In addition to the 18 general standards for all science teachers, those who specialize in the teaching of environmental science will meet the following standards:

STANDARD 1
The competent environmental science teacher understands the earth as a physical system, the living environment, humans and their societies, and human-environment interactions

Knowledge Indicators: The competent environmental science teacher
1A. Understands the cycling of matter and flow of energy through the biotic and abiotic components of various ecosystems.
1B. Understands the interactions and interdependence of earth's biotic and abiotic systems.
1C. Understands how the complex relationships of social, cultural, political and economic systems impact local, regional and global environments.
1D. Understands the ecological implications of human activities and communities.
1G. Compares and contrasts biotic and abiotic factors in the environment and describes the interrelatedness of organisms to each other and to their environment.

Performance Indicators: The competent environmental science teacher
1E. Describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply to habitats, individual organisms and community dynamics.
1F. Analyzes carbon dioxide/oxygen, hydrologic, and nitrogen cycles, and their effects at local, regional and global levels.
1H. Analyzes how carrying capacity, population dynamics, principles of natural selection and human activity determine the biodiversity and distribution of organisms in various environments.
1I. Makes inferences about population sizes using sampling techniques.
1J. Analyzes how economic, political, cultural, and social processes interact to shape environmental issues.
1K. Analyzes the ways in which the environment has been changed by natural occurrences and human intervention, differentiating between short- and long-term effects.