24:53:07:105-12 science education program.

The required courses and experiences of a 5-12 science education program shall meet the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) standards, 2012 edition, inclusive of the NSTA secondary science content recommendations for the applicable science program, and shall enable candidates to meet the following specific program content requirements: (1) A science composite program shall meet the requirements of at least two of the programs listed in subdivisions (2) through (6) of this section; (2) A 5-12 biology education program shall require the demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the systematic, quantitative, and qualitative study of the fundamentals of biology, to include the study of: (a) The relationship of species, ecology, morphology, anatomy, physiology, and genetics; (b) The development and classification of plants, animals, fungi, prostista, and monera; and (c) The structure and function of organisms at all levels of complexity from the molecular to the organ system; (3) A 5-12 chemistry education program shall require demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the systematic, quantitative, and qualitative study of: (a) Fundamental principles of chemistry, biochemistry, and inorganic chemical nomenclature; (b) Descriptive study of elements, molecules, and formula units; (c) Study of organic chemistry with emphasis on reaction mechanisms, organic chemical nomenclature, and the identification of organic substances through chemical and spectrophotometric means; and (d) Analytical chemistry with emphasis on the fundamentals of analysis, wet chemist assay methods, separation chemistry, and relevant instrumentation; and (4) A 5-12 physics education program shall require the demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the systematic, quantitative, and qualitative study of: (a) Fundamental principles and laws of physics with emphasis on classical physics, optics, machines, fluid mechanics, kinetic theory, electrostatics, magnetism, electricity, and light; (b) Fundamental atomic and nuclear physics with special emphasis on quantum mechanics, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, elementary particles, and instrumentation; (c) Modern physics with emphasis on relativity, wave theory, statistical mechanics, and solid state; and (d) Astrophysics or space science with emphasis on cosmology, characteristics of solar and galactic systems, instrumentation, and the history of astronomy; (5) A 5-12 earth science education program shall require demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the systematic, quantitative, and qualitative study of: (a) Fundamental principles and laws of earth science with emphasis on physical geology, historical geology, paleontology, and geochemistry; (b) Fundamental meteorology with emphasis on nomenclature, mapping, instrumentation, and weather prediction; (c) Oceanography or hydrology with emphasis on origins, hydrologic cycles, aquatic life, composition, and water currents; and (d) Astronomy or space science with emphasis on cosmology, the origin of the solar system, characteristics of solar and galactic systems, instrumentation, and the history of astronomy; and (6) A 5-12 physical science education program shall require demonstrated knowledge and experiences in the study of physical science, which includes: (a) Experiences within the standards of the chemistry program and the physics program; and (b) Experiences in two of the following disciplines: astronomy, geology, or meteorology. Each 5-12 science education program shall require candidates to demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge and skills identified in the NSTA standards and to demonstrate competency on the multiple assessment measures of chapters 24:53:04, 24:53:05, and 24:53:06.

Source: 24 SDR 160, adopted May 28, 1998, effective September 1, 2000; 31 SDR 129, effective March 22, 2005; 33 SDR 73, effective November 2, 2006; transferred from § 24:16:08:16, 33 SDR 73, adopted October 13, 2006, effective July 1, 2008; 46 SDR 16, effective August 5, 2019.