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Essential Science Concepts for Exit-Level TAKS:
Hands-On Activities for Supporting Student Success—Biology and Integrated Physics and Chemistry
A two-day session, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $398
Audience:
- High school science teachers
- Instructional specialists and coaches
Content focus:
- Biology
- Integrated Physics and Chemistry
- STEM
Grade-level focus:
- High school
This session is designed primarily for education service center and district instructional specialists, coaches, and high school science teachers.
In this session, you will:
- Examine the essential science concepts for the exit-level TAKS.
- Learn how to implement a series of hands-on activities that support student success on the exit-level science TAKS.
- Receive a copy of the Dana Center publication Essential Science Concepts for Exit-Level TAKS: Hands-On Activities for Supporting Student Success. This resource comprises two modules—Biology (17 activities) and Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) (16 activities).
- The Biology module provides activities to support student understanding of the concepts found in TAKS Objective 2 (organization of living systems) and Objective 3 (interdependence of organisms and the environment).
- The IPC module provides activities to support student understanding of the concepts in TAKS Objective 4 (structures and properties of matter) and Objective 5 (motion, forces, and energy).
- The activities in both modules also include the science process skills in TAKS Objective 1 (understanding of the nature of science).