S.5.10.B | TEKS Guide

SCIENCE.5.10.B — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

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S.K.10.A

describe and classify rocks by the observable properties of size, shape, color, and texture;

S.2.11.A

distinguish between natural and manmade resources; and

S.4.11.C

determine the physical properties of rocks that allow Earth's natural resources to be stored there.

S.5.10.B

model and describe the processes that led to the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels; and

S.6.10.C

describe how metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks form and change through geologic processes in the rock cycle.

IPC.6.G

evaluate evidence from multiple sources to critique the advantages and disadvantages of various renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and their impact on society and the environment.

AQUA.10.D

describe human uses of fresh water and how human freshwater use competes with that of other organisms.

EARTH.7.A

describe the development of multiple radiometric dating methods and analyze their precision, reliability, and limitations in calculating the ages of igneous rocks from Earth, the Moon, and meteorites;

EARTH.7.E

describe how evidence of biozones and faunal succession in rock layers reveal information about the environment at the time those rocks were deposited and the dynamic nature of the Earth; and

ENVIR.6.C

document the use and conservation of both renewable and non-renewable resources as they pertain to sustainability;

EARTH.12.E

predict how human use of Texas's naturally occurring resources such as fossil fuels, minerals, soil, solar energy, and wind energy directly and indirectly changes the cycling of matter and energy through Earth's systems; and

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