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Subject Area: Science Grade Level: Fifth Grade
New York State Content Standards New York State Skills Standards New York State Performance Indicators
Assessments (formal/informal
including state assessments)
Equilibrium and Stability:
Equilibrium is a state of stability due
either to a lack of changes (static
equilibrium) or a balance between
opposing forces (dynamic equilibrium).
4.1 N/A
4.2 N/A
• Scott Foresman Assessments
• Scott Foresman activities and
experiments
• Teacher-created assessments
• Teacher-created activities
• Homework
• Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
Patterns of Change: Identifying
patterns of change is necessary for
making predictions about future
behavior and conditions.
5.1 Use simple linear equations to represent how a
parameter changes with time.
5.2 Observe patterns of change in trends or cycles
and make predictions on what might happen in the
future.
• Scott Foresman Assessments
• Scott Foresman activities and
experiments
• Teacher-created assessments
• Teacher-created activities
• Homework
• Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
Optimization: In order to arrive at the
best solution that meets criteria within
constraints, it is often necessary to
make trade-offs.
6.1 Determine the criteria and constraints and
make trade-offs to determine the best decision.
6.2 Use graphs of information for a decisionmaking
problem to determine the optimum
solution.
• Scott Foresman Assessments
• Scott Foresman activities and
experiments
• Teacher-created assessments
• Teacher-created activities
• Homework
• Small/whole-group observations
• Teacher-created conference forms
Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School
Exhibit 9C-71