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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 - S: NYS Science

Grade Level - S.MS: Middle School

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Domain - S.MS.LS: Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

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Performance Expectation - S.MS.LS.1.6:
Students who demonstrate understanding can construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Clarification Statement - S.MS.LS.1.6.CS:
Emphasis is on tracing movement of matter and flow of energy.

Assessment Boundary - S.MS.LS.1.6.AB:
Assessment does not include the biochemical mechanisms of photosynthesis.

Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP6.3:
Construct a scientific explanation based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from sources (including the students’ own experiments) and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and wil

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.LS.1.6.DCI:
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms •Plants, algae (including phytoplankton), and many microorganisms use the energy from light to make sugars (food) from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and water through the process of photosynthesis, which also releases oxygen. These sugars can be used immediately or stored for growth or later use. PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life •The chemical reaction by which plants produce complex food molecules (sugars) requires an energy input (i.e., from sunlight) to occur. In this reaction, carbon dioxide and water combine to form carbon-based organic molecules and release oxygen.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC5.9:
Within a natural or designed system, the transfer of energy drives the motion and/or cycling of matter.