Domain 4. Biogeochemical Cycles
Candidates demonstrate an understanding of the foundations of the biogeochemical cycles contained in the Science Content Standards for California Public Schools (1998) as outlined in the Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2002) from an advanced standpoint. To ensure a rigorous view of biogeochemical cycles and their underlying structures, candidates have a deep conceptual knowledge of the subject matter. Candidates demonstrate an understanding of how each element on Earth moves among reservoirs, which exist in the solid earth, in oceans, in the atmosphere, and within and among organisms as part of biogeochemical cycles. Candidates understand how the movement of matter among reservoirs is driven by Earth’s internal and external sources of energy.
Candidates demonstrate an understanding of the foundations of the biogeochemical cycles contained in the Science Content Standards for California Public Schools (1998) as outlined in the Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2002) from an advanced standpoint. To ensure a rigorous view of biogeochemical cycles and their underlying structures, candidates have a deep conceptual knowledge of the subject matter. Candidates demonstrate an understanding of how each element on Earth moves among reservoirs, which exist in the solid earth, in oceans, in the atmosphere, and within and among organisms as part of biogeochemical cycles. Candidates understand how the movement of matter among reservoirs is driven by Earth’s internal and external sources of energy.