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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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Academic Level - MST4.E: Elementary

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Key Idea Code - MST4.E.LE: The Living Environment

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Key Idea - MST4.E.LE.1:
Living things are both similar to and different from each other and from nonliving things.

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Performance Indicator - MST4.E.LE.1.1:
Students describe the characteristics of and variations between living and nonliving things.

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Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.1.1a:
Animals need air, water, and food in order to live and thrive.

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Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.1.1b:
Plants require air, water, nutrients, and light in order to live and thrive.

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Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.1.1c:
Nonliving things do not live and thrive.

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Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.1.1d:
Nonliving things can be human-created or naturally occurring.