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 - Elementary

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 simple instruments to measure such quantities as distance, size, and weight and look for patterns in the data.
analyze data by making tables and graphs and looking for patterns of change.

This is evident, for example, when students:

     compare shoe size with the height of people to determine if there is a trend.
     collect data on the speed of balls rolling down ramps of different slopes and determine the relationship between speed and steepness of the ramp.
     take data they have collected and generate tables and graphs to begin the search for patterns of change.