NY State Framework for M, S & T matched to Sammy's Science House

NY State Framework for M, S & T
matched to
Sammy's Science House

╖ The subsystems of the Earth and the principles that govern their interaction
(Science; The Physical Setting; Key Concept)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

K-2

Suggested:

Interested:

observe and describe patterns of daily, monthly, and seasonal changes in the physical world of everyday experience
(Science; The Physical Setting; Key Concept; Elementary)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

K-2

Interested:

explain daily, monthly, and seasonal changes on Earth
(Science; The Physical Setting; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

describe the movements of the tectonic plates, volcano and earthquake patterns, the rock cycle, weather changes, and long-term climate changes
(Science; The Physical Setting; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Weather Machine

Reference:

Thermometer in top right corner

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

╖ The properties that distinguish living from nonliving things
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept)

Component:

Sorting Station

Reference:

Blue bin in lower left corner

Required:

K-2

Suggested:

Interested:

╖ The life cycles of organisms and how they reproduce and develop
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

K-2

Suggested:

Interested:

╖ The interactions and interdependencies of life forms
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

K-2

Suggested:

Interested:

that reproduction of most plants and animals involves two parents;
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Elementary)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

K-2

Interested:

observe and describe how common organisms carry out basic life functions;
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Elementary)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

K-2

Interested:

provide examples of the interdependence of animals and plants;
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Elementary)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

K-2

Interested:

recognize the existence of climate regions and associate them with characteristic plants and animals
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Elementary)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

K-2

Interested:

describe the stages of development of multicellular plants and animals
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

explain the causes and significance of competition within species
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

illustrate food chains and recycling of materials in nature;
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

describe the major biomes of the world and the dominant plants and animals of each
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

describe the development of organisms from fertilized egg to mature adult
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Commencement)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

explain what sustains life on Earth;
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Commencement)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

explain the geographic distribution of plants and animals
(Science; The Living Environment; Key Concept; Commencement)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

╖ The human life cycle
(Science; The Human Organism; Key Concept)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

K-2

Suggested:

Interested:

╖ Patterns of human inheritance
(Science; The Human Organism; Key Concept)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

K-2

Suggested:

Interested:

recognize that there is genetic continuity between generations
(Science; The Human Organism; Key Concept; Elementary)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

K-2

Interested:

explain the need for a constant supply of energy
(Science; The Human Organism; Key Concept; Intermediate)

Component:

Acorn Pond

Reference:

Window in center behind Sammy

Required:

Suggested:

Interested:

K-2

Printed On: January 21, 1999

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