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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.4.4:
Students who demonstrate understanding can construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Clarification Statement - S.MS.LS.4.4.CS:
Emphasis is on using simple probability statements and proportional reasoning to construct explanations.
Science and Engineering Practices - 6-8.SEP6.4:
Construct an explanation that includes qualitative or quantitative relationships between variables that predict phenomena.
Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.MS.LS.4.4.DCI:
LS4.B: Natural Selection
•(NYSED) Natural selection can lead to an increase in the frequency of some traits and the decrease in the frequency of other traits.
Crosscutting Concepts - CC2.6:
Phenomena may have more than one cause, and some cause and effect relationships in systems can only be described using probability.
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