Modern aquaculture production requires a wide range of skill sets from various disciplines, including mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering and agriculture. As a highly diversified and expanding sector of agriculture, aquaculture offers a multitude of educational opportunities for students of all ages, ranging from classroom lectures to intensive hands-on technical training. The following list shows some of the standards that can be met through aquaculture curriculum.
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Computer Science
- SC.K12.CTR.6: Differentiate between usable data and miscellaneous information.
English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) and English Language Development
- ELA.K12.EE.1: Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.
- ELA.K12.EE.2: Read and comprehend grade-level complex text proficiently.
- ELA.K12.EE.4: Use appropriate collaborative techniques and active listening skills when engaging in discussions in a variety of situations.
- ELA.3.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a questions, organizing information about the topic from multiple sources.
- ELA.4.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, organizing information about the topic and using multiple valid sources.
- ELA.5.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, organizing information about the topic and using multiple reliable and valid sources.
- ELA.6.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
- ELA.7.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources and generating additional questions for further research.
- ELA.8.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources and generating additional questions for further research.
- ELA.9.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources and refining the scope of the question to align with findings.
- ELA.10.C.4.1: Conduct research to answer a question, refining the scope of the question to align with findings and synthesizing information from multiple reliable and valid sources.
- ELA.11.C.4.1: Conduct literary research to answer a question, refining the scope of the question to align with interpretations of texts and synthesizing information from primary and secondary sources.
- ELA.12.C.4.1: Conduct research on a topical issue to answer a question and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
- ELD.K12.ELL.MA: English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Mathematics.
- ELD.K12.ELL.SC: English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of science.
- ELD.K12.ELL.MA.1: English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Mathematics.
Mathematics (B.E.S.T.)
- MA.K12.MTR.1: Actively participate in effortful learning both individually and collectively.
- MA.K12.MTR.2: Demonstrate understanding by representing problems in multiple ways.
- MA.K12.MTR.4: Engage in discussions that reflect on the mathematical thinking of self and others.
- MA.K12.MTR.7: Apply mathematics to real-world contexts.
Science
- SC.K-12.N.1: The practice of science.
- SC.4.L.17.4: Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment.
- SC.5.L.14.2: Compare and contrast the function of organs and other physical structures of plants and animals, including humans, for example: some animals have skeletons for support -- some with internal skeletons others with exoskeletons -- while some plants have stems for support.
- SC.5.L.17.1: Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics.
- SC.6.L.15.1: Analyze and describe how and why organisms are classified according to shared characteristics with emphasis on the Linnaean system combined with the concept of domains.
- SC.6.N.2.3: Recognize that scientists who make contributions to scientific knowledge come from all kinds of backgrounds and possess varied talents, interests, and goals.
- SC.7.L.15.2: Explore the scientific theory of evolution by recognizing and explaining ways in which genetic variation and environmental factors contribute to evolution by natural selection and diversity of organisms.
- SC.7.L.15.3: Explore the scientific theory of evolution by relating how the inability of a species to adapt within a changing environment may contribute to the extinction of that species.
- SC.7.L.16.3: Compare and contrast the general processes of sexual reproduction requiring meiosis and asexual reproduction requiring mitosis.
- SC.7.L.16.4: Recognize and explore the impact of biotechnology (cloning, genetic engineering, artificial selection) on the individual, society and the environment.
- SC.8.L.18.3: Construct a scientific model of the carbon cycle to show how matter and energy are continuously transferred within and between organisms and their physical environment.
- SC.8.N.4.2: Explain how political, social, and economic concerns can affect science, and vice versa.
- SC.912.L.14-18: Organization and development of living organisms. Diversity and evolution of living organisms. Heredity and reproduction. Interdependence. Matter and energy transformations.
- SC.912.N.1-4: The practice of science. The characteristics of scientific knowledge. The role of theories, laws, hypotheses and models. Science and society.
Social Studies
- SS.2.E.1: Beginning economics.
- SS.3.E.1: Beginning economics.
- SS.4.FL.1.1: People have many different types of jobs from which to choose. Identify different jobs requiring people to have different skills.
- SS.4.FL.2: Buying goods and services.
- SS.4.E.1.1: Identify entrepreneurs from various social and ethnic backgrounds who have influenced Florida and local economy.
- SS.4.E.1.2: Explain Florida's role in the national and international economy and conditions that attract businesses to the state.
- SS.912.E.1: Understand the fundamental concepts relevant to the development of a market economy.