Elementary Core

Curriculum Correlation and Alignment of the SCIENCE 21 Program to The Elementary Science Core Curriculum Guide (K – 4) NYS MST Standards (Standards 1 and 4)

In order to use this guide, you will need to have access to the NYSED publication, Elementary Science Core Curriculum, K-4. This publication can be downloaded as a an Adobe Acrobat pdf file from the New York State Education Department’s website at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci.html. Click on Resource Guide with Core Curriculum to download this document.

These guides contain a one to one correlation to each of the standards, key ideas and major understandings referenced in the NYSED Standards Core Curriculum document. For each performance indicator and major understanding referenced, a mapping of the SCIENCE 21 curriculum has been done to indicate which grade level, unit and/or lesson has covered that particular performance indicator and major understanding.

To find out more about how SCIENCE 21 is aligned and correlated with the NYS Elementary Science Core Curriculum, K-4, click on:

• Correlation of Science 21 Program Units

• Correlation of Science 21 Lessons with Standard 1

• Correlation of Science 21 Lessons with Standard 4

• Correlation of Science 21 with Standards 1 and 4

• Alignment of Science 21 Objectives to the State Core Curriculum

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