Florida Sunshine State Standards
Science Standards (grades 6-8)

How Living Things Interact with Their Environment

Standard 1: The student understands the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in the environment. (SC.G.1.3)
Benchmark 3: Understands that the classification of living things is based on a given set of criteria and is a tool for understanding biodiversity and interrelationships. (SC.G.1.3.3)

Standard 2: The student understands the consequences of using limited natural resources. (SC.G.2.3)
Benchmark 4: Understands that humans are a part of an ecosystem and their activities may deliberately or inadvertently alter the equilibrium in ecosystems. (SC.G.2.3.4)

  Mantaee River Weedon Island
S-S1-B3   Skill 1, Element 3
S-S2-B4   Skill 3, Element 2