New York Science Standards Alignment

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New York science standards alignment
Stile unitGradeTopicStandardPerformance Expectation
Cells6MS. Structure, Function and Information ProcessingMS-LS1-1Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Cells6MS. Structure, Function and Information ProcessingMS-LS1-2Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Cells6MS. Structure, Function and Information ProcessingMS-LS1-3Construct an explanation supported by evidence for how the body is composed of interacting systems consisting of cells, tissues, and organs working together to maintain homeostasis.
Body Systems6MS. Structure, Function and Information ProcessingMS-LS1-3Construct an explanation supported by evidence for how the body is composed of interacting systems consisting of cells, tissues, and organs working together to maintain homeostasis.
The Nervous System6MS. Structure, Function and Information ProcessingMS-LS1-8Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli, resulting in immediate behavior and/or storage as memories.
Plants6MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of OrganismsMS-LS1-4Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Plants6MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of OrganismsMS-LS1-5Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Earth Systems6MS. Earth's SystemMS-ESS2-4Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Earth Systems6MS. Weather and ClimateMS-ESS2-5Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Earth Systems6MS. Weather and ClimateMS-ESS2-6Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
The Survival of Species6MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of OrganismsMS-LS1-4Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
The Survival of Species6MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of OrganismsMS-LS3-2Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Climate Change6MS. Human ImpactsMS-ESS3-3Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Climate Change6MS. Weather and ClimateMS-ESS3-5Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Energy6MS. Engineering DesignMS-ETS1-4Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Energy6MS. EnergyMS-PS3-5Construct, use, and present an argument to support the claim that when work is done on or by a system, the energy of the system changes as energy is transferred to or from the system.
Heat6MS. EnergyMS-PS3-3Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Heat6MS. EnergyMS-PS3-4Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the temperature of the sample of matter.
Food chains and food webs7MS. Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsMS-LS2-2Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Food chains and food webs7MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsMS-LS2-3Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
The importance of biodiversity7MS. Engineering DesignMS-ETS1-1Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
The importance of biodiversity7MS. Engineering DesignMS-ETS1-2Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
The importance of biodiversity7MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsMS-LS2-4Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
The importance of biodiversity7MS. Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsMS-LS2-5Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and protecting ecosystem stability.
Active Earth7MS. Earth's SystemMS-ESS2-1Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Active Earth7MS. History of EarthMS-ESS2-2Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying temporal and spatial scales.
Active Earth7MS. History of EarthMS-ESS2-3Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Active Earth7MS. Earth's SystemMS-ESS3-1Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geologic processes.
Active Earth7MS. Human ImpactsMS-ESS3-2Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
States of matter7MS. Structure and Properties of MatterMS-PS1-4Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and phase (state) of a substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
States of matter7MS. Structure and Properties of MatterMS-PS1-7Use evidence to illustrate that density is a property that can be used to identify samples of matter.
States of matter7MS. Structure and Properties of MatterMS-PS1-8Plan and conduct an investigation to demonstrate that mixtures are combinations of substances.
Physical and chemical change7MS. Chemical ReactionsMS-PS1-2Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Physical and chemical change7MS. Chemical ReactionsMS-PS1-5Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Physical and chemical change7MS. Chemical ReactionsMS-PS1-6Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy during a chemical and/or physical process.
Ecosystems7MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsMS-LS1-6Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Ecosystems7MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsMS-LS1-7Develop a model to describe how food molecules are rearranged through chemical reactions to release energy during cellular respiration and/or form new molecules that support growth as this matter moves through an organism.
Ecosystems7MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsMS-LS2-1Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Ecosystems7MS. Structure and Properties of MatterMS-PS1-3Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Elements and compounds7MS. Structure and Properties of MatterMS-PS1-1Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Our place in space8MS. Space SystemsMS-ESS1-1Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Our place in space8MS. Space SystemsMS-ESS1-2Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Our place in space8MS. Space SystemsMS-ESS1-3Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Energy conservation8MS. EnergyMS-PS3-1Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Energy conservation8MS. EnergyMS-PS3-2Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Waves8MS. EnergyMS-PS3-6Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred by electric currents.
Waves8MS. Waves and Electromagnetic RadiationMS-PS4-1Develop a model and use mathematical representations to describe waves that includes frequency, wavelength, and how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Waves8MS. Waves and Electromagnetic RadiationMS-PS4-2Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Waves8MS. Waves and Electromagnetic RadiationMS-PS4-3Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Human impacts on ecosystems8MS. History of EarthMS-ESS1-4Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Human impacts on ecosystems8MS. Human ImpactsMS-ESS3-4Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Human impacts on ecosystems8MS. Natural Selection and AdaptationsMS-LS4-1Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Newton's laws of motion8MS. Forces and InteractionsMS-PS2-1Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Newton's laws of motion8MS. Forces and InteractionsMS-PS2-2Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Newton's laws of motion8MS. Forces and InteractionsMS-PS2-4Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects and the distance between them.
Non-contact forces and electricity8MS. Engineering DesignMS-ETS1-3Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Non-contact forces and electricity8MS. Forces and InteractionsMS-PS2-3Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Non-contact forces and electricity8MS. Forces and InteractionsMS-PS2-5Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Genetics8MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of OrganismsMS-LS3-1Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Evolution8MS. Natural Selection and AdaptationsMS-LS4-2Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Evolution8MS. Natural Selection and AdaptationsMS-LS4-3Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Evolution8MS. Natural Selection and AdaptationsMS-LS4-4Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Evolution8MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction of OrganismsMS-LS4-5Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Evolution8MS. Natural Selection and AdaptationsMS-LS4-6Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.