Browse Standards

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.

Reset Browse Standards

- Drill Down
- Print
- Create PDF
- Send to a Friend
- Add to My ePortfolio
- Educational Resources
- Assessments
- Common Core
- Standard Level
- Higher Level
- Support Standard
- Readiness Standard

Standard Area - Previous Standards Versions

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.

PDF Print Send to a Friend Educational Resources

Performance Indicator - MST4.E.LE.3.1:
Students describe how the structures of plants and animals complement the environment of the plant or animal.

PDF Print Send to a Friend Educational Resources Assessments

Educational Resources Assessments

Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.3.1c:
In order to survive in their environment, plants and animals must be adapted to that environment.

seeds disperse by a plant’s own mechanism and/or in a variety of ways that can include wind, water, and animals
leaf, flower, stem, and root adaptations may include variations in size, shape, thickness, color, smell, and texture
animal adaptations include coloration for warning or attraction, camouflage, defense mechanisms, movement, hibernation, and migration