Standards Correlations

Your visit to The Horse exhibition can be correlated to the standards listed below.

National Science Education Standards

All grades - A1: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry “A2: Understanding about scientific inquiry “E1: Understanding about science and technology “G1: Science as a human endeavor

K-4 - C1: The characteristics of organisms “C3: Organisms and environments “F5: Science and technology in local challenges

5-8 - C1: Structure and function in living systems “C2: Reproduction and heredity “C3: Regulation and behavior “C4: Populations and ecosystems C5: Diversity and adaptations of organisms “F5: Science and technology in society

9-12 - C3: Biological evolution “C4: Interdependence of organisms “C5: Behavior of organisms “F5: Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

Thematic Strands - Culture “Time, continuity, and change “People, places, and environment “Science, technology, and society “Global connections

New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Standard 1: Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.
Key Idea:

The central purpose of scientific inquiry is to develop explanations of natural phenomena in a continuing, creative process.

Standard 4: Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Key Ideas:

Living things are both similar to and different from each other and nonliving things.
Organisms inherit genetic information in a variety of ways that result in continuity of structure and function between parents and offspring.
Individual organisms and species change over time.

Standard 5: Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.
Key idea:

Technology has been the driving force in the evolution of society from an agricultural to an industrial to an information base.

Standard 6: Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.
Key ideas:

Through systems thinking, people can recognize the commonalities that exist among all systems and how parts of a system interrelate and combine to perform specific functions.
Models are simplified representations of objects, structures, or systems used in analysis, explanation, interpretation, or design.

New York State Social Studies Standards

Standard 1: History of the United States

Elementary, Intermediate and Commencement

2. key turning points in US history and explain why these developments are significant

4. describe historic events through the eyes and experiences of those who were there (from National Standards for History K-4)

Standard 2: World History

Elementary, Intermediate and Commencement

1. examines the human condition and the connections and interactions of people across time and space and the ways different people view the same event or issue from a variety of perspectives

2. examine themes across time and within cultures and focus on important turning
points in world history by investigating the causes and other factors that brought about change and the results of these changes

3. study of major social, political, cultural and religious developments in world
history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of
individuals and groups.

4. investigate different and competing interpretations of the theories of history

Standard 3: Geography

Elementary, Intermediate and Commencement

1. (essential element) of human systems, environment and society

a. how people depend on and modify the physical environment (elementary)
b. describe the relationships between people and environments and the connections between people and places (intermediate)
c. explain how technological change affects people, places and regions (commencement)