Montana State Standards for Science:
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MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
K.1.1.
Students will develop the abilities necessary to safely conduct scientific inquiry, including (a step-by-step sequence is not implied): (a) asking questions about objects, events, and organisms in the environment, (b) planning and conducting simple investigations.
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Standard K.1.1.
K.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (including metric units) and represent results of basic scientific investigations.
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Standard K.1.2.
K.1.3.
Students will use data to describe and communicate the results of scientific investigations.
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Standard K.1.3.
K.1.4.
Students will use models that illustrate simple concepts and compare those models to the actual phenomenon.
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Standard K.1.4.
K.1.5.
Students will identify a valid test in an investigation.
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Standard K.1.5.
K.1.6.
Students will identify how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
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Standard K.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
K.2.1.
Students will create mixtures and separate them based on different physical properties (e.g., salt and sand, iron filings and soil, oil and water)
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Standard K.2.1.
K.2.2.
Students will examine, measure, describe, compare and classify objects in terms of common physical properties.
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Standard K.2.2.
K.2.3.
Students will identify the basic characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity and sound.
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Standard K.2.3.
K.2.4.
Students will model and explain that matter exists as solids, liquids, and gases and can change from one form to another.
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Standard K.2.4.
K.2.5.
Students will identify that the position of an object can be described by its location relative to another object and its motions described, and measured by external forces action upon it.
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Standard K.2.5.
K.2.6.
Students will identify, build, and describe mechanical systems and the forces acting within those systems.
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Standard K.2.6.
K.2.7.
Students will observe, measure and manipulate forms of energy: sound, light, heat, electrical, magnetic.
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Standard K.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
K.3.1.
Students will identify that plants and animals have structures and systems that serve different functions for growth, survival, and reproduction.
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Standard K.3.1.
K.3.2.
Students will identify, measure, and describe basic requirements of energy and nutritional needs for an organism.
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Standard K.3.2.
K.3.3.
Students will describe and use models that trace the life cycles of different plants and animals and discuss how they differ from species to species.
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Standard K.3.3.
K.3.4.
Students will explain cause and effect relationships between nonliving and living components within ecosystems; and explain individual response to the changes in the environment including identifying differences between inherited, instinctual, and learned behaviors.
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Standard K.3.4.
K.3.5.
Students will create and use a classification system to group a variety of plants and animals according to their similarities and differences.
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Standard K.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
K.4.1.
Students will describe and give examples of earth's changing features.
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Standard K.4.1.
K.4.2.
Students will describe and measure the physical properties of earth's basic materials (including soil, rocks, water and gases) and the resources they provide.
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Standard K.4.2.
K.4.3.
Students will investigate fossils and make inferences about life the plants, animals, and the environment at that time.
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Standard K.4.3.
K.4.4.
Students will observe and describe the water cycle and the local weather and demonstrate how weather conditions are measured.
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Standard K.4.4.
K.4.5.
Students will identify seasons and explain the difference between weather and climate.
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Standard K.4.5.
K.4.6.
Students will identify objects (e.g., moon, stars, meteors) in the sky and their patterns of movement and explain that light and heat comes from a star called the sun.
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Standard K.4.6.
K.4.7.
Students will identify technology and methods used for space exploration (e.g. star parties, space shuttles, telescopes).
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Standard K.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
K.5.1.
Students will describe and discuss examples of how people use science and technology.
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Standard K.5.1.
K.5.2.
Students will describe a scientific or technological innovation that impacts communities, cultures, and societies.
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Standard K.5.2.
K.5.3.
Students will simulate scientific collaboration by sharing and communicating ideas to identify and describe problems.
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Standard K.5.3.
K.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to make inferences and propose solutions for simple environmental problems.
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Standard K.5.4.
K.5.5.
Students will identify how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard K.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
K.6.1.
Students will give historical examples of scientific and technological contributions to communities, cultures and societies, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard K.6.1.
K.6.2.
Students will describe how scientific inquiry has produced much knowledge about the world and a variety of contributions toward understanding events and phenomenon within the universe.
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Standard K.6.2.
K.6.3.
Students will describe science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard K.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
1.1.1.
Students will develop the abilities necessary to safely conduct scientific inquiry, including (a step-by-step sequence is not implied): (a) asking questions about objects, events, and organisms in the environment, (b) planning and conducting simple investigations.
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Standard 1.1.1.
1.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (including metric units) and represent results of basic scientific investigations.
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Standard 1.1.2.
1.1.3.
Students will use data to describe and communicate the results of scientific investigations.
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Standard 1.1.3.
1.1.4.
Students will use models that illustrate simple concepts and compare those models to the actual phenomenon.
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Standard 1.1.4.
1.1.5.
Students will identify a valid test in an investigation.
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Standard 1.1.5.
1.1.6.
Students will identify how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
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Standard 1.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
1.2.1.
Students will create mixtures and separate them based on different physical properties (e.g., salt and sand, iron filings and soil, oil and water)
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Standard 1.2.1.
1.2.2.
Students will examine, measure, describe, compare and classify objects in terms of common physical properties.
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Standard 1.2.2.
1.2.3.
Students will identify the basic characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity and sound.
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Standard 1.2.3.
1.2.4.
Students will model and explain that matter exists as solids, liquids, and gases and can change from one form to another.
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Standard 1.2.4.
1.2.5.
Students will identify that the position of an object can be described by its location relative to another object and its motions described, and measured by external forces action upon it.
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Standard 1.2.5.
1.2.6.
Students will identify, build, and describe mechanical systems and the forces acting within those systems.
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Standard 1.2.6.
1.2.7.
Students will observe, measure and manipulate forms of energy: sound, light, heat, electrical, magnetic.
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Standard 1.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
1.3.1.
Students will identify that plants and animals have structures and systems that serve different functions for growth, survival, and reproduction.
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Standard 1.3.1.
1.3.2.
Students will identify, measure, and describe basic requirements of energy and nutritional needs for an organism.
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Standard 1.3.2.
1.3.3.
Students will describe and use models that trace the life cycles of different plants and animals and discuss how they differ from species to species.
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Standard 1.3.3.
1.3.4.
Students will explain cause and effect relationships between nonliving and living components within ecosystems; and explain individual response to the changes in the environment including identifying differences between inherited, instinctual, and learned behaviors.
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Standard 1.3.4.
1.3.5.
Students will create and use a classification system to group a variety of plants and animals according to their similarities and differences.
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Standard 1.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
1.4.1.
Students will describe and give examples of earth's changing features.
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Standard 1.4.1.
1.4.2.
Students will describe and measure the physical properties of earth's basic materials (including soil, rocks, water and gases) and the resources they provide.
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Standard 1.4.2.
1.4.3.
Students will investigate fossils and make inferences about life the plants, animals, and the environment at that time.
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Standard 1.4.3.
1.4.4.
Students will observe and describe the water cycle and the local weather and demonstrate how weather conditions are measured.
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Standard 1.4.4.
1.4.5.
Students will identify seasons and explain the difference between weather and climate.
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Standard 1.4.5.
1.4.6.
Students will identify objects (e.g., moon, stars, meteors) in the sky and their patterns of movement and explain that light and heat comes from a star called the sun.
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Standard 1.4.6.
1.4.7.
Students will identify technology and methods used for space exploration (e.g. star parties, space shuttles, telescopes).
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Standard 1.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
1.5.1.
Students will describe and discuss examples of how people use science and technology.
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Standard 1.5.1.
1.5.2.
Students will describe a scientific or technological innovation that impacts communities, cultures, and societies.
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Standard 1.5.2.
1.5.3.
Students will simulate scientific collaboration by sharing and communicating ideas to identify and describe problems.
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Standard 1.5.3.
1.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to make inferences and propose solutions for simple environmental problems.
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Standard 1.5.4.
1.5.5.
Students will identify how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard 1.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
1.6.1.
Students will give historical examples of scientific and technological contributions to communities, cultures and societies, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard 1.6.1.
1.6.2.
Students will describe how scientific inquiry has produced much knowledge about the world and a variety of contributions toward understanding events and phenomenon within the universe.
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Standard 1.6.2.
1.6.3.
Students will describe science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard 1.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
2.1.1.
Students will develop the abilities necessary to safely conduct scientific inquiry, including (a step-by-step sequence is not implied): (a) asking questions about objects, events, and organisms in the environment, (b) planning and conducting simple investigations.
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Standard 2.1.1.
2.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (including metric units) and represent results of basic scientific investigations.
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Standard 2.1.2.
2.1.3.
Students will use data to describe and communicate the results of scientific investigations.
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Standard 2.1.3.
2.1.4.
Students will use models that illustrate simple concepts and compare those models to the actual phenomenon.
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Standard 2.1.4.
2.1.5.
Students will identify a valid test in an investigation.
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Standard 2.1.5.
2.1.6.
Students will identify how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
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Standard 2.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
2.2.1.
Students will create mixtures and separate them based on different physical properties (e.g., salt and sand, iron filings and soil, oil and water)
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Standard 2.2.1.
2.2.2.
Students will examine, measure, describe, compare and classify objects in terms of common physical properties.
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Standard 2.2.2.
2.2.3.
Students will identify the basic characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity and sound.
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Standard 2.2.3.
2.2.4.
Students will model and explain that matter exists as solids, liquids, and gases and can change from one form to another.
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Standard 2.2.4.
2.2.5.
Students will identify that the position of an object can be described by its location relative to another object and its motions described, and measured by external forces action upon it.
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Standard 2.2.5.
2.2.6.
Students will identify, build, and describe mechanical systems and the forces acting within those systems.
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Standard 2.2.6.
2.2.7.
Students will observe, measure and manipulate forms of energy: sound, light, heat, electrical, magnetic.
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Standard 2.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
2.3.1.
Students will identify that plants and animals have structures and systems that serve different functions for growth, survival, and reproduction.
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Standard 2.3.1.
2.3.2.
Students will identify, measure, and describe basic requirements of energy and nutritional needs for an organism.
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Standard 2.3.2.
2.3.3.
Students will describe and use models that trace the life cycles of different plants and animals and discuss how they differ from species to species.
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Standard 2.3.3.
2.3.4.
Students will explain cause and effect relationships between nonliving and living components within ecosystems; and explain individual response to the changes in the environment including identifying differences between inherited, instinctual, and learned behaviors.
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Standard 2.3.4.
2.3.5.
Students will create and use a classification system to group a variety of plants and animals according to their similarities and differences.
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Standard 2.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
2.4.1.
Students will describe and give examples of earth's changing features.
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Standard 2.4.1.
2.4.2.
Students will describe and measure the physical properties of earth's basic materials (including soil, rocks, water and gases) and the resources they provide.
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Standard 2.4.2.
2.4.3.
Students will investigate fossils and make inferences about life the plants, animals, and the environment at that time.
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Standard 2.4.3.
2.4.4.
Students will observe and describe the water cycle and the local weather and demonstrate how weather conditions are measured.
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Standard 2.4.4.
2.4.5.
Students will identify seasons and explain the difference between weather and climate.
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Standard 2.4.5.
2.4.6.
Students will identify objects (e.g., moon, stars, meteors) in the sky and their patterns of movement and explain that light and heat comes from a star called the sun.
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Standard 2.4.6.
2.4.7.
Students will identify technology and methods used for space exploration (e.g. star parties, space shuttles, telescopes).
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Science State
Standard 2.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
2.5.1.
Students will describe and discuss examples of how people use science and technology.
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Standard 2.5.1.
2.5.2.
Students will describe a scientific or technological innovation that impacts communities, cultures, and societies.
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Standard 2.5.2.
2.5.3.
Students will simulate scientific collaboration by sharing and communicating ideas to identify and describe problems.
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Standard 2.5.3.
2.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to make inferences and propose solutions for simple environmental problems.
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Standard 2.5.4.
2.5.5.
Students will identify how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard 2.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
2.6.1.
Students will give historical examples of scientific and technological contributions to communities, cultures and societies, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard 2.6.1.
2.6.2.
Students will describe how scientific inquiry has produced much knowledge about the world and a variety of contributions toward understanding events and phenomenon within the universe.
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Standard 2.6.2.
2.6.3.
Students will describe science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard 2.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
3.1.1.
Students will develop the abilities necessary to safely conduct scientific inquiry, including (a step-by-step sequence is not implied): (a) asking questions about objects, events, and organisms in the environment, (b) planning and conducting simple investigations.
6
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Science State
Standard 3.1.1.
3.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (including metric units) and represent results of basic scientific investigations.
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Science State
Standard 3.1.2.
3.1.3.
Students will use data to describe and communicate the results of scientific investigations.
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Standard 3.1.3.
3.1.4.
Students will use models that illustrate simple concepts and compare those models to the actual phenomenon.
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Standard 3.1.4.
3.1.5.
Students will identify a valid test in an investigation.
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Science State
Standard 3.1.5.
3.1.6.
Students will identify how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
3
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Science State
Standard 3.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
3.2.1.
Students will create mixtures and separate them based on different physical properties (e.g., salt and sand, iron filings and soil, oil and water)
13
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Science State
Standard 3.2.1.
3.2.2.
Students will examine, measure, describe, compare and classify objects in terms of common physical properties.
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Standard 3.2.2.
3.2.3.
Students will identify the basic characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity and sound.
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Standard 3.2.3.
3.2.4.
Students will model and explain that matter exists as solids, liquids, and gases and can change from one form to another.
4
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Standard 3.2.4.
3.2.5.
Students will identify that the position of an object can be described by its location relative to another object and its motions described, and measured by external forces action upon it.
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Standard 3.2.5.
3.2.6.
Students will identify, build, and describe mechanical systems and the forces acting within those systems.
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Science State
Standard 3.2.6.
3.2.7.
Students will observe, measure and manipulate forms of energy: sound, light, heat, electrical, magnetic.
13
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Science State
Standard 3.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
3.3.1.
Students will identify that plants and animals have structures and systems that serve different functions for growth, survival, and reproduction.
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Standard 3.3.1.
3.3.2.
Students will identify, measure, and describe basic requirements of energy and nutritional needs for an organism.
3
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Science State
Standard 3.3.2.
3.3.3.
Students will describe and use models that trace the life cycles of different plants and animals and discuss how they differ from species to species.
42
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Science State
Standard 3.3.3.
3.3.4.
Students will explain cause and effect relationships between nonliving and living components within ecosystems; and explain individual response to the changes in the environment including identifying differences between inherited, instinctual, and learned behaviors.
5
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Science State
Standard 3.3.4.
3.3.5.
Students will create and use a classification system to group a variety of plants and animals according to their similarities and differences.
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Science State
Standard 3.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
3.4.1.
Students will describe and give examples of earth's changing features.
5
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Science State
Standard 3.4.1.
3.4.2.
Students will describe and measure the physical properties of earth's basic materials (including soil, rocks, water and gases) and the resources they provide.
12
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Science State
Standard 3.4.2.
3.4.3.
Students will investigate fossils and make inferences about life the plants, animals, and the environment at that time.
8
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Science State
Standard 3.4.3.
3.4.4.
Students will observe and describe the water cycle and the local weather and demonstrate how weather conditions are measured.
16
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Science State
Standard 3.4.4.
3.4.5.
Students will identify seasons and explain the difference between weather and climate.
7
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Science State
Standard 3.4.5.
3.4.6.
Students will identify objects (e.g., moon, stars, meteors) in the sky and their patterns of movement and explain that light and heat comes from a star called the sun.
16
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Science State
Standard 3.4.6.
3.4.7.
Students will identify technology and methods used for space exploration (e.g. star parties, space shuttles, telescopes).
21
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Science State
Standard 3.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
3.5.1.
Students will describe and discuss examples of how people use science and technology.
4
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Science State
Standard 3.5.1.
3.5.2.
Students will describe a scientific or technological innovation that impacts communities, cultures, and societies.
5
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Science State
Standard 3.5.2.
3.5.3.
Students will simulate scientific collaboration by sharing and communicating ideas to identify and describe problems.
15
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Science State
Standard 3.5.3.
3.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to make inferences and propose solutions for simple environmental problems.
17
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Science State
Standard 3.5.4.
3.5.5.
Students will identify how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
3
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Science State
Standard 3.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
3.6.1.
Students will give historical examples of scientific and technological contributions to communities, cultures and societies, including Montana American Indian examples.
7
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Science State
Standard 3.6.1.
3.6.2.
Students will describe how scientific inquiry has produced much knowledge about the world and a variety of contributions toward understanding events and phenomenon within the universe.
7
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Science State
Standard 3.6.2.
3.6.3.
Students will describe science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
8
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Science State
Standard 3.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
4.1.1.
Students will develop the abilities necessary to safely conduct scientific inquiry, including (a step-by-step sequence is not implied): (a) asking questions about objects, events, and organisms in the environment, (b) planning and conducting simple investigations.
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Standard 4.1.1.
4.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (including metric units) and represent results of basic scientific investigations.
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Standard 4.1.2.
4.1.3.
Students will use data to describe and communicate the results of scientific investigations.
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Standard 4.1.3.
4.1.4.
Students will use models that illustrate simple concepts and compare those models to the actual phenomenon.
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Standard 4.1.4.
4.1.5.
Students will identify a valid test in an investigation.
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Standard 4.1.5.
4.1.6.
Students will identify how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
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Standard 4.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
4.2.1.
Students will create mixtures and separate them based on different physical properties (e.g., salt and sand, iron filings and soil, oil and water)
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Standard 4.2.1.
4.2.2.
Students will examine, measure, describe, compare and classify objects in terms of common physical properties.
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Standard 4.2.2.
4.2.3.
Students will identify the basic characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity and sound.
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Standard 4.2.3.
4.2.4.
Students will model and explain that matter exists as solids, liquids, and gases and can change from one form to another.
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Standard 4.2.4.
4.2.5.
Students will identify that the position of an object can be described by its location relative to another object and its motions described, and measured by external forces action upon it.
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Standard 4.2.5.
4.2.6.
Students will identify, build, and describe mechanical systems and the forces acting within those systems.
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Standard 4.2.6.
4.2.7.
Students will observe, measure and manipulate forms of energy: sound, light, heat, electrical, magnetic.
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Standard 4.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
4.3.1.
Students will identify that plants and animals have structures and systems that serve different functions for growth, survival, and reproduction.
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Standard 4.3.1.
4.3.2.
Students will identify, measure, and describe basic requirements of energy and nutritional needs for an organism.
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Standard 4.3.2.
4.3.3.
Students will describe and use models that trace the life cycles of different plants and animals and discuss how they differ from species to species.
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Standard 4.3.3.
4.3.4.
Students will explain cause and effect relationships between nonliving and living components within ecosystems; and explain individual response to the changes in the environment including identifying differences between inherited, instinctual, and learned behaviors.
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Standard 4.3.4.
4.3.5.
Students will create and use a classification system to group a variety of plants and animals according to their similarities and differences.
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Standard 4.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
4.4.1.
Students will describe and give examples of earth's changing features.
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Standard 4.4.1.
4.4.2.
Students will describe and measure the physical properties of earth's basic materials (including soil, rocks, water and gases) and the resources they provide.
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Standard 4.4.2.
4.4.3.
Students will investigate fossils and make inferences about life the plants, animals, and the environment at that time.
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Standard 4.4.3.
4.4.4.
Students will observe and describe the water cycle and the local weather and demonstrate how weather conditions are measured.
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Standard 4.4.4.
4.4.5.
Students will identify seasons and explain the difference between weather and climate.
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Standard 4.4.5.
4.4.6.
Students will identify objects (e.g., moon, stars, meteors) in the sky and their patterns of movement and explain that light and heat comes from a star called the sun.
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Standard 4.4.6.
4.4.7.
Students will identify technology and methods used for space exploration (e.g. star parties, space shuttles, telescopes).
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Standard 4.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
4.5.1.
Students will describe and discuss examples of how people use science and technology.
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Standard 4.5.1.
4.5.2.
Students will describe a scientific or technological innovation that impacts communities, cultures, and societies.
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Standard 4.5.2.
4.5.3.
Students will simulate scientific collaboration by sharing and communicating ideas to identify and describe problems.
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Standard 4.5.3.
4.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to make inferences and propose solutions for simple environmental problems.
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Standard 4.5.4.
4.5.5.
Students will identify how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard 4.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
4.6.1.
Students will give historical examples of scientific and technological contributions to communities, cultures and societies, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard 4.6.1.
4.6.2.
Students will describe how scientific inquiry has produced much knowledge about the world and a variety of contributions toward understanding events and phenomenon within the universe.
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Standard 4.6.2.
4.6.3.
Students will describe science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard 4.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
5.1.1.
Students will identify a question, determine relevant variables and a control, formulate a testable hypothesis, plan and predict the outcome of an investigation, safely conduct scientific investigation, and compare and analyze data.
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Standard 5.1.1.
5.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations.
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Standard 5.1.2.
5.1.3.
Students will review, communicate and defend results of investigations, including considering alternative explanations.
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Standard 5.1.3.
5.1.4.
Students will create models to illustrate scientific concepts and use the model to predict change (e.g., computer simulation, stream table, graphic representation)
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Standard 5.1.4.
5.1.5.
Students will identify strengths and weakness in an investigation design.
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Standard 5.1.5.
5.1.6.
Students will compare how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
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Standard 5.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
5.2.1.
Students will classify, describe, and manipulate the physical models of matter in terms of: elements, and compounds, pure substances and mixtures, atoms, and molecules.
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Standard 5.2.1.
5.2.2.
Students will examine, describe, compare and classify objects and substances based on common physical properties and simple chemical properties.
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Standard 5.2.2.
5.2.3.
Students will describe energy and compare and contrast the energy transformations and the characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity, sound and mechanical waves.
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Standard 5.2.3.
5.2.4.
Students will model and explain the states of matter are dependent upon the quantity of energy present in the system and describe what will change and what will remain unchanged at the particulate level when matter experiences an external force or energy change.
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Standard 5.2.4.
5.2.5.
Students will describe and explain the motion of an object in terms of its position, direction, & speed as well as the forces acting upon it.
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Standard 5.2.5.
5.2.6.
Students will identify, build, describe, measure, and analyze mechanical systems (e.g., simple and complex compound machines) and describe the forces acting within those systems.
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Standard 5.2.6.
5.2.7.
Students will give examples and describe how energy is transferred and conserved (e.g. electric to light and heat [light bulb], chemical to mechanical [fuel to propulsion]).
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Standard 5.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
5.3.1.
Students will compare the structure and function of prokaryotic cells (bacteria) and eukaryotic cells (plant, animal, etc.) including the levels of organization of the structure and function, particularly with humans.
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Standard 5.3.1.
5.3.2.
Students will explain how organisms and systems of organisms obtain and use energy resources to maintain stable conditions (e.g., food webs, photosynthesis, respiration)
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Standard 5.3.2.
5.3.3.
Students will communicate the differences in the reproductive processes of a variety of plants and animals using the principles of genetic modeling (e.g., Punnet squares)
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Standard 5.3.3.
5.3.4.
Students will investigate and explain the interdependent nature of populations and communities in the environment and describe how species in these populations adapt by evolving.
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Standard 5.3.4.
5.3.5.
Students will create and use a basic classification scheme to identify plants and animals.
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Standard 5.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
5.4.1.
Students will model and explain the internal structure of the earth and describe the formation and composition of earth's external features in terms of the rock cycle and plate tectonics and constructive and destructive forces.
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Standard 5.4.1.
5.4.2.
Students will differentiate between rocks types and minerals types and classify both by how they are formed and the utilization by humans.
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Standard 5.4.2.
5.4.3.
Students will use fossils to describe the geological timeline.
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Standard 5.4.3.
5.4.4.
Students will describe the water cycle, the composition and structure of the atmosphere and the impact of oceans on large-scale weather patterns.
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Standard 5.4.4.
5.4.5.
Students will describe and model the motion and tilt of earth in relation to the sun, and explain the concepts of day, night, seasons, year, and climatic changes.
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Standard 5.4.5.
5.4.6.
Students will describe the earth, moon, planets and other objects in space in terms of size, force of gravity, structure, and movement in relation to the sun.
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Standard 5.4.6.
5.4.7.
Students will identify scientific theories about the origin and evolution of the earth and solar system.
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Standard 5.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
5.5.1.
Students will describe the specific fields of science and technology as they relate to occupations within those fields.
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Standard 5.5.1.
5.5.2.
Students will apply scientific knowledge and process skills to understand issues and everyday events.
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Standard 5.5.2.
5.5.3.
Students will simulate collaborative problem solving and give examples of how scientific knowledge and technology are shared with other scientists and the public.
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Standard 5.5.3.
5.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to investigate problems and their proposed solutions and evaluate those solutions while considering environmental impacts.
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Standard 5.5.4.
5.5.5.
Students will describe how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard 5.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
5.6.1.
Students will give examples of scientific discoveries and describe the interrelationship between technological advances and scientific understanding, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard 5.6.1.
5.6.2.
Students will identify major milestones in science that have impacted science, technology, and society.
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Standard 5.6.2.
5.6.3.
Students will describe and explain science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard 5.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
6.1.1.
Students will identify a question, determine relevant variables and a control, formulate a testable hypothesis, plan and predict the outcome of an investigation, safely conduct scientific investigation, and compare and analyze data.
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Standard 6.1.1.
6.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations.
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Standard 6.1.2.
6.1.3.
Students will review, communicate and defend results of investigations, including considering alternative explanations.
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Standard 6.1.3.
6.1.4.
Students will create models to illustrate scientific concepts and use the model to predict change (e.g., computer simulation, stream table, graphic representation)
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Standard 6.1.4.
6.1.5.
Students will identify strengths and weakness in an investigation design.
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Standard 6.1.5.
6.1.6.
Students will compare how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
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Standard 6.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
6.2.1.
Students will classify, describe, and manipulate the physical models of matter in terms of: elements, and compounds, pure substances and mixtures, atoms, and molecules.
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Standard 6.2.1.
6.2.2. Students will examine, describe, compare and classify objects and substances based on common physical properties and simple chemical properties.
6.2.3.
Students will describe energy and compare and contrast the energy transformations and the characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity, sound and mechanical waves.
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Standard 6.2.3.
6.2.4. Students will model and explain the states of matter are dependent upon the quantity of energy present in the system and describe what will change and what will remain unchanged at the particulate level when matter experiences an external force or energy change.
6.2.5.
Students will describe and explain the motion of an object in terms of its position, direction, & speed as well as the forces acting upon it.
5
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Science State
Standard 6.2.5.
6.2.6.
Students will identify, build, describe, measure, and analyze mechanical systems (e.g., simple and complex compound machines) and describe the forces acting within those systems.
4
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Science State
Standard 6.2.6.
6.2.7.
Students will give examples and describe how energy is transferred and conserved (e.g. electric to light and heat [light bulb], chemical to mechanical [fuel to propulsion]).
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Standard 6.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
6.3.1.
Students will compare the structure and function of prokaryotic cells (bacteria) and eukaryotic cells (plant, animal, etc.) including the levels of organization of the structure and function, particularly with humans.
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Science State
Standard 6.3.1.
6.3.2.
Students will explain how organisms and systems of organisms obtain and use energy resources to maintain stable conditions (e.g., food webs, photosynthesis, respiration)
1
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Science State
Standard 6.3.2.
6.3.3.
Students will communicate the differences in the reproductive processes of a variety of plants and animals using the principles of genetic modeling (e.g., Punnet squares)
1
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Science State
Standard 6.3.3.
6.3.4.
Students will investigate and explain the interdependent nature of populations and communities in the environment and describe how species in these populations adapt by evolving.
1
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Science State
Standard 6.3.4.
6.3.5.
Students will create and use a basic classification scheme to identify plants and animals.
4
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Science State
Standard 6.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
6.4.1.
Students will model and explain the internal structure of the earth and describe the formation and composition of earth's external features in terms of the rock cycle and plate tectonics and constructive and destructive forces.
5
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Science State
Standard 6.4.1.
6.4.2.
Students will differentiate between rocks types and minerals types and classify both by how they are formed and the utilization by humans.
1
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Science State
Standard 6.4.2.
6.4.3.
Students will use fossils to describe the geological timeline.
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Science State
Standard 6.4.3.
6.4.4.
Students will describe the water cycle, the composition and structure of the atmosphere and the impact of oceans on large-scale weather patterns.
4
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Science State
Standard 6.4.4.
6.4.5.
Students will describe and model the motion and tilt of earth in relation to the sun, and explain the concepts of day, night, seasons, year, and climatic changes.
5
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Science State
Standard 6.4.5.
6.4.6.
Students will describe the earth, moon, planets and other objects in space in terms of size, force of gravity, structure, and movement in relation to the sun.
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Science State
Standard 6.4.6.
6.4.7.
Students will identify scientific theories about the origin and evolution of the earth and solar system.
2
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Science State
Standard 6.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
6.5.1.
Students will describe the specific fields of science and technology as they relate to occupations within those fields.
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Science State
Standard 6.5.1.
6.5.2.
Students will apply scientific knowledge and process skills to understand issues and everyday events.
10
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Science State
Standard 6.5.2.
6.5.3.
Students will simulate collaborative problem solving and give examples of how scientific knowledge and technology are shared with other scientists and the public.
13
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Science State
Standard 6.5.3.
6.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to investigate problems and their proposed solutions and evaluate those solutions while considering environmental impacts.
3
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Science State
Standard 6.5.4.
6.5.5.
Students will describe how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
5
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Science State
Standard 6.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
6.6.1.
Students will give examples of scientific discoveries and describe the interrelationship between technological advances and scientific understanding, including Montana American Indian examples.
5
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Science State
Standard 6.6.1.
6.6.2.
Students will identify major milestones in science that have impacted science, technology, and society.
12
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Science State
Standard 6.6.2.
6.6.3.
Students will describe and explain science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
8
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Science State
Standard 6.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
7.1.1.
Students will identify a question, determine relevant variables and a control, formulate a testable hypothesis, plan and predict the outcome of an investigation, safely conduct scientific investigation, and compare and analyze data.
5
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Science State
Standard 7.1.1.
7.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations.
2
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.1.2.
7.1.3.
Students will review, communicate and defend results of investigations, including considering alternative explanations.
3
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.1.3.
7.1.4.
Students will create models to illustrate scientific concepts and use the model to predict change (e.g., computer simulation, stream table, graphic representation)
4
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.1.4.
7.1.5.
Students will identify strengths and weakness in an investigation design.
3
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.1.5.
7.1.6.
Students will compare how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
1
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
7.2.1.
Students will classify, describe, and manipulate the physical models of matter in terms of: elements, and compounds, pure substances and mixtures, atoms, and molecules.
10
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.2.1.
7.2.2.
Students will examine, describe, compare and classify objects and substances based on common physical properties and simple chemical properties.
1
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.2.2.
7.2.3.
Students will describe energy and compare and contrast the energy transformations and the characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity, sound and mechanical waves.
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Science State
Standard 7.2.3.
7.2.4.
Students will model and explain the states of matter are dependent upon the quantity of energy present in the system and describe what will change and what will remain unchanged at the particulate level when matter experiences an external force or energy change.
3
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.2.4.
7.2.5.
Students will describe and explain the motion of an object in terms of its position, direction, & speed as well as the forces acting upon it.
14
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.2.5.
7.2.6.
Students will identify, build, describe, measure, and analyze mechanical systems (e.g., simple and complex compound machines) and describe the forces acting within those systems.
3
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.2.6.
7.2.7.
Students will give examples and describe how energy is transferred and conserved (e.g. electric to light and heat [light bulb], chemical to mechanical [fuel to propulsion]).
1
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Science State
Standard 7.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
7.3.1.
Students will compare the structure and function of prokaryotic cells (bacteria) and eukaryotic cells (plant, animal, etc.) including the levels of organization of the structure and function, particularly with humans.
35
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Science State
Standard 7.3.1.
7.3.2.
Students will explain how organisms and systems of organisms obtain and use energy resources to maintain stable conditions (e.g., food webs, photosynthesis, respiration)
1
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.3.2.
7.3.3.
Students will communicate the differences in the reproductive processes of a variety of plants and animals using the principles of genetic modeling (e.g., Punnet squares)
1
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.3.3.
7.3.4.
Students will investigate and explain the interdependent nature of populations and communities in the environment and describe how species in these populations adapt by evolving.
12
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.3.4.
7.3.5.
Students will create and use a basic classification scheme to identify plants and animals.
10
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
7.4.1.
Students will model and explain the internal structure of the earth and describe the formation and composition of earth's external features in terms of the rock cycle and plate tectonics and constructive and destructive forces.
4
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.1.
7.4.2.
Students will differentiate between rocks types and minerals types and classify both by how they are formed and the utilization by humans.
2
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.2.
7.4.3.
Students will use fossils to describe the geological timeline.
8
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.3.
7.4.4.
Students will describe the water cycle, the composition and structure of the atmosphere and the impact of oceans on large-scale weather patterns.
7
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.4.
7.4.5.
Students will describe and model the motion and tilt of earth in relation to the sun, and explain the concepts of day, night, seasons, year, and climatic changes.
3
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.5.
7.4.6.
Students will describe the earth, moon, planets and other objects in space in terms of size, force of gravity, structure, and movement in relation to the sun.
13
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.6.
7.4.7.
Students will identify scientific theories about the origin and evolution of the earth and solar system.
2
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
7.5.1.
Students will describe the specific fields of science and technology as they relate to occupations within those fields.
8
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.5.1.
7.5.2.
Students will apply scientific knowledge and process skills to understand issues and everyday events.
11
Suggested Titles for Montana
Science State
Standard 7.5.2.
7.5.3.
Students will simulate collaborative problem solving and give examples of how scientific knowledge and technology are shared with other scientists and the public.
7
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Standard 7.5.3.
7.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to investigate problems and their proposed solutions and evaluate those solutions while considering environmental impacts.
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Standard 7.5.4.
7.5.5.
Students will describe how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard 7.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
7.6.1.
Students will give examples of scientific discoveries and describe the interrelationship between technological advances and scientific understanding, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard 7.6.1.
7.6.2.
Students will identify major milestones in science that have impacted science, technology, and society.
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Standard 7.6.2.
7.6.3.
Students will describe and explain science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard 7.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
8.1.1.
Students will identify a question, determine relevant variables and a control, formulate a testable hypothesis, plan and predict the outcome of an investigation, safely conduct scientific investigation, and compare and analyze data.
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Standard 8.1.1.
8.1.2.
Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations.
2
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Standard 8.1.2.
8.1.3.
Students will review, communicate and defend results of investigations, including considering alternative explanations.
1
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Standard 8.1.3.
8.1.4.
Students will create models to illustrate scientific concepts and use the model to predict change (e.g., computer simulation, stream table, graphic representation)
2
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Standard 8.1.4.
8.1.5.
Students will identify strengths and weakness in an investigation design.
1
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Standard 8.1.5.
8.1.6.
Students will compare how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
1
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Standard 8.1.6.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
8.2.1.
Students will classify, describe, and manipulate the physical models of matter in terms of: elements, and compounds, pure substances and mixtures, atoms, and molecules.
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Standard 8.2.1.
8.2.2.
Students will examine, describe, compare and classify objects and substances based on common physical properties and simple chemical properties.
1
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Standard 8.2.2.
8.2.3.
Students will describe energy and compare and contrast the energy transformations and the characteristics of light, heat, motion, magnetism, electricity, sound and mechanical waves.
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Standard 8.2.3.
8.2.4.
Students will model and explain the states of matter are dependent upon the quantity of energy present in the system and describe what will change and what will remain unchanged at the particulate level when matter experiences an external force or energy change.
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Standard 8.2.4.
8.2.5.
Students will describe and explain the motion of an object in terms of its position, direction, & speed as well as the forces acting upon it.
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Standard 8.2.5.
8.2.6.
Students will identify, build, describe, measure, and analyze mechanical systems (e.g., simple and complex compound machines) and describe the forces acting within those systems.
2
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Standard 8.2.6.
8.2.7.
Students will give examples and describe how energy is transferred and conserved (e.g. electric to light and heat [light bulb], chemical to mechanical [fuel to propulsion]).
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Standard 8.2.7.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
8.3.1.
Students will compare the structure and function of prokaryotic cells (bacteria) and eukaryotic cells (plant, animal, etc.) including the levels of organization of the structure and function, particularly with humans.
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Standard 8.3.1.
8.3.2.
Students will explain how organisms and systems of organisms obtain and use energy resources to maintain stable conditions (e.g., food webs, photosynthesis, respiration)
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Standard 8.3.2.
8.3.3.
Students will communicate the differences in the reproductive processes of a variety of plants and animals using the principles of genetic modeling (e.g., Punnet squares)
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Standard 8.3.3.
8.3.4.
Students will investigate and explain the interdependent nature of populations and communities in the environment and describe how species in these populations adapt by evolving.
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Standard 8.3.4.
8.3.5.
Students will create and use a basic classification scheme to identify plants and animals.
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Standard 8.3.5.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
8.4.1. Students will model and explain the internal structure of the earth and describe the formation and composition of earth's external features in terms of the rock cycle and plate tectonics and constructive and destructive forces.
8.4.2.
Students will differentiate between rocks types and minerals types and classify both by how they are formed and the utilization by humans.
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Standard 8.4.2.
8.4.3.
Students will use fossils to describe the geological timeline.
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Standard 8.4.3.
8.4.4.
Students will describe the water cycle, the composition and structure of the atmosphere and the impact of oceans on large-scale weather patterns.
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Standard 8.4.4.
8.4.5.
Students will describe and model the motion and tilt of earth in relation to the sun, and explain the concepts of day, night, seasons, year, and climatic changes.
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Standard 8.4.5.
8.4.6.
Students will describe the earth, moon, planets and other objects in space in terms of size, force of gravity, structure, and movement in relation to the sun.
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Standard 8.4.6.
8.4.7.
Students will identify scientific theories about the origin and evolution of the earth and solar system.
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Standard 8.4.7.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
8.5.1.
Students will describe the specific fields of science and technology as they relate to occupations within those fields.
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Standard 8.5.1.
8.5.2.
Students will apply scientific knowledge and process skills to understand issues and everyday events.
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Standard 8.5.2.
8.5.3.
Students will simulate collaborative problem solving and give examples of how scientific knowledge and technology are shared with other scientists and the public.
5
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Standard 8.5.3.
8.5.4.
Students will use scientific knowledge to investigate problems and their proposed solutions and evaluate those solutions while considering environmental impacts.
7
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Standard 8.5.4.
8.5.5.
Students will describe how the knowledge of science and technology influences the development of the Montana American Indian cultures.
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Standard 8.5.5.
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
8.6.1.
Students will give examples of scientific discoveries and describe the interrelationship between technological advances and scientific understanding, including Montana American Indian examples.
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Standard 8.6.1.
8.6.2.
Students will identify major milestones in science that have impacted science, technology, and society.
9
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Standard 8.6.2.
8.6.3.
Students will describe and explain science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
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Standard 8.6.3.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
9.1.1. Students will generate a question, identify dependent and independent variables, formulate testable, multiple hypotheses, plan an investigation, predict its outcome, safely conduct the scientific investigations, and collect and analyze data.
9.1.2. Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations using appropriate mathematical analysis, error analysis, and graphical representation.
9.1.3. Students will review evidence, communicate and defend results, and recognize that the results of a scientific investigation are always open to revision by further investigations (e.g. through graphical representation or charts)
9.1.4. Students will analyze observations and explain with scientific understanding to develop a plausible model (e.g., atom, expanding universe)
9.1.5. Students will identify strengths, weaknesses, and assess the validity of the experimental design of an investigation through analysis and evaluation.
9.1.6. Students will explain how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
9.2.1. Students will describe the structure of atoms, including knowledge of (a) subatomic particles and their relative masses, charges, and locations within the atom, (b) the electrical and nuclear forces that hold the atom together, (c) fission and fusion, and (d) radioactive decay.
9.2.2. Students will explain how the particulate level structure and properties of matter affect its macroscopic properties, including the effect of (a) valence electrons on the chemical properties of elements and the resulting periodic trends in these properties, (b) chemical bonding, (c) molecular geometry and intermolecular forces, (d) kinetic molecular theory on phases of matter, and (e) carbon-carbon atom bonding on biomolecules.
9.2.3. Students will describe the major features associated with chemical reactions, including (a) giving examples of reactions important to industry and living organisms, (b) energy changes associated with chemical changes, (c) classes of chemical reactions, (d) rates of reactions, and (e) the role of catalysts.
9.2.4. Students will identify, measure, calculate, and analyze relationships associated with matter and energy transfer or transformations, and the associated conservation of mass.
9.2.5. Students will explain the interactions between motions and forces, including (a) the laws of motion and (b) an understanding of the gravitational and electromagnetic forces.
9.2.6. Students will explain how energy is stored, transferred, and transformed, including (a) the conservation of energy, (b) kinetic and potential energy and energy contained by a field, (c) heat energy and atomic and molecular motion, and (d) energy tends to change from concentrated to diffuse.
9.2.7. Students will describe how energy and matter interact, including (a) waves, (b) the electromagnetic spectrum, (c) quantization of energy, and (d) insulators and conductors.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
9.3.1. Students will investigate and use appropriate technology to demonstrate that cells have common features including differences that determine function and that they are composed of common building blocks (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids)
9.3.2. Students will describe and explain the complex processes involved in energy use in cell maintenance, growth, repair and development.
9.3.3. Students will model the structure of DNA and protein synthesis, discuss the molecular basis of heredity, and explain how it contributes to the diversity of life.
9.3.4. Students will predict and model the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors that affect populations through natural selection, and explain how this contributes to the evolution of species over time.
9.3.5. Students will generate and apply biological classification schemes to infer and discuss the degree of divergence between using ecosystems.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
9.4.1. Students will understand the theory of plate tectonics and how it explains the interrelationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading.
9.4.2. Students will identify and classify rocks and minerals based on physical and chemical properties and the utilization by humans (e.g., natural resources, building materials)
9.4.3. Students will explain scientific theories about how fossils are used as evidence of changes over time.
9.4.4. Students will collect and analyze local and regional weather data to make inferences and predictions about weather patterns; explain factors influencing global weather and climate; and describe the impact on earth of fluctuations in weather and climate (e.g., drought, surface and ground water, glacial instability)
9.4.5. Students will explain the impact of terrestrial, solar, oceanic, and atmosphere conditions on global climatic patterns.
9.4.6. Students will describe the origin, location, and evolution of stars and their planetary systems in respect to the solar system, the Milky Way, the local galactic group, and the universe.
9.4.7. Students will relate how evidence from advanced technology applied to scientific investigations (e.g., large telescopes and space borne observatories), has dramatically impacted our understanding of the origin, size, and evolution of the universe.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
9.5.1. Students will predict how key factors (e.g., technology, competitiveness, and world events) affect the development and acceptance of scientific thought.
9.5.2. Students will give examples of scientific innovation challenging commonly held perceptions.
9.5.3. Students will evaluate the ongoing, collaborative scientific process by gathering and critiquing information.
9.5.4. Students will analyze benefits, limitations, costs, consequences, and ethics involved in using scientific and technological innovations (e.g., biotechnology, environmental issues)
9.5.5. Students will explain how the knowledge of science and technology applies to contemporary Montana American Indian communities (e.g., natural resources development, management and conservation)
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
9.6.1. Students will analyze and illustrate the historical impact of scientific and technological advances, including Montana American Indian examples.
9.6.2. Students will trace developments that demonstrate scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes available.
9.6.3. Students will describe, explain, and analyze science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
MT.9.GLE. Science - Grade Level Expectations
9.GLE.1. Generates testable questions, safely designs and conducts controlled investigations, uses SI (metric system), makes logical inferences based on observations, interprets data by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses in an investigation design, modifies investigation design based upon experimentation, and communicates results. Identifies that observation is the key inquiry process used by Montana American Indians.
9.GLE.2. Uses physical, mental, conceptual, and simple mathematical models to investigate classroom and group- generated problems and/or questions about;
9-10.GLE.2.a. Basic chemical phenomena including atomic theory and interactions of matter.
9-10.GLE.2.b. Basic physical phenomena including kinematics and energy transformations.
9.GLE.3. Organizes, classifies, and describes interactions of the biotic and abiotic parts of the biosphere as well as the natural history of interactions of life on Earth and uses these skills to recognize and help solve problems ranging from the sub-cellular level through the ecosystem level.
9.GLE.4. Describes, explains and begins to develop basic models of the processes that occur in the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere and describes the components of the universe.
9.GLE.5. Using methods of scientific inquiry, identifies and communicates, through a variety of means, connections and interactions among technology, science, and society including how these have impacted the Montana American Indian.
9.GLE.6. Makes decisions about scientific and social issues based on observations, data, analysis, and knowledge of the natural world, and communicates those decisions to others
9-10.GLE.6.a. Identifies the positive and negative impacts of past, present, and future technological and scientific advances and with direction, gives possible solutions to problems that affect local, regional, and global communities.
9-10.GLE.6.b. Explains attributes of Montana American Indian contributions to scientific and technological knowledge.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
10.1.1. Students will generate a question, identify dependent and independent variables, formulate testable, multiple hypotheses, plan an investigation, predict its outcome, safely conduct the scientific investigations, and collect and analyze data.
10.1.2. Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations using appropriate mathematical analysis, error analysis, and graphical representation.
10.1.3. Students will review evidence, communicate and defend results, and recognize that the results of a scientific investigation are always open to revision by further investigations (e.g. through graphical representation or charts)
10.1.4. Students will analyze observations and explain with scientific understanding to develop a plausible model (e.g., atom, expanding universe)
10.1.5. Students will identify strengths, weaknesses, and assess the validity of the experimental design of an investigation through analysis and evaluation.
10.1.6. Students will explain how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
10.2.1. Students will describe the structure of atoms, including knowledge of (a) subatomic particles and their relative masses, charges, and locations within the atom, (b) the electrical and nuclear forces that hold the atom together, (c) fission and fusion, and (d) radioactive decay.
10.2.2. Students will explain how the particulate level structure and properties of matter affect its macroscopic properties, including the effect of (a) valence electrons on the chemical properties of elements and the resulting periodic trends in these properties, (b) chemical bonding, (c) molecular geometry and intermolecular forces, (d) kinetic molecular theory on phases of matter, and (e) carbon-carbon atom bonding on biomolecules.
10.2.3. Students will describe the major features associated with chemical reactions, including (a) giving examples of reactions important to industry and living organisms, (b) energy changes associated with chemical changes, (c) classes of chemical reactions, (d) rates of reactions, and (e) the role of catalysts.
10.2.4. Students will identify, measure, calculate, and analyze relationships associated with matter and energy transfer or transformations, and the associated conservation of mass.
10.2.5. Students will explain the interactions between motions and forces, including (a) the laws of motion and (b) an understanding of the gravitational and electromagnetic forces.
10.2.6. Students will explain how energy is stored, transferred, and transformed, including (a) the conservation of energy, (b) kinetic and potential energy and energy contained by a field, (c) heat energy and atomic and molecular motion, and (d) energy tends to change from concentrated to diffuse.
10.2.7. Students will describe how energy and matter interact, including (a) waves, (b) the electromagnetic spectrum, (c) quantization of energy, and (d) insulators and conductors.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
10.3.1. Students will investigate and use appropriate technology to demonstrate that cells have common features including differences that determine function and that they are composed of common building blocks (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids)
10.3.2. Students will describe and explain the complex processes involved in energy use in cell maintenance, growth, repair and development.
10.3.3. Students will model the structure of DNA and protein synthesis, discuss the molecular basis of heredity, and explain how it contributes to the diversity of life.
10.3.4. Students will predict and model the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors that affect populations through natural selection, and explain how this contributes to the evolution of species over time.
10.3.5. Students will generate and apply biological classification schemes to infer and discuss the degree of divergence between using ecosystems.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
10.4.1. Students will understand the theory of plate tectonics and how it explains the interrelationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading.
10.4.2. Students will identify and classify rocks and minerals based on physical and chemical properties and the utilization by humans (e.g., natural resources, building materials)
10.4.3. Students will explain scientific theories about how fossils are used as evidence of changes over time.
10.4.4. Students will collect and analyze local and regional weather data to make inferences and predictions about weather patterns; explain factors influencing global weather and climate; and describe the impact on earth of fluctuations in weather and climate (e.g., drought, surface and ground water, glacial instability)
10.4.5. Students will explain the impact of terrestrial, solar, oceanic, and atmosphere conditions on global climatic patterns.
10.4.6. Students will describe the origin, location, and evolution of stars and their planetary systems in respect to the solar system, the Milky Way, the local galactic group, and the universe.
10.4.7. Students will relate how evidence from advanced technology applied to scientific investigations (e.g., large telescopes and space borne observatories), has dramatically impacted our understanding of the origin, size, and evolution of the universe.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
10.5.1. Students will predict how key factors (e.g., technology, competitiveness, and world events) affect the development and acceptance of scientific thought.
10.5.2. Students will give examples of scientific innovation challenging commonly held perceptions.
10.5.3. Students will evaluate the ongoing, collaborative scientific process by gathering and critiquing information.
10.5.4. Students will analyze benefits, limitations, costs, consequences, and ethics involved in using scientific and technological innovations (e.g., biotechnology, environmental issues)
10.5.5. Students will explain how the knowledge of science and technology applies to contemporary Montana American Indian communities (e.g., natural resources development, management and conservation)
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
10.6.1. Students will analyze and illustrate the historical impact of scientific and technological advances, including Montana American Indian examples.
10.6.2. Students will trace developments that demonstrate scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes available.
10.6.3. Students will describe, explain, and analyze science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
MT.10.GLE. Science - Grade Level Expectations
10.GLE.1. Generates testable questions, safely designs and conducts controlled investigations, uses SI (metric system), makes logical inferences based on observations, interprets data by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses in an investigation design, modifies investigation design based upon experimentation, and communicates results. Identifies that observation is the key inquiry process used by Montana American Indians.
10.GLE.2. Uses physical, mental, conceptual, and simple mathematical models to investigate classroom and group- generated problems and/or questions about;
9-10.GLE.2.a. Basic chemical phenomena including atomic theory and interactions of matter.
9-10.GLE.2.b. Basic physical phenomena including kinematics and energy transformations.
10.GLE.3. Organizes, classifies, and describes interactions of the biotic and abiotic parts of the biosphere as well as the natural history of interactions of life on Earth and uses these skills to recognize and help solve problems ranging from the sub-cellular level through the ecosystem level.
10.GLE.4. Describes, explains and begins to develop basic models of the processes that occur in the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere and describes the components of the universe.
10.GLE.5. Using methods of scientific inquiry, identifies and communicates, through a variety of means, connections and interactions among technology, science, and society including how these have impacted the Montana American Indian.
10.GLE.6. Makes decisions about scientific and social issues based on observations, data, analysis, and knowledge of the natural world, and communicates those decisions to others
9-10.GLE.6.a. Identifies the positive and negative impacts of past, present, and future technological and scientific advances and with direction, gives possible solutions to problems that affect local, regional, and global communities.
9-10.GLE.6.b. Explains attributes of Montana American Indian contributions to scientific and technological knowledge.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
11.1.1. Students will generate a question, identify dependent and independent variables, formulate testable, multiple hypotheses, plan an investigation, predict its outcome, safely conduct the scientific investigations, and collect and analyze data.
11.1.2. Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations using appropriate mathematical analysis, error analysis, and graphical representation.
11.1.3. Students will review evidence, communicate and defend results, and recognize that the results of a scientific investigation are always open to revision by further investigations (e.g. through graphical representation or charts)
11.1.4. Students will analyze observations and explain with scientific understanding to develop a plausible model (e.g., atom, expanding universe)
11.1.5. Students will identify strengths, weaknesses, and assess the validity of the experimental design of an investigation through analysis and evaluation.
11.1.6. Students will explain how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
11.2.1. Students will describe the structure of atoms, including knowledge of (a) subatomic particles and their relative masses, charges, and locations within the atom, (b) the electrical and nuclear forces that hold the atom together, (c) fission and fusion, and (d) radioactive decay.
11.2.2. Students will explain how the particulate level structure and properties of matter affect its macroscopic properties, including the effect of (a) valence electrons on the chemical properties of elements and the resulting periodic trends in these properties, (b) chemical bonding, (c) molecular geometry and intermolecular forces, (d) kinetic molecular theory on phases of matter, and (e) carbon-carbon atom bonding on biomolecules.
11.2.3. Students will describe the major features associated with chemical reactions, including (a) giving examples of reactions important to industry and living organisms, (b) energy changes associated with chemical changes, (c) classes of chemical reactions, (d) rates of reactions, and (e) the role of catalysts.
11.2.4. Students will identify, measure, calculate, and analyze relationships associated with matter and energy transfer or transformations, and the associated conservation of mass.
11.2.5. Students will explain the interactions between motions and forces, including (a) the laws of motion and (b) an understanding of the gravitational and electromagnetic forces.
11.2.6. Students will explain how energy is stored, transferred, and transformed, including (a) the conservation of energy, (b) kinetic and potential energy and energy contained by a field, (c) heat energy and atomic and molecular motion, and (d) energy tends to change from concentrated to diffuse.
11.2.7. Students will describe how energy and matter interact, including (a) waves, (b) the electromagnetic spectrum, (c) quantization of energy, and (d) insulators and conductors.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
11.3.1. Students will investigate and use appropriate technology to demonstrate that cells have common features including differences that determine function and that they are composed of common building blocks (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids)
11.3.2. Students will describe and explain the complex processes involved in energy use in cell maintenance, growth, repair and development.
11.3.3. Students will model the structure of DNA and protein synthesis, discuss the molecular basis of heredity, and explain how it contributes to the diversity of life.
11.3.4. Students will predict and model the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors that affect populations through natural selection, and explain how this contributes to the evolution of species over time.
11.3.5. Students will generate and apply biological classification schemes to infer and discuss the degree of divergence between using ecosystems.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
11.4.1. Students will understand the theory of plate tectonics and how it explains the interrelationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading.
11.4.2. Students will identify and classify rocks and minerals based on physical and chemical properties and the utilization by humans (e.g., natural resources, building materials)
11.4.3. Students will explain scientific theories about how fossils are used as evidence of changes over time.
11.4.4. Students will collect and analyze local and regional weather data to make inferences and predictions about weather patterns; explain factors influencing global weather and climate; and describe the impact on earth of fluctuations in weather and climate (e.g., drought, surface and ground water, glacial instability)
11.4.5. Students will explain the impact of terrestrial, solar, oceanic, and atmosphere conditions on global climatic patterns.
11.4.6. Students will describe the origin, location, and evolution of stars and their planetary systems in respect to the solar system, the Milky Way, the local galactic group, and the universe.
11.4.7. Students will relate how evidence from advanced technology applied to scientific investigations (e.g., large telescopes and space borne observatories), has dramatically impacted our understanding of the origin, size, and evolution of the universe.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
11.5.1. Students will predict how key factors (e.g., technology, competitiveness, and world events) affect the development and acceptance of scientific thought.
11.5.2. Students will give examples of scientific innovation challenging commonly held perceptions.
11.5.3. Students will evaluate the ongoing, collaborative scientific process by gathering and critiquing information.
11.5.4. Students will analyze benefits, limitations, costs, consequences, and ethics involved in using scientific and technological innovations (e.g., biotechnology, environmental issues)
11.5.5. Students will explain how the knowledge of science and technology applies to contemporary Montana American Indian communities (e.g., natural resources development, management and conservation)
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
11.6.1. Students will analyze and illustrate the historical impact of scientific and technological advances, including Montana American Indian examples.
11.6.2. Students will trace developments that demonstrate scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes available.
11.6.3. Students will describe, explain, and analyze science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
MT.11.GLE. Science - Grade Level Expectations
11.GLE.1. Generates testable questions, safely designs and conducts controlled investigations, using SI (metric system), and makes logical inferences based on observations, accurately interprets data by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses in an investigation design based upon experimentation, and effectively communicates results. Identifies that observation is the key inquiry process used by Montana American Indians.
11.GLE.2. Uses physical, mental, theoretical, and more complex mathematical models to investigate individually-generated problems and/or questions about:
11-12.GLE.2.a. Chemical phenomena including atomic theory and interactions of matter.
11-12.GLE.2.b. Physical phenomena including complex kinematic interactions.
11.GLE.3. Organizes, classifies, and describes interactions of the biotic and abiotic parts of the biosphere, as well as the natural history of interactions of life on Earth, and uses these skills to solve related, problems novel to the student ranging from the sub-cellular level through the ecosystem level.
11.GLE.4. Describes, explains and models the processes that occur in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the earth and universe.
11.GLE.5. Using methods of scientific inquiry, identifies, analyzes and communicates, through a variety of means, connections and interactions among technology, science, and society including how these have impacted the Montana American Indian.
11.GLE.6. Makes informed decisions about scientific and social issues, based on observations, data analysis, and knowledge of the natural world, and effectively communicates those decisions to others.
11-12.GLE.6.a. Identifies the positive and negative impacts of past, present, and future technological advances, and gives possible solutions that may minimize the negative impacts on the global community.
11-12.GLE.6.b. Explains and analyzes attributes of Montana American Indian contributions to science knowledge and to the application and use of technology.
MT.1. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate the ability to design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate the results and form reasonable conclusions of scientific investigations.
12.1.1. Students will generate a question, identify dependent and independent variables, formulate testable, multiple hypotheses, plan an investigation, predict its outcome, safely conduct the scientific investigations, and collect and analyze data.
12.1.2. Students will select and use appropriate tools including technology to make measurements (in metric units), gather, process and analyze data from scientific investigations using appropriate mathematical analysis, error analysis, and graphical representation.
12.1.3. Students will review evidence, communicate and defend results, and recognize that the results of a scientific investigation are always open to revision by further investigations (e.g. through graphical representation or charts)
12.1.4. Students will analyze observations and explain with scientific understanding to develop a plausible model (e.g., atom, expanding universe)
12.1.5. Students will identify strengths, weaknesses, and assess the validity of the experimental design of an investigation through analysis and evaluation.
12.1.6. Students will explain how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.
MT.2. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
12.2.1. Students will describe the structure of atoms, including knowledge of (a) subatomic particles and their relative masses, charges, and locations within the atom, (b) the electrical and nuclear forces that hold the atom together, (c) fission and fusion, and (d) radioactive decay.
12.2.2. Students will explain how the particulate level structure and properties of matter affect its macroscopic properties, including the effect of (a) valence electrons on the chemical properties of elements and the resulting periodic trends in these properties, (b) chemical bonding, (c) molecular geometry and intermolecular forces, (d) kinetic molecular theory on phases of matter, and (e) carbon-carbon atom bonding on biomolecules.
12.2.3. Students will describe the major features associated with chemical reactions, including (a) giving examples of reactions important to industry and living organisms, (b) energy changes associated with chemical changes, (c) classes of chemical reactions, (d) rates of reactions, and (e) the role of catalysts.
12.2.4. Students will identify, measure, calculate, and analyze relationships associated with matter and energy transfer or transformations, and the associated conservation of mass.
12.2.5. Students will explain the interactions between motions and forces, including (a) the laws of motion and (b) an understanding of the gravitational and electromagnetic forces.
12.2.6. Students will explain how energy is stored, transferred, and transformed, including (a) the conservation of energy, (b) kinetic and potential energy and energy contained by a field, (c) heat energy and atomic and molecular motion, and (d) energy tends to change from concentrated to diffuse.
12.2.7. Students will describe how energy and matter interact, including (a) waves, (b) the electromagnetic spectrum, (c) quantization of energy, and (d) insulators and conductors.
MT.3. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
12.3.1. Students will investigate and use appropriate technology to demonstrate that cells have common features including differences that determine function and that they are composed of common building blocks (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids)
12.3.2. Students will describe and explain the complex processes involved in energy use in cell maintenance, growth, repair and development.
12.3.3. Students will model the structure of DNA and protein synthesis, discuss the molecular basis of heredity, and explain how it contributes to the diversity of life.
12.3.4. Students will predict and model the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors that affect populations through natural selection, and explain how this contributes to the evolution of species over time.
12.3.5. Students will generate and apply biological classification schemes to infer and discuss the degree of divergence between using ecosystems.
MT.4. Students, through the inquiry process, demonstrate knowledge of the composition, structures, processes and interactions of Earth's systems and other objects in space.
12.4.1. Students will understand the theory of plate tectonics and how it explains the interrelationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading.
12.4.2. Students will identify and classify rocks and minerals based on physical and chemical properties and the utilization by humans (e.g., natural resources, building materials)
12.4.3. Students will explain scientific theories about how fossils are used as evidence of changes over time.
12.4.4. Students will collect and analyze local and regional weather data to make inferences and predictions about weather patterns; explain factors influencing global weather and climate; and describe the impact on earth of fluctuations in weather and climate (e.g., drought, surface and ground water, glacial instability)
12.4.5. Students will explain the impact of terrestrial, solar, oceanic, and atmosphere conditions on global climatic patterns.
12.4.6. Students will describe the origin, location, and evolution of stars and their planetary systems in respect to the solar system, the Milky Way, the local galactic group, and the universe.
12.4.7. Students will relate how evidence from advanced technology applied to scientific investigations (e.g., large telescopes and space borne observatories), has dramatically impacted our understanding of the origin, size, and evolution of the universe.
MT.5. Students, through the inquiry process, understand how scientific knowledge and technological developments impact communities, cultures and societies.
12.5.1. Students will predict how key factors (e.g., technology, competitiveness, and world events) affect the development and acceptance of scientific thought.
12.5.2. Students will give examples of scientific innovation challenging commonly held perceptions.
12.5.3. Students will evaluate the ongoing, collaborative scientific process by gathering and critiquing information.
12.5.4. Students will analyze benefits, limitations, costs, consequences, and ethics involved in using scientific and technological innovations (e.g., biotechnology, environmental issues)
12.5.5. Students will explain how the knowledge of science and technology applies to contemporary Montana American Indian communities (e.g., natural resources development, management and conservation)
MT.6. Students understand historical developments in science and technology.
12.6.1. Students will analyze and illustrate the historical impact of scientific and technological advances, including Montana American Indian examples.
12.6.2. Students will trace developments that demonstrate scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence becomes available.
12.6.3. Students will describe, explain, and analyze science as a human endeavor and an ongoing process.
MT.12.GLE. Science - Grade Level Expectations
12.GLE.1. Generates testable questions, safely designs and conducts controlled investigations, using SI (metric system), and makes logical inferences based on observations, accurately interprets data by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses in an investigation design based upon experimentation, and effectively communicates results. Identifies that observation is the key inquiry process used by Montana American Indians.
12.GLE.2. Uses physical, mental, theoretical, and more complex mathematical models to investigate individually-generated problems and/or questions about:
11-12.GLE.2.a. Chemical phenomena including atomic theory and interactions of matter.
11-12.GLE.2.b. Physical phenomena including complex kinematic interactions.
12.GLE.3. Organizes, classifies, and describes interactions of the biotic and abiotic parts of the biosphere, as well as the natural history of interactions of life on Earth, and uses these skills to solve related, problems novel to the student ranging from the sub-cellular level through the ecosystem level.
12.GLE.4. Describes, explains and models the processes that occur in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the earth and universe.
12.GLE.5. Using methods of scientific inquiry, identifies, analyzes and communicates, through a variety of means, connections and interactions among technology, science, and society including how these have impacted the Montana American Indian.
12.GLE.6. Makes informed decisions about scientific and social issues, based on observations, data analysis, and knowledge of the natural world, and effectively communicates those decisions to others.
11-12.GLE.6.a. Identifies the positive and negative impacts of past, present, and future technological advances, and gives possible solutions that may minimize the negative impacts on the global community.
11-12.GLE.6.b. Explains and analyzes attributes of Montana American Indian contributions to science knowledge and to the application and use of technology.