Presents information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics
Understands traditional ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of the target culture
Understands that different languages use different patterns to communicate and applies this knowledge to the target and native languages
Subject: K-12: Science
Earth and Space Sciences
Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle
Understands the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it
Life Sciences
Understands the principles of heredity and related concepts
Understands the structure and function of cells and organisms
Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment
Understands biological evolution and the diversity of life
Physical Sciences
Understands the structure and properties of matter
Understands the sources and properties of energy
Understands forces and motion
Nature of Science
Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
Understands the scientific enterprise
Subject: K-12: Technology
Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs