S.6.10.A | TEKS Guide

SCIENCE.6.10.A — 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.

S.K.10.C

identify evidence that supports the idea that air is all around us and demonstrate that wind is moving air using items such as a windsock, pinwheel, or ribbon.

S.6.10.A

differentiate between the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere and identify components of each system;

EARTH.6.B

evaluate the roles of volcanic outgassing and water-bearing comets in developing Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere;

EARTH.6.C

evaluate the evidence for changes to the chemical composition of Earth's atmosphere prior to the introduction of oxygen;

EARTH.6.E

describe how the production of oxygen by photosynthesis affected the development of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.

ENVIR.7.A

describe the interactions between the components of the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere;

EARTH.11.B

describe how Earth's atmosphere is chemically and thermally stratified and how solar radiation interacts with the layers to cause the ozone layer, the jet stream, Hadley and Ferrel cells, and other atmospheric phenomena;

ENVIR.10.A

identify sources of emissions in air, soil, and water, including point and nonpoint sources;

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