GEMS Correlations with the Florida Sunshine State Standards
Grade Level Expectations and Benchmarks for Science
Grades K2
Strand B: Energy
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Standard 1: The student recognizes that energy may be changed in form
with varying efficiency.
Benchmark SC.B.1.1.1: The student knows that the Sun supplies
heat and light energy to Earth.
Kindergarten
1. knows the effects of sun and shade on the same object (for example,
crayons, ice, chocolate).
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Penguins
and Their Young
First Grade
1. knows that heat from the Sun has varying effects depending on the
surface it strikes.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Penguins
and Their Young
Benchmark SC.B.1.1.3: The student describes a model energy system (e.g.,
an aquarium or terrarium).
Kindergarten
1. understands that a terrarium or an aquarium is a model of a system.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Ant Homes
Under the Ground, Hide a Butterfly, Terrarium Habitats, Tree Homes
First Grade
1. understands that models (for example, terrarium or aquarium) can
be used to observe processes and changes over time.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Ant Homes
Under the Ground, Buzzing a Hive, Investigating Artifacts, Terrarium
Habitats, Tree Homes
Second Grade
1. understands that models (for example, terrarium or aquarium) can
be used to illustrate how energy flows through a system.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Aquatic
Habitats, Terrarium Habitats
2. knows how model energy systems change throughout the year (for example,
collecting data and recording changes in a terrarium or aquarium that
models an energy system).
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Aquatic
Habitats, Terrarium Habitats
Benchmark SC.B.1.1.4: The student knows that heat can be produced
in many ways (e.g., by burning and rubbing).
First Grade
1. knows ways that human activities require and release energy.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Tree
Homes
Second Grade
1. knows different heat sources (for example, friction, solar, nuclear,
electric).
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Tree
Homes
Benchmark SC.B.1.1.5: The student knows that every human action
requires energy that comes from food.
Kindergarten
1. understands that people eat food to survive.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Investigating
Artifacts
Standard 2: The student understands the interaction of matter and energy.
Benchmark SC.B.2.1.1: The student recognizes systems of matter
and energy.
Second Grade
1. understands ways energy and matter interact (for example, sunlight
to affect plant growth, heat to boil water)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Aquatic
Habitats, On Sandy Shores, Tree Homes
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