Montana Administrative Code

10.53.510 MONTANA GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS CONTENT STANDARDS Mathematics number system content standards for Grade 8 are: understand informally that every number has a decimal expansion; for rational numbers show that the decimal expansion repeats eventually; and convert a decimal exp…

10.53.511 SYMBOLS The symbol "+" denotes science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) standards that students should learn in order to take advanced courses such as calculus, advanced statistics, or discrete mathematics. The symbol "*" denotes specific modeling standards …

10.53.512 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS NUMBER AND QUANTITY STANDARDS Mathematics number and quantity: the real number system content standards for high school are: explain how the definition of the meaning of rational exponents follows from extending the properties of integer …

10.53.513 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ALGEBRA CONTENT STANDARDS Mathematics algebra: seeing structure in expressions content standards for high school are: interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context; * interpret parts of an expression, such as ter…

10.53.514 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS FUNCTIONS STANDARDS Mathematics functions: interpreting functions content standards for high school are: understand that a function from one set (called the domain) to another set (called the range) assigns to each element of the domain e…

10.53.515 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS MODELING CONTENT STANDARDS Mathematics modeling content standards for high school are best interpreted in relation to other standards. Specific standards for modeling are indicated by a "*" symbol and appear throughout the high school sta…

10.53.516 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS GEOMETRY CONTENT STANDARDS Mathematics geometry: congruence content standards for high school are: know precise definitions of angle, circle, perpendicular line, parallel line, and line segment based on the undefined notions of point, lin…

10.53.517 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY STANDARDS Mathematics statistics and probability: interpreting categorical and quantitative data content standards for high school are: represent data with plots on the real number line (dot plots, histograms, a…

10.53.518 CORE NUMERIC REASONING STANDARDS The real number system content standards for high school are to: use reasoning to establish properties of integer exponents, including scientific notation; represent and perform operations within very large and very small numbers using s…

10.53.519 CORE ALGEBRAIC AND FUNCTIONAL REASONING STANDARDS The functions content standards for high school are to: interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients; understand the definition of a function and distinguish between functions and relations;…

10.53.520 CORE DATA REASONING AND PROBABILITY STANDARDS The quantitative literacy content standards for high school are to: distinguish between quantitative and categorical data and use representations and analysis techniques that are appropriate for each type; ask a statistical …

10.53.521 CORE GEOMETRIC REASONING STANDARDS The transformations content standards for high school are to: represent transformations in the plane using a variety of methods; define the congruence of two and show that two figures are congruent by finding a sequence of rigid motion…

10.53.522 CORE PLUS NUMBER AND QUANTITY STANDARDS The numeric reasoning content standards for high school are to: extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents, including converting between exponential and radical form; and understand there is a complex number i such t…

10.53.523 CORE PLUS ALGEBRAIC AND FUNCTIONAL REASONING STANDARDS The functions, expressions, and inequalities content standards for high school are to: identify the effect on the graph of replacing f(x) by f(x) + k, k f(x), f(k x), and f(x + k) for specific values of k (both posi…

10.53.524 CORE PLUS DATA AND REASONING STANDARDS The normal distribution content standards for high school are to: determine if a data set is normally distributed; use technology to find the mean and standard deviation of a normally distributed data set and apply the empirical ru…

10.53.601 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS The content areas covered by the arts standards include: visual arts; media arts; theatre arts; music; and dance. When a district incorporates or integrates arts content into district curriculum or offers an elective course in the arts, the follow…

10.53.602 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR KINDERGARTEN The media arts content standards for kindergarten are that each student will: explore ideas for media artworks using play and experimentation; explore ideas to form models for media arts productions; combine arts and media content…

10.53.603 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR FIRST GRADE The media arts content standards for first grade are that each student will: express ideas for media artworks through traditional and nontraditional media; express ideas to form plans and models for media arts productions and produ…

10.53.604 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR SECOND GRADE The media arts content standards for second grade are that each student will: use resources to generate creative ideas for media artworks; use ideas to create plans and models for media arts productions; describe expressive effect…

10.53.605 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE The media arts content standards for third grade are that each student will: develop ideas for media artworks using a variety of tools, methods, and materials; make plans and models for media arts productions; demonstrate how the u…

10.53.606 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR FOURTH GRADE The media arts content standards for fourth grade are that each student will: develop original media artworks using a variety of creative methods; discuss, test, and assemble models for media arts productions; demonstrate intentio…

10.53.607 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE The media arts content standards for fifth grade are that each student will: demonstrate original ideas and innovations for media artworks using personal and community experiences; develop, present, and test ideas, plans, models, a…

10.53.608 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES The media arts content standards for sixth through eighth grades are that each student will: produce ideas, goals, and solutions for original media artworks; analyze ideas, plans, prototypes, and creative processes …

10.53.609 ARTS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES The media arts content standards for ninth through twelfth grades are that each student will: integrate ideas, develop artistic goals, and problem solve in media arts creation processes; apply criteria in developin…

10.53.701 HEALTH CONTENT STANDARDS The content standards for health are that students: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health; analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on healt…

10.53.702 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR KINDERGARTEN The health standards for kindergarten are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: identifying healthy and unhealthy behaviors; identifying …

10.53.703 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FIRST GRADE The health standards for first grade are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: describing healthy behaviors; giving examples of physical, …

10.53.704 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SECOND GRADE The health standards for second grade are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: identifying and explaining how health behaviors affect pe…

10.53.705 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE The health standards for third grade are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: identifying links between healthy choices and personal heal…

10.53.706 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FOURTH GRADE The health standards for fourth grade are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: identifying life skills that improve health and wellness;…

10.53.707 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE The health standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: explaining the relationship between healthy behaviors and p…

10.53.708 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES The health standards for sixth through eighth grades are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: discussing the relationship…

10.53.709 HEALTH STANDARDS FOR NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES The health standards for ninth through twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance personal health by: predicting how health beh…

10.53.710 CONTENT STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION The content standards for physical education are that students: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns; apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and p…

10.53.711 DEFINITIONS For purposes of the physical education content standards contained in this chapter, the following definitions apply: "Locomotor skills" are defined as skills used to move the body from one place to another including walking, running, skipping, leaping, slidi…

10.53.712 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR KINDERGARTEN The physical education standards for kindergarten are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: performing basic locomotor, nonlocomotor, and manipulativ…

10.53.713 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR FIRST GRADE The physical education standards for first grade are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: performing most basic locomotor, nonlocomotor, and manipula…

10.53.714 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR SECOND GRADE The physical education standards for second grade are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: performing basic locomotor, nonlocomotor, and manipulativ…

10.53.715 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE The physical education standards for third grade are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: performing a combination of motor skills in various context…

10.53.716 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR FOURTH GRADE The physical education standards for fourth grade are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: using a combination of motor skills to engage in a variet…

10.53.717 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR FIFTH GRADE The physical education standards for fifth grade are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: exhibiting competency in fundamental motor skills and selec…

10.53.718 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES The physical education standards for sixth through eighth grades are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: performing, with mature for…

10.53.719 PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES The physical education standards for ninth through twelfth grades are that each student will be able to: demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns by: refining activity-specifi…

10.53.801 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS The content areas included in the science standards are: 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…

10.53.802 DEFINITIONS For purposes of science content standards contained in this subchapter, the following definitions apply: "Crosscutting concepts" are those that connect learning across the different areas of disciplinary content. They are: patterns; cause and effect; scale, …

10.53.803 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR KINDERGARTEN Physical science content standards for kindergarten are that each student will: plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an obj…

10.53.804 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR FIRST GRADE Physical science content standards for first grade are that each student will: plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can cause materials to vibrate; make obser…

10.53.805 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR SECOND GRADE Physical science content standards for second grade are that each student will: plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify various materials by their observable properties; conduct an investigation and analyze d…

10.53.806 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE Physical science content standards for third grade are that each student will: plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object; observe and record…

10.53.807 SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR FOURTH GRADE Physical science content standards for fourth grade are that each student will: use evidence to describe the relationship between the speed of an object and the energy of that object; make observations to provide evidence of tr…