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View all PreK-12 NYS Learning Standards in a dropdown list format.
Standard Area - ARTS: NYS The Arts
Standard Area - ARTS: NYS The Arts
Standard Area - CDOS: NYS Career Development and Occupational Studies
Standard Area - CDOS: NYS Career Development and Occupational Studies
Standard Area - CSDF: NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency
Standard Area - CSDF: NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency
Standard Area - ELA: NYS Next Generation English Language Arts
Standard Area - ELA: NYS Next Generation English Language Arts
Standard Area - HPF: NYS Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences
Standard Area - HPF: NYS Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences
Standard Area - NY-MATH: NYS Next Generation Mathematics
Standard Area - NY-MATH: NYS Next Generation Mathematics
Standard Area - PE: NYS Physical Education
Standard Area - PE: NYS Physical Education
Standard Area - S: NYS Science
Standard Area - S: NYS Science
Standard Area - SEL: NYS Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks
Standard Area - SEL: NYS Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks
Standard Area - SS: NYS Social Studies Framework
Standard Area - SS: NYS Social Studies Framework
Grade Level - SS.K: Kindergarten
Grade Level - SS.K: Kindergarten
Grade Level - SS.1: Grade 1
Grade Level - SS.1: Grade 1
Grade Level - SS.2: Grade 2
Grade Level - SS.2: Grade 2
Grade Level - SS.3: Grade 3
Grade Level - SS.3: Grade 3
Grade Level - SS.4: Grade 4
Grade Level - SS.4: Grade 4
Grade Level - SS.5: Grade 5
Grade Level - SS.5: Grade 5
Grade Level - SS.6: Grade 6
Grade Level - SS.6: Grade 6
Grade Level - SS.7: Grade 7
Grade Level - SS.7: Grade 7
Key Idea - SS.7.1: NATIVE AMERICANS: The physical environment and natural resources of North America influenced the development of the first human settlements and the culture of Native Americans. Native American societies varied across North America.
Key Idea - SS.7.1: NATIVE AMERICANS: The physical environment and natural resources of North America influenced the development of the first human settlements and the culture of Native Americans. Native American societies varied across North America.
Key Idea - SS.7.2: COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS: European exploration of the New World resulted in various interactions with Native Americans and in colonization. The American colonies were established for a variety of reasons and developed differently based on economic, social, and geographic factors. Colonial America had a variety of social structures under which not all people were treated equally.
Key Idea - SS.7.2: COLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS: European exploration of the New World resulted in various interactions with Native Americans and in colonization. The American colonies were established for a variety of reasons and developed differently based on economic, social, and geographic factors. Colonial America had a variety of social structures under which not all people were treated equally.
Key Idea - SS.7.3: AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE: Growing tensions over political power and economic issues sparked a movement for independence from Great Britain. New York played a critical role in the course and outcome of the American Revolution.
Key Idea - SS.7.3: AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE: Growing tensions over political power and economic issues sparked a movement for independence from Great Britain. New York played a critical role in the course and outcome of the American Revolution.
Key Idea - SS.7.4: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION: The newly independent states faced political and economic struggles under the Articles of Confederation. These challenges resulted in a Constitutional Convention, a debate over ratification, and the eventual adoption of the Bill of Rights.
Key Idea - SS.7.4: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION: The newly independent states faced political and economic struggles under the Articles of Confederation. These challenges resulted in a Constitutional Convention, a debate over ratification, and the eventual adoption of the Bill of Rights.
Key Idea - SS.7.5: THE CONSTITUTION IN PRACTICE: The United States Constitution serves as the foundation of the United States government and outlines the rights of citizens. The Constitution is considered a living document that can respond to political and social changes. The New York Constitution also has been changed over time.
Key Idea - SS.7.5: THE CONSTITUTION IN PRACTICE: The United States Constitution serves as the foundation of the United States government and outlines the rights of citizens. The Constitution is considered a living document that can respond to political and social changes. The New York Constitution also has been changed over time.
Key Idea - SS.7.6: WESTWARD EXPANSION: Driven by political and economic motives, the United States expanded its physical boundaries to the Pacific Ocean between 1800 and 1860. This settlement displaced Native Americans as the frontier was pushed westward.
Key Idea - SS.7.6: WESTWARD EXPANSION: Driven by political and economic motives, the United States expanded its physical boundaries to the Pacific Ocean between 1800 and 1860. This settlement displaced Native Americans as the frontier was pushed westward.
Key Idea - SS.7.7: REFORM MOVEMENTS: Social, political, and economic inequalities sparked various reform movements and resistance efforts. Influenced by the Second Great Awakening, New York played a key role in major reform efforts.
Key Idea - SS.7.7: REFORM MOVEMENTS: Social, political, and economic inequalities sparked various reform movements and resistance efforts. Influenced by the Second Great Awakening, New York played a key role in major reform efforts.
Key Idea - SS.7.8: A NATION DIVIDED: Westward expansion, the industrialization of the North, and the increase of slavery in the South contributed to the growth of sectionalism. Constitutional conflicts between advocates of States rights and supporters of federal power increased tensions in the nation; attempts to compromise ultimately failed to keep the nation together, leading to the Civil War.
Key Idea - SS.7.8: A NATION DIVIDED: Westward expansion, the industrialization of the North, and the increase of slavery in the South contributed to the growth of sectionalism. Constitutional conflicts between advocates of States rights and supporters of federal power increased tensions in the nation; attempts to compromise ultimately failed to keep the nation together, leading to the Civil War.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.a: Early United States industrialization affected different parts of the country in different ways. Regional economic differences and values, as well as different conceptions of the Constitution, laid the basis for tensions between States rights advocates and supporters of a strong federal government.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.a: Early United States industrialization affected different parts of the country in different ways. Regional economic differences and values, as well as different conceptions of the Constitution, laid the basis for tensions between States rights advocates and supporters of a strong federal government.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.a.1: Students will examine regional economic differences as they relate to industrialization.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.a.1: Students will examine regional economic differences as they relate to industrialization.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.b: As the nation expanded geographically, the question of slavery in new territories and states led to increased sectional tensions. Attempts at compromise ended in failure.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.b: As the nation expanded geographically, the question of slavery in new territories and states led to increased sectional tensions. Attempts at compromise ended in failure.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.b.1: Students will examine attempts at resolving conflicts over whether new territories would permit slavery, including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.b.1: Students will examine attempts at resolving conflicts over whether new territories would permit slavery, including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.b.2: Students will examine growing sectional tensions including the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) and the founding of the Republican Party.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.b.2: Students will examine growing sectional tensions including the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) and the founding of the Republican Party.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.c: Perspectives on the causes of the Civil War varied based on geographic region, but the election of a Republican president was one of the immediate causes for the secession of the Southern states.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.c: Perspectives on the causes of the Civil War varied based on geographic region, but the election of a Republican president was one of the immediate causes for the secession of the Southern states.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.c.1: Students will examine both long- and short-term causes of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.c.1: Students will examine both long- and short-term causes of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.c.2: Students will identify which states seceded to form the Confederate States of America and will explore the reasons presented for secession. Students will also identify the states that remained in the Union.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.c.2: Students will identify which states seceded to form the Confederate States of America and will explore the reasons presented for secession. Students will also identify the states that remained in the Union.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.c.3: Students will examine the role of New York State in the Civil War, including its contributions to the war effort and the controversy over the draft.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.c.3: Students will examine the role of New York State in the Civil War, including its contributions to the war effort and the controversy over the draft.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.d: The course and outcome of the Civil War were influenced by strategic leaders from both the North and South, decisive battles, and military strategy and technology that utilized the region's geography.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.d: The course and outcome of the Civil War were influenced by strategic leaders from both the North and South, decisive battles, and military strategy and technology that utilized the region's geography.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.1: Students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of the North and the South at the outset of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.1: Students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of the North and the South at the outset of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.2: Students will examine the goals and content of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.2: Students will examine the goals and content of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.3: Students will examine how the use of various technologies affected the conduct and outcome of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.3: Students will examine how the use of various technologies affected the conduct and outcome of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.4: Students will examine the enlistment of freed slaves and how it helped to change the course of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.4: Students will examine the enlistment of freed slaves and how it helped to change the course of the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.5: Students will examine the topography and geographic conditions at Gettysburg and Antietam, and analyze the military strategies employed by the North and the South at Gettysburg or Antietam.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.d.5: Students will examine the topography and geographic conditions at Gettysburg and Antietam, and analyze the military strategies employed by the North and the South at Gettysburg or Antietam.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.e: The Civil War impacted human lives, physical infrastructure, economic capacity, and governance of the United States.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.7.8.e: The Civil War impacted human lives, physical infrastructure, economic capacity, and governance of the United States.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.e.1: Students will examine the roles of women, civilians, and free African Americans during the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.e.1: Students will examine the roles of women, civilians, and free African Americans during the Civil War.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.e.2: Students will examine the aftermath of the war in terms of destruction, impact on population, and economic capacity by comparing impacts of the war on New York State and Georgia.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.e.2: Students will examine the aftermath of the war in terms of destruction, impact on population, and economic capacity by comparing impacts of the war on New York State and Georgia.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.e.3: Students will explain how events of the Civil War led to the establishment of federal supremacy.
Content Specification - SS.7.8.e.3: Students will explain how events of the Civil War led to the establishment of federal supremacy.
Grade Level - SS.8: Grade 8
Grade Level - SS.8: Grade 8
Grade Level - SS.9: Grade 9: Global History and Geography I
Grade Level - SS.9: Grade 9: Global History and Geography I
Grade Level - SS.10: Grade 10: Global History and Geography II
Grade Level - SS.10: Grade 10: Global History and Geography II
Grade Level - SS.11: Grade 11: United States History and Government
Grade Level - SS.11: Grade 11: United States History and Government
Grade Level - SS.12G: Grade 12: Participation in Government and Civics
Grade Level - SS.12G: Grade 12: Participation in Government and Civics
Grade Level - SS.12E: Grade 12: Economics, the Enterprise System, and Finance
Grade Level - SS.12E: Grade 12: Economics, the Enterprise System, and Finance
Social Studies Practice Standards - SS.SSP: Standards for Social Studies Practice
Social Studies Practice Standards - SS.SSP: Standards for Social Studies Practice
Standard Area - TECH: Learning Standards for Technology (see MST standards under Previous Standard Versions)
Standard Area - TECH: Learning Standards for Technology (see MST standards under Previous Standard Versions)
Standard Area - WL: World Languages
Standard Area - WL: World Languages
Standard Area - Previous Standards Versions
Standard Area - Previous Standards Versions
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