science Curriculum Framework

G R A D E S   6 - 8

Reference	Benchmark	Wetlands	Rainforest	The Digital Frog 2
	Students will:
SC.B.2.3.1	know that most events in the universe (e.g., weather changes, moving cars, and the transfer of a nervous impulse in the human body) involve some form of energy transfer and that these changes almost always increase the total disorder of the system and its surroundings, reducing the amount of useful energy.			Control System
SC.D.1.3.1	know that mechanical and chemical activities shape and reshape the Earth's land surface by eroding rock and soil in some areas and depositing them in other areas, sometimes in seasonal layers.	Succession & Formation, Erosion, Productivity, Groundwater, Flooding, Nutrient Cycles	Succession, Tree Fall Gaps, Soils and Decomposition, Water Cycle, Productivity
SC.D.1.3.2	know that over the whole Earth, organisms are growing, dying, and decaying as new organisms are produced by the old ones.	Productivity, Decomposers	Productivity, Soils and Decomposition
SC.D.1.3.3	know how conditions that exist in one system influence the conditions that exist in other systems.		Climate
SC.D.1.3.4	know the ways in which plants and animals reshape the landscape (e.g., bacteria, fungi, worms, rodents, and other organisms add organic matter to the soil, increasing soil fertility, encouraging plant growth, and strengthening resistance to erosion).	Formation and Succession, Erosion, Productivity, Groundwater, Flooding, Nutrient Cycles	Succession, Tree Fall Gaps, Soils and Decomposition, Productivity
SC.D.2.3.2	know the positive and negative consequences of human action on the Earth's systems.	Conservation, Pollution	Global Benefits, Impact Screens, Rainforest Riches
SC.F.1.3.1	understand that living things are composed of major systems that function in reproduction, growth, maintenance, and regulation.			Dissection, Reproductive System, Excretory System, Respiratory System, Control System, Musculoskeletal System
SC.F.1.3.2	know that the structural basis of most organisms is the cell and most organisms are single cells, while some, including humans, are multicellular.
SC.F.1.3.3	know that in multicellular organisms cells grow and divide to make more cells in order to form and repair various organs and tissues.			Urogenital System, Cellular Division, Blood, Immune System,
SC.F.1.3.4	know that the levels of structural organization for function in living things include cells, tissues, organs, systems, and organisms.			Musculoskeletal System, Circulatory System
SC.F.1.3.6	know that the cells with similar functions have similar structures whereas those with different structures have different functions.			Musculoskeletal System
SC.F.1.3.7	know that behavior is a response to the environment and influences growth, development, maintenance, and reproduction.			Behavior: Mating, Feeding, Hibernation
SC.F.2.3.1	know the patterns and advantages of sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and animals.		Plant Characteristics, Botany Screens	Reproduction, Behavior: Mating
SC.F.2.3.2	know that the variation in each species is due to the exchange and interaction of genetic information as it is passed from parent to offspring.		How Species Change
SC.F.2.3.3	know that generally organisms in a population live long enough to reproduce because they have survival characteristics.	Organisms, Migration, Adaptations,	Biodiversity
SC.G.1.3.2	know that biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance reproductive success in a particular environment.	Organisms, Migration, Adaptations	Plant Characteristics, Biodiversity, Build-A-Tree	Dissection, Biodiversity, Behavior: Mating
SC.G.1.3.3	understand that the classification of living things is based on a given set of criteria and is a tool for understanding biodiversity and interrelationships.	Organisms, Migration	Organisms	Biodiversity
SC.G.1.3.4	know that the interactions of organisms with each other and with the non-living parts of their environments result in the flow of energy and the cycling of matter throughout the system.	Food Chains, Web Energy, Nutrient Cycles	Productivity, Seasonality, Climate
SC.G.1.3.5	know that life is maintained by a continuous input of energy from the sun and by the recycling of the atoms that make up the molecules of living organisms.	Web Energy, Food Chains Photosynthesis,
SC.G.2.3.3	know that a brief change in the limited resources of an ecosystem may alter the size of a population or the average size of individual organisms and that long-term change may result in the elimination of animal and plant populations inhabiting the Earth.		Biodiversity Screens	Behavior, Biodiversity
SC.G.2.3.4	understand that humans are a part of an ecosystem and their activities may deliberately or inadvertently alter the equilibrium in ecosystems.	Pollution, Conservation	Endangered Rainforests, Global Benefits, Impact Screens	Environmental Concerns
SC.H.1.3.3	know that science disciplines differ from one another in topic, techniques, and outcomes but that they share a common purpose, philosophy, and enterprise.		Statistics
SC.H.3.3.1	know that science ethics demand that scientists must not knowingly subject coworkers, students, the neighborhood, or the community to health or property risks.