Montana Science Content Standards
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This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom's K-8 integrated model of curriculum aligns with the Montana Science Content Standards.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Montana Science Content Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Earth and Moon Patterns MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

Sun Position and Shadow Patterns MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Seasonal Patterns MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Living and Nonliving Things MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs

Engineering Dams MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Engineering Litter Collectors MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Bird Beak Structure and Function MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Ant Behavior and Food MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Plant Structures MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Parent and Offspring Behaviors MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.

Parent and Offspring Behaviors MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Plant Structures MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make an evidence-based explanation of how young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Making Sounds and Instruments MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Sounds and Senses MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Light MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-PS4-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated. 

Materials and Light MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

Engineering Communication Devices MT Montana Science Content Standards 1-PS4-4 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Design a solution or build a device that facilitates communication over distance using light or sound.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Montana Science Content Standards.

Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make an evidence-based explanation of how young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Science Lesson : Light
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated. 

Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

State: MT
Standards: Montana Science Content Standards
Performance Expectation: Design a solution or build a device that facilitates communication over distance using light or sound.
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom's K-8 integrated model of curriculum aligns with the Montana Science Content Standards.
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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.