Moon Phases
Kelly Martinez
Grade Level: 7-8
Content Focus: Moon Phases
TEKS: 6,7&8.2,6,7&8.3,7.13B, 8.12A
Telescoping Lenses
Omah Williams
Grade Level: 5
Content Focus: Magnifiers, Convex Lenses and Telescopes
TEKS: 5.1A, 5.2C, 5.8B
TAKS: Objective 1; 3
CAN YOU SEE ME NOW?
Linda Simpson
Grade Level: 5
Content Focus: Refraction, telescopes, models
TEKS: 5.1A; 5.2B, C, D, E; 5.3C; 5.4A; 5.5A; 5.8B
TAKS: Objective 1; 3
TRACKING SUNSPOTS
Phillip Dukes
Grade Level: 7-8
Content Focus: Solar Observations, sunspots
TEKS (Use numbers)
TAKS Objectives: (Use Numbers.
EXCITED ATOMS
Olga Vidal
Content Focus: Chemistry
TEKS 1A, 2A, 2B, 2D, 2E,
TAKS Objectives: 4, 5
WHO CARES ABOUT MINERALS?
Ferran Kasspar
Grade Level: 8
Content Focus: Mineral classification and usage.
TEKS: 8.2B,D; 8.3B; 8.4A; 8.9B,D
TAKS Objectives: 1, 3 & 5.
EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK
Becky Wivagg
Grade Level: 1-2, Primary
Content Focus: Earth Science (Introduction to rocks and how they are formed)
Science TEKS: l.2C, l.4A, 1.10 ABC, 1.7A
2.2D, 2.10 ABC, 2.4A, 2.7AC
Science TAKS: Objective 1 and 4
Time: 45 minutes plus
MODELING LAVA FLOWS
Carolyn Schroeder, Ph.D.
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Focus: Earth Science/Geology
TEKS: 6b1a, 6b2b, 6b2c, 6b3c, 6b6c, 6b14a
7b1a, 7b2b, 7b2c, 7b3c, 7b8a, 7b14a
8b1a, 8b2b, 8b2c, 8b3c, 8b12a, 8b14a
TAKS Objectives: Grade 8, Objective 5
A WEATHERING MODEL
Sheryl Roehl
Grade Level: Grade 7
Content Focus: Earth Science
TEKS: 7.2A, 7.14B
TAKS Objectives: 7.14B
Time: 1 to 2 class periods
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TEXAS FOSSIL INVESTIGATION
Larry McBee
During the course of this project
you will learn about the different types
of plants and animals that inhabited
prehistoric Texas. You will also learn
how the different types of fossils are
formed, what they can tell us about
their prehistoric environment, and how
they are excavated and preserved.
Dig that Stuff
Kim De La Cruz
Grade Level: 5
Content Focus: All About Soil
