Florida 

 

Grade Level Expectations for the Sunshine State Standards

 

Social Studies- First Grade

 

·       knows significant aspects of the lives and accomplishments of selected men and women in the period of United States history before 1880 (for example, Sacajawea, George Washington, Betsy Ross, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman).

 

Social Studies- Second Grade

 

·       extends and refines knowledge and understanding of significant aspects of the lives and accomplishments of selected men and women, including African Americans and Hispanics, in the historical period of United States history since 1880.

 

Social Studies- Fourth Grade

 

·       knows selected economic, political, and social transformations that have taken place in Florida since World War II (for example, civil rights movement, space program).

 

·       understands the contributions of selected significant men and women, including African Americans and Hispanics, on the development of Florida (for example, Ponce De Leon, Henry Flagler, Mary Bethune Cookman, Chief Osceola, Governor Bob Martinez).

 

·       understands the unique and diverse cultural make-up of Florida (for example, Caucasian, Hispanic, Haitian-Creole, African-American).

Social Studies- Fifth Grade

 

·       knows selected economic, social, and political consequences of industrialization and urbanization in the United States after 1880 (for example, expansion of transportation, development of large population centers, woman’s suffrage, rise of organized labor, improvements in the standard of living).

 

·       understands selected social and cultural transformations of the 1920’s and 1930’s (for example, impact of the automobile, racial tensions, role of women).

 

·       knows selected economic, political, and social transformations which have taken place in the United States since World War II (for example, Civil Rights movement, role of women, Hispanic immigration, impact of new technologies, exploration of space).