Standards Correlations

NATIONAL STANDARDS

Social Studies
Standard 1 Culture:
K-4
b. give examples of how experiences may be interpreted differently by people from diverse cultural perspectives and frames of reference
c. describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture
5-8
b. explain how information and experiences may be interpreted by people from diverse cultural perspectives and frames of reference
c. explain and give examples of how language, literature, the arts, architecture, other artifacts, traditions, beliefs, values, and behaviors contribute to the development and transmission of culture
9-12
c. apply an understanding of culture as an integrated whole that explains the functions and interactions of language, literature, thearts, traditions, beliefs and values, and behavior patterns
d. compare and analyze societal patterns for preserving and transmitting culture while adapting to environmental or social change

Science
Standards A & G: Science as Inquiry
K-4
A1. Ask a question about objects, organisms, and events in the environment
G1. Science and technology have been practiced by people for a long time.
5-8
A2. Current scientific knowledge and understanding guide scientific investigations
9-12
A2. Scientific explanations must abide by the rules of evidence; it must be open to questions and possible modification; and it must be based on historical and current scientific knowledge.
G3. The historical perceptive of scientific explanations demonstrates how scientific knowledge changes by evolving over time, almost always building on earlier knowledge

English Language Arts
1. Reading for Perspective—build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world
2. Understanding the Human Experience—build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.
9. Multi-Cultural Understanding—develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

Visual Arts
Standard 3 - Choosing & evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas
Standard 4 - Understanding the Visual Arts in relation to history and cultures

NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts
Standard 2 - develop an understanding of the diverse social, historical, and cultural dimensions of written texts and performances
Standard 3 - analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others

Mathematics, Science and Technology
Standard 4 Science - recognize the historical development of ideas in science

The Arts
Standard 3 - Responding to and analyzing works of Art
Standard 4 - Understanding the cultural contributions of the Arts

Social Studies
Standard 2 World History - examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives
Standard 3 Geography - the distribution of people, places, and environments

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