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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 - 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.

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Academic Level - MST4.E: Elementary

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Key Idea Code - MST4.E.LE: The Living Environment

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Key Idea - MST4.E.LE.6:
Plants and animals depend on each other and their physical environment.

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Performance Indicator - MST4.E.LE.6.2:
Students describe the relationship of the sun as an energy source for living and nonliving cycles.

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Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.6.2a:
Plants manufacture food by utilizing air, water, and energy from the Sun.

Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.6.2b:
The Sun’s energy is transferred on Earth from plants to animals through the food chain.

Major Understandings - MST4.E.LE.6.2c:
Heat energy from the Sun powers the water cycle (see Physical Science Key Idea 2).