TEKS Mapping - Middle School
6th Grade
6.1 The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical Practices. The student is expected to:
(B) Make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials.
6.2 The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations. The student is expected to:
(A) Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology;
(B) Collect data by observing and measuring;
(C) Analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect evidence;
(D) Communicate valid conclusions; and
(E) Construct graphs, tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers to organize, examine, and evaluate data.
6.3 The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions. The student is expected to:
(A) Analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information;
(B) Draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services;
(C) Represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations;
(D) Evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment.
6.4 The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry. The student is expected to:
B) Identify patterns in collected information using percent, average, range, and frequency.
6.9 Science concepts. The student knows that obtaining, transforming, and distributing energy affects the environment. The student is expected to:
(A) Identify energy transformations occurring during the production of energy for human use;
(B) Compare methods used for transforming energy in devices such as water heaters, cooling systems, or hydroelectric and wind power plants.
7th Grade
7.1 The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices. The student is expected to:
(A) Demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations; and
(B) Make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials.
7.2 The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations. The student is expected to:
(A) Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology;
(B) Collect data by observing and measuring;
(C) Organize analyzes, make inferences, and predict trends from direct and indirect evidence;
(D) Communicate valid conclusions; and
(E) Construct graphs, tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers to organize, examine, and evaluate data.
7.3 The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions. The student is expected to:
(A) Analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information;
(B) Draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services;
(C) Represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations;
(D) Evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment.
7.4 The student knows how to use tools and methods to conduct science inquiry. The student is expected to:
(B) Collect and analyze information to recognize patterns such as rates of change.
7.14 The student knows that natural events and human activity can alter Earth systems. The student is expected to:
(C) Make inferences and draw conclusions about effects of human activity on Earth’s renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources.
8th Grade
8.1 The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices. The student is expected to:
(A) Demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations; and
(B) Make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials.
8.2 The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations. The student is expected to:
(A) Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology;
(B) Collect data by observing and measuring;
(C) Organize analyzes, make inferences, and predict trends from direct and indirect evidence;
(D) Communicate valid conclusions; and
(E) Construct graphs, tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers to organize, examine, and evaluate data.
8.3 The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions. The student is expected to:
(A) Analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information;
(B) Draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services;
(C) Represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations;
(D) Evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment.
8.4 The student knows how to use tools and methods to conduct science inquiry. The student is expected to:
(B) Extrapolate from collected information to make predictions.
8.5 The student knows that relationships exist between science and technology. The student is expected to:
(A) Identify a design problem and propose a solution;
(B) Design and test a model to solve the problem;
(C) Evaluate the model and make recommendations for improving the model.