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Glaciologist in Action Lab icon
Glaciologist in Action (Lab)

Resource ID: TXLSR20.003
Grade Range: 4
Subject: Science

Students participate in a hands-on lab in which glacier (ice) effects on the Earth’s surface is demonstrated.

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Communication in Space

Resource ID: TXLSR14.057
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Science

Students will work in cooperative groups to create an accurate arrangement of mirrors that work together to relay a laser beam from a Mars space station to Earth’s Mission Control, which will model utilizing satellites in space for communication, an accommodation necessary for manned space exploration.

Teacher In Action

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Mastering Maps

Resource ID: TXLSR13.049
Grade Range: 3
Subject: Social Studies

 This lesson was designed by  Elicia Josselet and Nancy Reed at William J. Winkley Elementary in Leander Independent School District of ESC Region 13. The Lesson Observation (video) was taught by Elicia Josselet to 18 students in the 2020 spring semester.

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Escaping the Nucleus

Resource ID: TXLS216
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Science

Students will work in groups to complete an escape room challenge that replicates the process of gene expression.

 

 

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Study Edge Chemistry

Grade Range: 10 - 9
Subject: Science

In Chemistry, students will conduct laboratory and field investigations and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem solving. Students will study a variety of topics that include characteristics of matter, use of the Periodic Table, development of atomic theory and chemical bonding, chemical stoichiometry, gas laws, solution chemistry, thermochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Students will investigate how chemistry is an integral part of our daily lives (TAC §112.35(b)(1)).

This video book is brought to you by TEA and Study Edge. It may be used to teach an entire Chemistry course or to supplement traditional Chemistry textbooks.

This open-education-resource instructional material by TEA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License in accordance with Chapter 31 of the Texas Education Code.

Please provide feedback on Study Edge's open-education-resource instructional materials.

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Study Edge Physics

Grade Range: 10 - 9
Subject: Science

In Physics, students will conduct laboratory and field investigations, use scientific methods during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem solving. Students study a variety of topics that include: laws of motion; changes within physical systems and conservation of energy and momentum; forces; thermodynamics; characteristics and behavior of waves; and atomic, nuclear, and quantum physics. Students who successfully complete Physics will acquire factual knowledge within a conceptual framework, practice experimental design and interpretation, work collaboratively with colleagues, and develop critical thinking skills (TAC §112.39(b)(1)).

This video book is brought to you by TEA and Study Edge. It may be used to teach an entire Physics course or to supplement traditional Physics textbooks.

This open-education-resource instructional material by TEA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License in accordance with Chapter 31 of the Texas Education Code.

Please provide feedback on Study Edge's open-education-resource instructional materials.

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Biodiversity

Resource ID: TXLS243
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Science

Students will explore biodiversity concepts through several activities including a video, a card sort, think-pair-shares, food webs, and four corners.

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Consumers and Producers

Resource ID: TXLS251
Grade Range: 4
Subject: Science

Students will investigate various ecosystems to determine what producers and consumers are, as well as their needs within an ecosystem.

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Vote for me, the Populist!

Resource ID: TXLSR14.041
Grade Range: 10
Subject: Social Studies

Students will use major events during the late 19th century to decide what a presidential candidate’s platform should be in order to improve the country at that time.

Students presenting their platform

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Stages of Ecological Succession

Resource ID: TXLSR20.022
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Science

Students will collaborate on a electronic slideshow presentation and observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession including both primary and secondary succession.

 

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Demonstration and Analysis of Dihybrid Crosses

Resource ID: TXLSR10.005
Grade Range: 10
Subject: Science

The students will review related vocabulary, watch the teacher model a dihybrid cross, and then perform a dihybrid cross and answer questions about the outcomes with a partner.

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Building a Watershed

Resource ID: TXLS122
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Science

Students will model the effects of human activity on watersheds.

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Save the Factory!

Resource ID: TXLS071
Grade Range: 4
Subject: Science

Students will design an experiment to test the outcome of friction in force and motion. The students will create an inclined plane demonstrating their knowledge of mechanical energy and the effects of gravity on an object. Students will use previous knowledge of friction to complete their task of stopping their object. Critical thinking skills will be the focus of the lesson as students will have to utilize their scientific problem-solving skills to make decisions regarding their experiment.

 

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Modeling the Path of Digestion

Resource ID: TXLS139
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Science

Students model the path of digestion using household items.

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Push Back, Pull Forward

Resource ID: TXLS118
Grade Range: 3
Subject: Science

Students will conduct an experiment to demonstrate force such as pushes and pulls.

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A Tale of Two Constitutions

Resource ID: TXLSR11.007
Grade Range: 7
Subject: Social Studies

 This lesson is a comparison between the Bill of Rights from the United States and the Bill of Rights from Texas. By the end of the lesson, students will have an opportunity to discover how the understanding of the two constitutions can give them a brighter future, being more confident in their rights as citizens. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers and generate conversations guiding them to deepen their thinking about both constitutions. 

 

 

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Changes for American Indians

Resource ID: TXLSR7.003
Grade Range: 4
Subject: Social Studies

Students will participate in a cross-curricular lesson. They will understand how life for the American Indians changed through engaging in activities that include combining social studies and how life for the American Indians changed, mathematics with perimeter, area, frequency tables, dot plots, and stem-and-leaf plots, science and analyzing a chart to draw conclusions, and English language arts and reading with finding the meaning of unknown words, inferring, and summarizing.

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Stoichiometry

Resource ID: TXLS197
Grade Range: 10
Subject: Science

Students will model real-world formulas and chemical reactions to investigate the meaning of limiting reactants.

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