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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.I: Intermediate

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

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Key Idea - MST4.I.LE.1:
Living things are both similar to and different from each other and from nonliving things.

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Performance Indicator - MST4.I.LE.1.1:
Students compare and contrast the parts of plants, animals, and one-celled organisms.

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Major Understandings - MST4.I.LE.1.1b:
The way in which cells function is similar in all living things. Cells grow and divide, producing more cells. Cells take in nutrients, which they use to provide energy for the work that cells do and to make the materials that a cell or an organism needs.