Praxis II General Science: Content Knowledge, Part I Exam
This exam is designed for individuals who would like to teach science at the secondary school level. You will be given one hour to complete 60 multiple-choice questions. There will be 19 questions covering earth/space science and, technology and society, 13 questions covering life science, 14, covering basic scientific principles, and 14 questions covering philosophy, methodology, laboratory safety and, measurement and the usage of mathematics in science.
Earth/Space Science; Science, Technology, and Society
This section of the exam will assess your knowledge of astronomy, major features of the solar system, stars, artificial satellites, space expiration, and theories of the origin of the universe. The meteorology section of this exam will assess your knowledge of climates and climate change, air masses, high and low pressure systems, forecasting, maps, humidity, wind and circulatory patterns, solar radiation, seasonal and latitudinal variation, and atmospheric properties. The oceanography section of the exam will cover the chemistry of seawater, the ocean floor, waves, currents, and tides. Under the geology section earthquakes, volcanoes, the structure of the earth, plate tectonic theory, hydrologic cycle, erosion and depositional processes; fossils, rock formation, and the history of the earth will be covered. Your knowledge of biotechnology, resource conservation, energy production, environmental and human affairs, and the impact of science and technology on daily life will also be assessed.
Life Science
Your knowledge of ecology, social behavior and population dynamics, ecosystems, food webs and energy flow, and the anatomy and physiology of animals will be assessed. Your understanding of series and patterns of evolution, general characteristics of life and its diversity, structure and function of plants, sexual and asexual reproduction, genetics and DNA replication, human genetic disorders, and the components of the cell will also be assessed in this section of the exam.
Basic Principles of Science
This section of the exam will assess your knowledge of atomic and nuclear structure, radio isotopes in radiation, heat, thermodynamics, thermal energy, laws of thermodynamics, structure and properties of matter, abundance of elements, and conservation of mass and energy.
