New York State Learning
Standards
for Mathematics, Science and Technology
STANDARD
1B - ANALYSIS, INQUIRY, AND DESIGN
Observations made while testing provide new insights
into phenomena.
- Represent and organize observations and interpret
data.
- Develop a written report that describes proposed
explanations.
Engineering design is an iterative process involving
modeling and optimization, and used to develop technological
solutions to problems within given constraints.
- Carry out a thorough investigation and identify
needs for technological innovation.
- Use a wide range of information resources and
document findings.
- Generate a variety of solutions and choose the
optimal solution based upon specifications and constraints.
- Develop working plans.
- Devise and perform a test of the solution.
STANDARD
3 - MATHEMATICS
Students use mathematical modeling/multiple representation
to provide a means of presenting, interpreting, communicating,
and connecting mathematical information and relationships.
- Represent problem situations symbolically by
using algebraic expressions and graphs.
- Model real-world problems with equations
STANDARD
4 - SCIENCE
Energy exists in many forms, and when these forms
change, energy is conserved.
- Observe and describe transmission of various
forms of energy.
STANDARD
5-TECHNOLOGY
Technological tools, materials, and other resources
should be selected on the basis of safety, cost, availability,
appropriateness, and environmental impact; technological
processes change energy, information, and material
resources into more useful forms.
- Select appropriate tools, instruments, and equipment
and use them correctly to process materials, energy,
and information.
- Explain trade-offs made in selecting alternatives.
- Describe and model methods to control system
processes and monitor system outputs.
STANDARD
6 - INTERCONNECTEDNESS: COMMON THEMES
Models are simplified representations of objects,
structures, or systems used in analysis, explanation,
interpretation, or design.
- Collect information about the behavior of a system
and use modeling tools to represent the operation
of the system.
STANDARD
7 - INTERDISCIPLINARY PROBLEM SOLVING
The knowledge and skills of mathematics, science,
and technology are used together to make informed
decisions and solve problems, especially those relating
to issues of science/technology/society, consumer
decision making, design, and inquiry into phenomena.
- Design solutions to real-world problems, using
a technological design process that integrates scientific
investigation and rigorous mathematical analysis
of the problem and the solution.
- Explain and evaluate phenomena mathematically
and scientifically. Solving interdisciplinary problems
involves a variety of skills and strategies, including
effective work habits; gathering and processing
information; generating and analyzing ideas; realizing
ideas; making connections among the common themes
of mathematics, science, and technology; and presenting
results.
- Students participate in an extended mathematics,
science, and technology project in which they work
effectively; gather and process information; generate,
analyze, and implement ideas; and present results.
