A STUDY OF THE TEKS
Reviewing, interpreting, and
discussing the state standards for
science instruction
Presenters
Phyllis Kirkpatrick and Vanessa Westbrook
Senior science program coordinators
The Charles A. Dana Center at
The University of Texas at Austin
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November 2007
Session Goal
Through a collaborative study of the
science TEKS, participants will learn
about tools that can be used to translate
the TEKS strands into a curriculum that
focuses on good science education and
that prepares students for the TAKS.
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Agenda
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Review short course goal
Opening activity: Interpretation
The TEKS: A quick history session
So, what do you teach?
Programmatic nature of the TEKS
A tower of the TEKS
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An Aligned Science Process
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An Aligned Science Concept
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So, what do you teach?
Review the list of statements
Circle the science topics on the list provided that
you teach your students during the school year
Eighth grade: Science concepts. The student knows characteristics of the universe.
The student is expected to: (A) describe characteristics of the universe such as
stars and galaxies; (B) explain the use of light years to describe distances in the
universe; and (C) research and describe historical scientific theories of the origin
of the universe.
Seventh grade: Science concepts. The student knows components of our solar
system. The student is expected to: (A) identify and illustrate how the tilt of the
Earth on its axis as it rotates and revolves around the Sun causes changes in
seasons and the length of a day; and (B) relate the Earth’s movement and the
moon’s orbit to the observed cyclical phases of the moon.
Sixth grade: Science concepts. The student knows components of our solar
system. The student is expected to: (A) identify characteristics of objects in our
solar system including the Sun, planets, meteorites, comets, asteroids, and moons;
and (B) describe types of equipment and transportation needed for space travel.
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Fifth grade: Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes
earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (C) identify the
physical characteristics of the Earth and compare them to the physical
characteristics of the moon; and (D) identify gravity as the force that keeps planets
in orbit around the Sun and the moon in orbit around the Earth.
Fourth grade: Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes
earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (C) identify the
Sun as the major source of energy for the Earth and understand its role in the growth
of plants, in the creation of winds, and in the water cycle.
Third grade: Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes
earth materials and objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (C) identify the
planets in our solar system and their position in relation to the Sun; and (D) describe
the characteristics of the Sun.
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Second grade: Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change
occur. The student is expected to: (D) observe, measure, and record changes in
weather, the night sky, and seasons.
First grade: Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change
occur. The student is expected to: (B) observe and record changes in weather
from day to day and over seasons.
Kindergarten: Science concepts. The student knows that organisms,
objects, and events have properties and patterns. The student is expected
to: (B) observe and identify patterns including seasons, growth, and
day/night and predict what happens next.
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If You Build It, You Will Learn It!
A Research Activity:
The TEKS Tower
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Programmatic Nature of the TEKS
Force and Motion
Properties of Matter
K.7.A
1.7.A
2.7.A, 2.7.C
3.6.A
4.6.A, 4.6.B
5.6.A
6.6.A, 6.6.B
7.6.A, 7.6.B
8.7.A
IPC 4.A,4.B, 4C,
K.5.A
1.5.A
2.5.A
3.7.A
4.7.B
5.7.A
6.7.B
7.7.B
8.9.B
IPC 7A, IPC 7D, IPC7E
Systems of the Earth
Inheritance of Traits
Evolution
K.10.A, K.10.B
1.10.A, 1.10.B, 1.10.C
2.10.A, 2.10.B
3.11.A, 3.11.B
4.11.A, 4.11.B, 4.11.C
5.12.A, 5.12.B
6.14.A, 6.14.B, 6.14.C
7.14.A, 7.14.B, 7.14.C
8.12.A, 8.12.B, 8.12 8.14.A, 8.14.C
IPC 8E,IPC 9C
BIO 12A
CHEM 14D
K.5.A
1.8.A, 1.8.B.
2.8.A
3.1O.A, 3.10.B
4.9.A, 4.9.B
5.10.A
6.11.B, 6.11.C
7.10.A, 7.10.C
8.11.B, 8.11.C
BIO 6.A, BIO6B, BIO 6C, BIO 6D, BIO 6E
K.9.A, K.9.B
1.9.A,1.9.B
2.9.A, 2.9.B
3.9.A, 3.9.B
4.8.A, 4.B.B, 4.8.C
5.9.A, 5.9.B
6.11.A
7.10.B
8.11.A
BIO 7.A
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Contact information
Phyllis Kirkpatrick
pkirkpat@mail.utexas.edu
Vanessa Westbrook
vwestbrook@mail.utexas.edu
www.utdanacenter.org
www.sciencetekstoolkit.org
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