Standard Area SS: Social Studies
Standard SS1: History of the United States and New York
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of
major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the
United States and New York.
Key Idea SS1.4:
The skills of historical analysis include the ability to: explain the significance of
historical evidence; weigh the importance, reliability, and validity of evidence;
understand the concept of multiple causation; understand the importance of changing
and competing interpretations of different historical developments.
Intermediate
Performance Indicator SS1.I.4A:
Students consider the sources of historical documents, narratives, or artifacts and
evaluate their reliability.
Standard Area SS: Social Studies
Standard SS3: Geography
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of
the geography of the interdependent world in which we live�local, national, and
global�including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth�s
surface.
Key Idea SS3.2:
Geography requires the development and application of the skills of asking and
answering geographic questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring,
organizing, and analyzing geographic information.
Intermediate
Performance Indicator SS3.I.2A:
Students present geographic information in a variety of formats, including maps,
tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, and computer-generated models.
Standard MST1: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design
Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as
appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.
Scientific Inquiry
Key Idea MST1.SI3:
Scientific Inquiry: The observations made while testing proposed explanations, when
analyzed using conventional and invented methods, provide new insights into
phenomena.
Intermediate
Performance Indicator MST1.I.SI3A:
Students design charts, tables, graphs, and other representations of observations in
conventional and creative ways to help them address their research question or
hypothesis.
