GEMS Correlations with the Florida Sunshine State Standards
Grade Level Expectations and Benchmarks for Science
Grades K2
Strand E: Earth and Space
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Standard 1: The student understands the interaction and organization
in the Solar System and the universe and how this affects life on Earth.
Benchmark SC.E.1.1.1: The student knows that the light reflected
by the Moon looks a little different every day but looks the same again
about every 28 days.
Kindergarten
1. knows that the sky looks different during the day than it does at
night.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Investigating
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Benchmark SC.E.1.1.2: The student knows that the appearance of
sunrise and sunset is due to the rotation of Earth every 24 hours.
Kindergarten
1. knows that the position of the Sun in the sky appears to change during
the day.
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Investigating
Artifacts
Standard 2: The student recognizes the vastness of the universe and
the Earths place in it.
Benchmark SC.E.2.1.1: The student knows that there are many objects
in the sky that are only visible at night.
Kindergarten
1. knows some of the objects seen in the night sky (for example, stars,
Moon).
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Investigating
Artifacts
First Grade
1. knows and differentiates objects seen in the day and night sky (for
example, clouds, Sun, stars, Moon, planets).
Appropriate GEMS Teacher Guides: Investigating
Artifacts
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