(1) An eighth-grade student at the advanced level in science demonstrates superior performance. He/she:

(a) generates testable questions, safely constructs a plan for a controlled investigation, makes logical inferences based on observations, accurately interprets data by identifying the strengths and weaknesses in an investigation design, communicates results, and communicates that observation is a key inquiry process used by Montana American Indians;

(b) uses physical, mental, theoretical, and mathematical models to investigate individually generated problems and/or questions;

(c) organizes, classifies, and describes interactions of the biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) parts of the biosphere as well as the natural history of interactions of life on earth and uses these skills to solve related novel (to the student) problems;

(d) describes, explains, and models the processes that occur in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the earth and the universe;

(e) describes connections and interactions among technology, science, and society by applying scientific inquiry;

(f) describes scientific information related to current events and the impact on local problems;

(g) independently identifies and describes examples of how science and technology are the results of human activity throughout history, independently seeks new information that connects past to present, and describes influences of science and technology on Montana American Indian cultures; and

(h) describes and explains multiple examples of Montana American Indian contributions to scientific and technological knowledge.