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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 PreK - 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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Key Idea Code - MST4.PS: Physical Setting

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Key Idea - MST4.PS3: Physical Setting
Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.

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Academic Level - MST4.E.PS3: Elementary

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Performance Indicator - MST4.E.PS3A:
Students observe and describe properties of materials using appropriate tools.

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Major Understandings - 3.1e :
The material(s) an object is made up of determine some specific properties of the object (sink/float, conductivity, magnetism). Properties can be observed or measured with tools such as hand lenses, metric rulers, thermometers, balances, magnets, circuit testers, and graduated cylinders.