A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
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Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.
The student is expected to
identify patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions
use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions
Cross-curricular Connections
The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the science TEKS and math, English language arts and reading, social studies, and technology applications. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.
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Math
Math.K.1.F analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas
English Language Arts and Reading
ELAR.K.12.E use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results
Technology Applications
TA.K.1.B identify simple patterns and make predictions based on the patterns