Increasing and Decreasing Energy
This resource provides sample activities for teachers to use in helping students to identify and investigate the effects of increasing and decreasing amounts of light, heat, and sound energy on an object.
Introduction to Plate Tectonics
This resource is intended to use for Tier I classroom instruction.
Living Organisms
A Tier 1 life science instructional resource for grade 2
Potential and Kinetic Energy
This resource provides Tier I instruction ideas for Grade 6+ science teachers in the area of potential and kinetic energy.
Matter and Energy—Chemical Reactions
Given descriptions or illustrations, students will investigate how evidence of chemical reactions indicates that new substances with different properties are formed.
Interactive Science Glossary
The Interactive Science Glossary is a resource that supports students who are learning the language of science. This resource includes written and spoken definitions and sentences in both Spanish and English. Students can even create, download, and print their own vocabulary cards.
Elements and Compounds
This resource provides flexible alternative or additional learning opportunities for students to differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level, Science TEKS (6)(5)(C).
Rocks Rock
A Tier 1 earth science instructional resource for kindergarten.
Science Academies for Grades 5–8, Part 2 for Trainers
This resource contains the files needed for trainers responsible for training science teachers in grades 5–8 across Texas.
Science Academies for Grades 5–8, Part 2 for Participants
This resource is available to participants of the Science Academies for Grades 5–8, Part 2. The purpose of the resource is to provide participants with the training materials and documents associated with the training.
No Dinosaurs Allowed | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Prince Wednesday wants to pretend to be a loud dinosaur while Daniel and Katerina are playing house. They find a way to play together when he agrees to be a quiet dinosaur.
Nature Cat | The Treasure of Bad Dog Bart
While digging a hole to bury his bone, Hal uncovers Bad Dog Bart's treasure map. Legend has it that Bag Dog Bart stole the neighborhood dogs' toys, and buried them in a treasure chest for himself!
States of Matter Fitness
In this 3rd through 5th grade video, students use their science knowledge and apply it using physical activity! Learning about the stages of matter, solid, liquid and gas, students perform an exercise for each as the teacher calls out an object such as soup or fog.
Activity: I Wonder | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
This activity from The Fred Rogers' Company helps develop curiosity and confidence in asking questions. Children will finish the sentence "I wonder . . . " in order to create a dialogue about how the world works.
Queen Sara Explains Voting | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Queen Sara and King Friday want to put a new piece of playground equipment in the playground, but they can only choose one—a swing or a slide.
Activity: Winning and Losing | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
This activity from The Fred Rogers' Company helps young children learn from the outcomes of their choices and practice making decisions.
When We Do Something New (at the Doctor): Strategy Song and Activity | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Knowing what to expect and playing about it can help children better manage their concerns about doctors' visits. When children play being the doctor, they're the ones in charge.
Storytime | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Mom reads Daniel a bedtime story about Super Stanley. Teach kids that their body needs rest in order to grow.
We're the Tiger Family Band | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Help kids exercise their imaginations and explore music with Daniel Tiger. Daniel imagines that his whole family is in a band together—even baby Margaret.
Bobsledder Daniel | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Help kids exercise their imaginations with Daniel Tiger. After sledding down a big hill with Prince Wednesday, Daniel imagines that he is on a super fast bobsled track.