Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The required courses and experiences of a 5-12 science
education program shall meet the most recent edition of the National Science
Teachers Association (NSTA) standards
(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.
General Authority: SDCL
13-1-12.1,
13-42-3.
Law Implemented: SDCL
13-42-3,
13-42-4.
