S.5.11 | TEKS Guide

SCIENCE.5.11 — 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.1.11.B

explain why water conservation is important; and

S.1.11.C

describe ways to conserve water such as turning off the faucet when brushing teeth and protect natural sources of water such as keeping trash out of bodies of water.

S.2.11.B

describe how human impact can be limited by making choices to conserve and properly dispose of materials such as reducing use of, reusing, or recycling paper, plastic, and metal.

S.3.11.B

explain why the conservation of natural resources is important; and

S.3.11.C

identify ways to conserve natural resources through reducing, reusing, or recycling.

S.4.11.B

explain the critical role of energy resources to modern life and how conservation, disposal, and recycling of natural resources impact the environment; and

S.5.11

design and explain solutions such as conservation, recycling, or proper disposal to minimize environmental impact of the use of natural resources.

S.6.11.A

research and describe why resource management is important in reducing global energy poverty, malnutrition, and air and water pollution, and

S.6.11.B

explain how conservation, increased efficiency, and technology can help manage air, water, soil, and energy resources.

ENVIR.6.A

compare and contrast land use and management methods and how they affect land attributes such as fertility, productivity, economic value, and ecological stability;

ENVIR.6.F

evaluate the impact of waste management methods such as reduction, reuse, recycling, upcycling, and composting on resource availability in the local environment.

EARTH.13.A

analyze the policies related to resources from discovery to disposal, including economics, health, technological advances, resource type, concentration and location, waste disposal and recycling, mitigation efforts, and environmental impacts; and

EARTH.13.B

explore global and Texas-based careers that involve the exploration, extraction, production, use, disposal, regulation, and protection of Earth's resources.

ENVIR.12.A

evaluate cost-benefit trade-offs of commercial activities such as municipal development, food production, deforestation, over-harvesting, mining, and use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources;

ENVIR.12.B

evaluate the economic impacts of individual actions on the environment such as overbuilding, habitat destruction, poaching, and improper waste disposal;

ENVIR.12.C

analyze how ethical beliefs influence environmental scientific and engineering practices such as methods for food production, water distribution, energy production, and the extraction of minerals;

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Cross-curricular Connections

The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the science TEKS and math, English language arts and reading, social studies, and technology applications. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.

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Science.5.11

SCIENCE.5.11 — Vertical Alignment

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