Streamlined Science TEKS Adopted by the State Board of Education, effective August 27, 2018
Science TEKS reviewed and covered by Nueces River Authority
Reviewed:
Kindergarten TEKS
K.1(B), K.2(A), K.2(E), K.3(A), K.3(B), K.3(C), K.6(D), K.7(B), K.7(C), K.9(B)
Key Points: Impact of littering; water as a natural resource and basic need
First Grade TEKS
1.1(B), 1.2(A), 1.2(C), 1.2(E), 1.3(A), 1.3(B), 1.6(A), 1.6(C), 1.7(B), 1.9(C)
Key Points: streams, lakes, oceans, conservation and reuse or recycling of paper, plastic, and metals
Second Grade TEKS
2.1(B), 2.2(A), 2.2(E), 2.2(F), 2.3(A), 2.3(C), 2.5(B), 2.7(B), 2.7(C), 2.9(A), 2.9(B), 2.9(C)
Key Points: fresh water and salt water; how living things are affected by their environment
Third Grade TEKS
3.1(B), 3.2(F), 3.3(A), 3.3(B), 3.3(C), 3.5(B), 3.5(C), 3.6(A), 3.6(C), 3.7(A), 3.7(C)
Key Points: states of matter (water, solid, liquid, gas); intro to condensation (prelim to water cycle)
Fourth Grade TEKS
4.1(B), 4.2(A), 4.3(A), 4.3(B), 4.3(C), 4.5(A), 4.6(A), 4.7(A), 4.7(B), 4.7(C), 4.8(B), 4.9(B), 4.10(A)
Key Points: water cycle (now introduced in 4th grade); importance of models and their limitations
Covered:
Fifth Grade TEKS – First Science STAAR Test
5.1(B), 5.2(D), 5.2(F), 5.3(A), 5.5(A), 5.5(C), 5.7(B), 5.9(A), 5.9(B), 5.9(C)
Key Points: land forms as a result of changes by water and wind; sun and oceans interaction in water cycle;
impact of humans on ecosystem
Key Point for all grade levels: make informed choices in the conservation, disposal, and recycling of materials
Reviewed:
Sixth Grade TEKS
6.1(B), 6.2(B), 6.2(E), 6.3(B), 6.3(C), 6.8(B), 6.12(F)
Key Points: advantages and limitations of models representing the real world; ecosystems
Covered:
Seventh Grade TEKS
7.1(B), 7.3(B), 7.3(C), 7.4(A), 7.5(B), 7.8(A), 7.8(B), 7.8(C), 7.10(B)
Key Points: effects of human activity on groundwater and surface water in a watershed; weathering, erosion, and
deposition
Introduced:
Eighth Grade TEKS – Second Science STAAR Test
8.1(B), 8.2(B), 8.2(E), 8.3(A), 8.3(B), 8.3(C), 8.9(C), 8.11(B), 8.11(C)
Key Points: topographic maps, runoff water, effects of short and long-term environmental changes