10.53.801    SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS

(1) The content areas included in the science standards are:

(a) physical science for which students will use crosscutting concepts, science and engineering practices, and technology while investigating how matter and energy exist in a variety of forms and how physical and chemical interactions change matter and energy;

(b) life science for which students will use crosscutting concepts, science and engineering practices, and technology while investigating the characteristics, structures, and functions of living things; the processes and diversity of life; and how living organisms interact with each other and their environments; and

(c) earth and space science for which students will use crosscutting concepts, science and engineering practices, and technology while investigating the composition, history, and processes that shape earth, the solar system, and the universe.

(2) Students will learn science with integration of content area ideas, crosscutting concepts, science and engineering practices, and technology.

(3) Content standards for science ensure integration of the history, contemporary portrayals, and contributions of American Indians, with an emphasis on Montana Indians, for all students, across all content areas. Students will understand that American Indians' use of scientific knowledge and practices are interdisciplinary and are a valid way to learn about the natural world.

History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-114, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA; NEW, 2016 MAR p. 1955, Eff. 7/1/17.