STANDARD 11 - Unifying Concepts
The competent science teacher understands the major unifying concepts of all sciences (systems,
order and organization; evidence, models, and explanation; constancy, change, and
measurement, evolution and equilibrium; form and function), and how these concepts relate to
other disciplines, particularly mathematics and the social sciences.

Knowledge Indicators: The competent science teacher
11A. Understands connections within and among the traditional scientific disciplines.
11B. Understands fundamental comparability of the processes shared within and among the traditional
scientific disciplines.
11C. Understands fundamental mathematical language, knowledge and skills.
11D. Understands fundamental relationships among the sciences and the social sciences.

Performance Indicators: The competent science teacher
11E. Identifies and describes the application of the unifying concepts in real-life situations.
11F. Utilizes the unifying concepts from science, as well as concepts from mathematics, the social
sciences, and other disciplines in their teaching.
11G. Expresses phenomenological relationships in the language of mathematics, solving simple
algebraic equations, using scientific notation, constructing and interpreting graphs and using
probabilities.