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TAKS Practice February 14 Amazing Trees

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Are you using Amazing Trees with your pupils? This assessment could be used to gauge their understanding of one passage from the text. The referenced passage from Amazing Trees on which the worksheet is predicated is not included. Beware...
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Taxonomy Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.
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Enzyme Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of specific enzymes on samples of liver tissue, muscle tissue (chicken), apples, and potatoes.
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ESOL Safety and Security

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review a list of vocabulary words needed in emergency procedures at home and work. They discuss safety procedures for each work emergency; choking, Heart Attack, and Chemical burn.
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Edible Wild Plants

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Learners explore the benefits of recognizing edible wild plants.  In this wild plant lesson, students collect, make ready and eat edible plants.  Learners answer questions about the plants.
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What Do We Use From the Rainforest?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars identify items we use from the rainforest. For this earth science lesson, students recall prior facts about the rainforest and list items we use from the rainforest. Young scholars create "Rainforest Cookies" using...
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Cell 7 Plant v Animal Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars differentiate between plant and animal cells. They identify the structures central to plant cells. They complete a Venn Diagram listing the differences between animal and plant cells.
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
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Mushroom Prints

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learners create a mushroom spore design on paper while studying the facts on fungi.
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Toxicology and Living Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how toxic chemicals affect biological systems. They determine the toxic dose of a chemical that inhibits seed germination in a Brassica rapa. They investigate the effect of environmental tobacco smoke on human lung...
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Fertilizers, Pesticides and Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils apply real data to create and calculate algebraic equations. Students create a visual to represent the concentration for one part per million and apply unit analysis to verify measurement computations. Pupils define the use of a...
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Animals in the Wild

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the role of snakes in an ecosystem and discover how snakes warn us that they are dangerous. They view and discuss a Discovery Channel video showcasing snakes in the wild then break into small groups to research a...
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Determining The pH Of Common Substances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a pH indicator to measure the pH of some fruits, common beverages, and borax. Students discover how to differentiate between an object that is an acid or a base.
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What Bees Eat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students consider the concept that plants and animals are dependent on one another and role-play the interaction between bees and flowers. They identify crops that are dependent on pollination by bees.
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EPA Pesticides Reduction

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars examine the effects of pesticides on the environment and bugs. They answer questions as an assessment.
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Symbiotic Relationships

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research types of symbiotic relationships on the Internet and explain what the effects would be in one of the species disappears.  In this investigative activity students use the Internet to do research then participate...
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Alligator Craft Paper Bag Puppet

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students make paper bag puppets. They use the puppets as a story teller and reader. Students use the puppets to ask questions during and after reading. They assemble their own puppet. Students use the puppets to introduce new themes,...
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Quiz: Australian Animals

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on animals of Australia. Students will respond to nine true/false questions all pertaining to various animals which reside in Australia.
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What Bees Eat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars study plant and animal interdependence by studying bees and pollination. In this interdependence lesson, students discuss flower parts and dissect it to show its reproductive parts. Young scholars then use tissue and pipe...
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Adaptations-What a Concept

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the pink river dolphin and how it has adapted to its environment.  In this adaptations lesson students construct a map that represents certain relationships. 
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Water Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the causes of water pollution. In this environmental lesson, students conduct experiments with natural filtration systems.
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Harmful Algal Blooms in Full Bloom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners calculate the total percentage of samples from the data on the graphs. In this marine science lesson, students analyze the concentration levels over a period of time. They suggest ways to lessen the effect of these blooms.
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Fungal History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify different types of fungi. They discuss how mushrooms are used in American culture and research an issue about a type of fungi. They share their information with the class.
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Ocean Color

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine NASA's SeaWiFS Project Web site to explore how the SeaWiFS Project monitors environmental and climatic changes in the oceans and atmosphere. They answer questions and write a summary in support of continued funding...

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