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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.7:
Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment.

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Introduction - MST4.E.LE.7.Introduction:
Humans are dependent upon and have an impact on their environment. Students should recognize how human decisions cause environmental changes to occur. Students should be given opportunities to identify and investigate the factors that positively or negatively affect the physical environment and its resources.

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Performance Indicator - MST4.E.LE.7.1:
Students identify ways in which humans have changed their environments and the effects of those changes.