Science

FLORIDA SCIENCE STANDARDS

K-8 GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS

Big Ideas. The revised science standards include big ideas that flow throughout all grade levels and build in rigor as students move to higher grade levels. The eighteen big ideas used throughout this document are organized as follows:

Body of Knowledge: The Nature of Science

Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science
Big Idea 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge
Big Idea 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models
Big Idea 4: Science and Society

Body of Knowledge: Earth and Space Science

Big Idea 5: Earth in Space in Time
Big Idea 6: Earth Structures
Big Idea 7: Earth Systems and Patterns
Body of Knowledge: Physical Science

Big Idea 8: Properties of Matter

Big Idea 9: Changes in Matter
Big Idea 10: Forms of Energy
Big Idea 11: Energy Transfer and Transformations
Big Idea 12: Motion of Objects
Big Idea 13: Forces and Changes in Motion

Body of Knowledge: Life Science

Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms
Big Idea 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms
Big Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction
Big Idea 17: Interdependence
Big Idea 18: Matter and Energy Transformations

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