Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Three Levels

Standard 6 - Interconnectedness: Common Themes - Commencement

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.

Patterns of Change

5. Identifying patterns of change is necessary for making predictions about future behavior and conditions.

Students:

use sophisticated mathematical models, such as graphs and equations of various algebraic or trigonometric functions.
search for multiple trends when analyzing data for patterns, and identify data that do not fit the trends.

This is evident, for example, when students:

     use a sine pattern to model the property of a sound or electromagnetic wave.
     use graphs or equations to model exponential growth of money or populations.
     explore historical data to determine whether the growth of a parameter is linear or exponential or both.