Addressing Testing Standards
According to 2005 results reported by the Michigan Department of Education, high school MEAP scores in science and social studies have declined. Project FLOW materials are designed to help Michigan educators address the need to improve MEAP scores by:

• Standardizing key elements in each lesson (e.g., background, activity, and assessment) and ensuring that these elements clearly address the lesson objectives that are based on standards and benchmarks. For more information, see each lesson.
• Providing meaningful assessment tools that include the following components: learning objectives, student performance and recommended points. For more information, see the Assessment Overview. For more information about the development of this curriculum content, see About Project FLOW.

Methods
Relevant sections from educational publications (including the Michigan Curriculum Framework) were combed for applicable science and social studies content standards, benchmarks and guidelines for each Project FLOW lesson.

During this process of evaluation and documentation, specific benchmarks and standards that were explicitly covered by a certain lesson were documented for two age levels: elementary (4-6 grade) and middle (6-8 grade) and the state and national standards/benchmarks. Publications used include the following:

Standards Lesson Tables

• Elementary Standards table code summary (PDF)
• Middle School Standards table code summary (PDF)

Also See: Standards Summaries for each lesson.

Note: links to these documents can be found on the left navigation area of each lesson page.

If you have specific questions regarding the standards and benchmarks, please contact the Project FLOW development team. Email: msgpubs@umich.edu