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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.4.1:
Students who demonstrate understanding can analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural
Clarification Statement - S.MS.LS.4.1.CS:
Emphasis is on finding patterns of changes in the level of complexity of anatomical structures in organisms and the chronological order of fossil appearance in the rock layers.
Assessment Boundary - S.MS.LS.4.1.AB:
Assessment does not include the names of individual species or geological eras in the fossil record.
Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP4.1:
Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences in findings.
Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.LS.4.1.DCI:
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
•The collection of fossils and their placement in chronological order (e.g., through the location of the sedimentary layers in which they are found or through radioactive dating) is known as the fossil record. It documents the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of many life forms throughout the history of life on Earth.
Crosscutting Concepts - CC1.10:
Graphs, charts, and images can be used to identify patterns in data.
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