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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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Performance Expectation - S.MS.LS.2.4:
Students who demonstrate understanding can construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Clarification Statement - S.MS.LS.2.4.CS:
Emphasis is on recognizing patterns in data and making warranted inferences about shifts in populations due to changes in the ecosystems.
Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP7.1:
Construct and present oral and written arguments supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon or a solution to a problem.
Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.LS.2.4.DCI:
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
•Ecosystems are dynamic in nature; their characteristics can vary over time. Disruptions to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations.
Crosscutting Concepts - CC6.4:
Small changes in one part of a system might cause large changes in another part.
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