S.K.12.B | TEKS Guide

SCIENCE.K.12.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.

S.K.12.B

observe and identify the dependence of animals on air, water, food, space, and shelter.

S.1.11.A

identify and describe how plants, animals, and humans use rocks, soil, and water;

S.2.11.A

distinguish between natural and manmade resources; and

S.3.11.A

explore and explain how humans use natural resources such as in construction, in agriculture, in transportation, and to make products;

S.4.11.A

identify and explain advantages and disadvantages of using Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources such as wind, water, sunlight, plants, animals, coal, oil, and natural gas;

S.5.10.B

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

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.

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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Science.K.12.B

SCIENCE.K.12.B — Vertical Alignment

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