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Skills available for New York sixth-grade science standards

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Next Generation Learning Standards: Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-8 Next Generation Learning Standards: Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-8
New York Learning Standards New York Learning Standards
New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards: Grades 6-8 Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards: Grades 6-8 Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
New York Core Curriculum: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design New York Core Curriculum: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design
New York Core Curriculum: Information Systems New York Core Curriculum: Information Systems
New York Core Curriculum: Interconnectedness: Common Themes New York Core Curriculum: Interconnectedness: Common Themes
New York Core Curriculum: Interdisciplinary Problem Solving New York Core Curriculum: Interdisciplinary Problem Solving
New York Core Curriculum: Intermediate Process Skills Based on Standard 4 New York Core Curriculum: Intermediate Process Skills Based on Standard 4
New York Core Curriculum: The Living Environment New York Core Curriculum: The Living Environment
New York Core Curriculum: The Physical Setting New York Core Curriculum: The Physical Setting

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RST.6-8 Reading

Key Ideas and Details
- RST 1 Cite specific evidence to support analysis of scientific and technical texts, charts, graphs, diagrams, etc. Understand and follow a detailed set of directions.
- RST 2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a source; provide an accurate, objective summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
- RST 3 Describe how and why scientific ideas and reasoning are developed and modified over the course of a text, source, argument, etc.
Craft and Structure
- RST 4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other content-specific words and phrases as they are used in scientific or technical sources.
- RST 5 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
- RST 6 Identify purpose and/or point of view when an author is presenting information, describing a procedure, discussing an experiment, etc. Compare and contrast the information gained from two or more experiments, simulations, videos, multimedia sources, readings from texts, graphs, charts, etc. on the same topic.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- RST 7 Identify and match scientific or technical information presented as text with a version of that information presented visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
- RST 8 For scientific sources, distinguish between observation and inference based judgments, and reasoned judgment and opinion. For technical sources, distinguish between facts and reasoned judgment.
- RST 9 Compare and contrast the information gained from two or more experiments, simulations, videos, multimedia sources, readings from texts, graphs, charts, etc. on the same topic.

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RST.6-8 Reading

Key Ideas and Details

RST 1 Cite specific evidence to support analysis of scientific and technical texts, charts, graphs, diagrams, etc. Understand and follow a detailed set of directions.

RST 2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a source; provide an accurate, objective summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RST 3 Describe how and why scientific ideas and reasoning are developed and modified over the course of a text, source, argument, etc.

Craft and Structure

RST 4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other content-specific words and phrases as they are used in scientific or technical sources.

RST 5 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

RST 7 Identify and match scientific or technical information presented as text with a version of that information presented visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

RST 8 For scientific sources, distinguish between observation and inference based judgments, and reasoned judgment and opinion. For technical sources, distinguish between facts and reasoned judgment.

RST 9 Compare and contrast the information gained from two or more experiments, simulations, videos, multimedia sources, readings from texts, graphs, charts, etc. on the same topic.