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From this browse and search tool, you will find the New York State (NYS) Learning Standards statements for all seven standard areas across grades Pre K - 12. The NYS Learning Standards provides the foundation for the NYS Assessments and the local core curriculum.

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Standard Area - MST: Math, Science & Technology

Standard - MST4: Science
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.

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Performance Indicator - MST4.E.LE.3.2:
Students observe that differences within a species may give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

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Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.3.2a:
Individuals within a species may compete with each other for food, mates, space, water, and shelter in their environment.

Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.3.2b:
All individuals have variations, and because of these variations, individuals of a species may have an advantage in surviving and reproducing.