Florida SS.4.A.6.3

Social Studies4th GradeIndustrialization and Emergence of Modern Florida

The Standard

Describe the contributions of significant individuals to Florida.

Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify people connected to Florida, such as Henry Flagler, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. They explain what each person did and how that work affected Florida's economy, education, communities, or culture.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a short source, students can name a person's specific contribution and connect it to a clear effect in Florida. They support the connection with a fact from the source.
Common Misconceptions: Students may retell a person's life without explaining the effect on Florida. They may credit one person for changes made by many people or assume every change helped all Floridians. They may also confuse being famous with making a lasting contribution.
How to Assess It: Ask students to choose Henry Flagler, Mary McLeod Bethune, or Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Write two sentences explaining what the person did and how it affected Florida.

Lesson moves

Place person and contribution cards on a Florida map, then have students match each pair and add a cause-and-effect caption.
Read short profiles of Flagler and Bethune, then discuss: Whose work changed daily life more, and what evidence supports your answer?
Play Who Am I with clue cards describing a person's actions, location, and effect on Florida.
Research a local school, street, or landmark named for a person, then write a three-sentence plaque explaining that person's contribution.

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