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• June 10-11, 2008 (Austin)
• June 12-13, 2008 (Austin)

Essential Science Concepts for Exit-Level TAKS

2 days, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., fee $398

Education service center and district instructional specialists and high school science teachers will:

• 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 resource Essential Science Concepts for Exit-Level TAKS: Hands-On Activities for Supporting Student Success.
  • The resource comprises two modules—Biology (17 activities) and Integrated Physics and Chemistry (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").