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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
Key Idea - SS.5.1: EARLY PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS: The first humans in the Western Hemisphere modified their physical environment as well as adapted to their environment. Their interactions with their environment led to various innovations and to the development of unique cultures.
Key Idea - SS.5.1: EARLY PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS: The first humans in the Western Hemisphere modified their physical environment as well as adapted to their environment. Their interactions with their environment led to various innovations and to the development of unique cultures.
Key Idea - SS.5.2: COMPLEX SOCIETIES AND CIVILIZATIONS: Between 1100 B.C.E. and 1500 C.E, complex societies and civilizations developed in the Western Hemisphere. Although these complex societies and civilizations have certain defining characteristics in common, each is also known for unique cultural achievements and contributions.
Key Idea - SS.5.2: COMPLEX SOCIETIES AND CIVILIZATIONS: Between 1100 B.C.E. and 1500 C.E, complex societies and civilizations developed in the Western Hemisphere. Although these complex societies and civilizations have certain defining characteristics in common, each is also known for unique cultural achievements and contributions.
Key Idea - SS.5.3: EUROPEAN EXPLORATION AND ITS EFFECTS: Various European powers explored and eventually colonized the Western Hemisphere. This had a profound impact on Native Americans and led to the transatlantic slave trade.
Key Idea - SS.5.3: EUROPEAN EXPLORATION AND ITS EFFECTS: Various European powers explored and eventually colonized the Western Hemisphere. This had a profound impact on Native Americans and led to the transatlantic slave trade.
Key Idea - SS.5.4: GEOGRAPHY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: The diverse geography of the Western Hemisphere has influenced human culture and settlement in distinct ways. Human communities in the Western Hemisphere have modified the physical environment.
Key Idea - SS.5.4: GEOGRAPHY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: The diverse geography of the Western Hemisphere has influenced human culture and settlement in distinct ways. Human communities in the Western Hemisphere have modified the physical environment.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.5.4.a: Physical maps reflect the varied climate zones, landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources of the Western Hemisphere.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.5.4.a: Physical maps reflect the varied climate zones, landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources of the Western Hemisphere.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.5.4.b: The Western Hemisphere can be divided into regions. Regions are areas that share common identifiable characteristics such as physical, political, economic, or cultural features. Regions within the Western Hemisphere include: * North America (Canada and the United States) * Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America) * Caribbean * South America
Conceptual Understanding - SS.5.4.b: The Western Hemisphere can be divided into regions. Regions are areas that share common identifiable characteristics such as physical, political, economic, or cultural features. Regions within the Western Hemisphere include: * North America (Canada and the United States) * Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America) * Caribbean * South America
Conceptual Understanding - SS.5.4.c: The physical environment influences human population distribution, land use, and other forms of economic activity.
Conceptual Understanding - SS.5.4.c: The physical environment influences human population distribution, land use, and other forms of economic activity.
Content Specification - SS.5.4.c.1: Students will map the regions within the Western Hemisphere and locate major physical features within each region.
Content Specification - SS.5.4.c.1: Students will map the regions within the Western Hemisphere and locate major physical features within each region.
Content Specification - SS.5.4.c.2: Students will create a political map of the Western Hemisphere noting which countries are in which region and a political map of the United States showing the location of the states.
Content Specification - SS.5.4.c.2: Students will create a political map of the Western Hemisphere noting which countries are in which region and a political map of the United States showing the location of the states.
Content Specification - SS.5.4.c.3: Students will use physical, climate, and vegetation maps in combination with population density, land use, and resource distribution maps to discern patterns in human settlement and types of economic activity.
Content Specification - SS.5.4.c.3: Students will use physical, climate, and vegetation maps in combination with population density, land use, and resource distribution maps to discern patterns in human settlement and types of economic activity.
Key Idea - SS.5.5: COMPARATIVE CULTURES: The countries of the Western Hemisphere are diverse and the cultures of these countries are rich and varied. Due to their proximity to each other, the countries of the Western Hemisphere share some of the same concerns and issues.
Key Idea - SS.5.5: COMPARATIVE CULTURES: The countries of the Western Hemisphere are diverse and the cultures of these countries are rich and varied. Due to their proximity to each other, the countries of the Western Hemisphere share some of the same concerns and issues.
Key Idea - SS.5.6: GOVERNMENT: The political systems of the Western Hemisphere vary in structure and organization across time and place.
Key Idea - SS.5.6: GOVERNMENT: The political systems of the Western Hemisphere vary in structure and organization across time and place.
Key Idea - SS.5.7: ECONOMICS: The people of the Western Hemisphere have developed various ways to meet their needs and wants. Many of the countries of the Western Hemisphere trade with each other as well as with other countries around the world.
Key Idea - SS.5.7: ECONOMICS: The people of the Western Hemisphere have developed various ways to meet their needs and wants. Many of the countries of the Western Hemisphere trade with each other as well as with other countries around the world.
Grade Level - SS.6: Grade 6
Grade Level - SS.6: Grade 6
Grade Level - SS.7: Grade 7
Grade Level - SS.7: Grade 7
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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