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View all PreK-12 NYS Learning Standards in a dropdown list format.

Educational Resources
Standard Area - TECH: Learning Standards for Technology
(see MST standards under Previous Standard Versions)
- - Introduction - MST1.C.ES.Introduction:
    Science pr ocess skills should be based on a series of discoveries. Students learn most effectively when they have a central r ole in the discovery pr ocess. T o that end, Standards 1, 2, 6, and 7 incorporate in the Physical Setting/Earth Science Cor e Curriculum a student-center ed, pr oblem-solving appr oach to Earth Science. The following is a sample of Earth Science pr ocess skills. This list is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the content or skills, but rather a sample of the types of act ivities that teachers ar e expected to incorporate into their curriculum. It should be a goal of the instructor to encourage science pr ocess skills that will pr ovide students with backgr ound and curiosity to investigate important issues in the world ar ound them
    
    Assessments
    
    Major Understandings - MST1.C.ES.ED.1.1a:
    After experimenting with conduction of heat (using calorimeters and aluminum bars), make recommendations to create a more efficient system of heat transfer
    
    Major Understandings - MST1.C.ES.ED.1.1b:
    Determine patterns of topography and drainage around your school and design solutions to effectively deal with runoff