Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Field Testing and Local
  Ecosystem Reports (Middle School)
• Field Testing and Local
  Ecosystem Reports (High School)
• Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Water Quality Sampling
• Wetlands
• Exploring Aquifers
• Water
• AP Environmetal Science
• Big Picture Project Ideas
• National Science Standards
• Short Stories, Poetry,
  Screenwriting, and PR

 

Wetlands

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Science
§112.22. Science, Grade 6.
(6.1) Scientific processes. The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.
(6.2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(6.3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(6.4) Scientific processes. The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.

§112.23. Science, Grade 7
(7.1) Scientific processes. The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.
(7.2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(7.3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(7.4) Scientific processes. The student knows how to use tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.

§112.24. Science, Grade 8
(8.1) Scientific processes. The student conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.
(8.2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(8.3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(8.4) Scientific processes. The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.

§112.46. Aquatic Science
(1) Scientific processes. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.
(2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(4) Science concepts. The student knows the components of aquatic ecosystems.
(5) Science concepts. The student knows the relationships within and among the aquatic habitats and ecosystems in an aquatic environment.
(7) Science concepts. The student knows environmental adaptations of aquatic organisms.
(8) Science concepts. The student knows that aquatic environments change.
(9) Science concepts. The student knows that geological phenomena and fluid dynamics affect aquatic systems.

§112.43.Biology.
(1) Scientific processes. The student for at least 40% of the instructional time, conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.
(2) Scientific process. The student uses scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(8) Science concept. The student knows the applications of taxonomy and can identify its limitations.

§112.44 Environmental Systems.>
(1) Scientific processes. The student for at least 40% of the instructional time, conducts field and laboratory investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices.
(2) Scientific process. The student uses scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(5) The student knows the interrelationship among the resources within the local environmental system.
(6) The student knows the sources and flow of energy through an environmental system.
(8) The students know that environments change.

Mathematics
§111.36. Mathematical Models with Applications
(2) As students do mathematics, they continually use problem-solving, language and communication, connections within and outside mathematics, and reasoning. Students also use multiple representations, applications and modeling, justification and proof, and computation in problem-solving contexts.