This RESOURCE BUNDLE is for Texas grade 7 science teachers who are teaching according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Standards set down by the Texas Education Agency and want to prepare their students for STAAR and will SAVE YOU 85%.

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✅ Covers All 7th Grade TEKS Standards: Fully aligned with Texas' standards for Grade 7 Science.

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S.7.1-5 Scientific & Engineering Practices and Recurring Themes and Concepts

Resources:

• Science Class Starters & Warm Up Activities
• Middle School Icebreaker - Station Activity
• Scientific Method, Skills and Safety - Lesson
• Lab Safety and Equipment - Lab Station Activity
• Lab Equipment - Science Word Search and Scramble - Activity
• Science Skills and Safety - Speed Quizzing Review - Activity
• Scientific Method Practice | Questioning, Variables, Hypothesis, Procedure and Graphing - Lesson and Activity
• Scientific Method Investigations - 6 Student-Led Experiments
• The Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle Activity
• Concussions - Reading
• Chemistry of Dyeing Hair - Reading Comprehension Activity
• Parachute - STEM Engineering Challenge
• Solar Oven - STEM Engineering Challenge

S.7.6 Matter and energy. Matter and energy. The student distinguishes between elements and compounds, classifies changes in matter, and understands the properties of solutions. The student is expected to:

S.7.6.A - The student is expected to compare and contrast elements and compounds in terms of atoms and molecules, chemical symbols, and chemical formulas.

Resources:

• Atomic Structure and Notation – Lesson
• Subatomic Particle Worksheet
• Chemical Symbols, Formulas and Compounds – Lesson
• Counting Atoms Worksheet
• Atoms, Elements, and Compounds - Digital Interactive Notebook Bundle
• Chapter 1 - The Particle Theory and Classification of Matter
• Chapter 2 - Atomic Theory
• Chapter 3 - Atomic Structure and Notation
• Chapter 4 - The Periodic Table
• Chapter 5 - Chemical Symbols, Formulas, and Compounds

S.7.6.B - The student is expected to use the periodic table to identify the atoms and the number of each kind within a chemical formula.

Resources:

• The Periodic Table 5E Lesson Bundle
• The Periodic Table - Google Slides and PowerPoint – Lesson
• Periodic Table Worksheet
• Elements and the Periodic Table – Digital Scavenger Hunt Activity
• The Periodic Table – Task Cards
• The Periodic Table – Lab Station Activity
• The Elements of the Periodic Table - Word Search and Scramble Activity
• Element Names and Symbols - Periodic Table BINGO
• The Periodic Table - Digital INB

S.7.6.C - The student is expected to distinguish between physical and chemical changes in matter.

• Resources:
• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes 5E Lesson Bundle
• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes – Lesson
• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes – Digital Scavenger Hunt
• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes – Lab Station Activity
• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes – Science Word Sprint Review Game
• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes – Word Search and Scramble

S.7.6.D - The student is expected to describe aqueous solutions in terms of solute and solvent, concentration, and dilution.

Resources:

• Solutions and Mechanical Mixtures - Digital Scavenger Hunt
• Solutions and Mechanical Mixtures - Lab Station Activity
• Solutions and Mechanical Mixtures – Lesson

S.7.6.E - The student is expected to investigate and model how temperature, surface area, and agitation affect the rate of dissolution of solid solutes in aqueous solutions.

Resources:

• Factors Affecting Dissolving – Lesson

S.7.7 Force, motion, and energy. The student describes the cause-and-effect relationship between force and motion.

S.7.7.A – Calculate average speed using distance and time measurements from investigations.

Resources:

• Calculating Average Speed, Velocity, and Displacement - Lesson

S.7.7.B - The student is expected to distinguish between speed and velocity in linear motion in terms of distance, displacement, and direction.

Resources:

• Calculating Average Speed, Velocity, and Displacement - 5E Lesson Bundle
• Average Speed Velocity and Displacement - Digital Scavenger Hunt
• Calculating Average Speed, Velocity, and Displacement - Lab Station Activity
• Calculating Average Speed, Velocity, and Displacement – Lesson

S.7.7.C – Measure, record, and interpret an object’s motion using distance-time graphs.

Resources:

• Ramp and Toy Car Motion Investigation
• Walking Motion Lab

S.7.7.D - The student is expected to analyze the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on the state of motion of an object using Newton's First Law of Motion.

Resources:

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion - Lesson
• Newton's 1st Law of Motion - Activities

S.7.8 Force, motion, and energy. The student understands the behavior of thermal energy as it flows into and out of the systems.

S.7.8.A - The student is expected to investigate methods of thermal energy transfer into and out of systems, including conduction, convection, and radiation.

Resources:

• Thermal Energy, Temperature, and Heat Transfer – Lesson
• The Insulator – Thermal Insulator Challenge

S.7.8.B - The student is expected to investigate how thermal energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer to cooler until all substances within the system reach thermal equilibrium.

Resources:

• Thermal Energy Change Reactions Experiments and Demonstrations
• How Does the Type of Matter Affect Heat Transfer - Activity

S.7.8.C - The student is expected to explain the relationship between temperature and the kinetic energy of the particles within a substance.

Resources:

• When Kinetic Energy Changes - Energy Transfers – Lesson
• How Does Mass Affect Temperature Change – Activity
• Heat by Friction - Activity

S.7.9 Earth and space. The student understands the patterns of movement, organization, and characteristics of components of our solar system.

S.7.9.A - The student is expected to describe the physical properties, locations, and movements of the Sun, planets, moons, meteors, asteroids, comets, Kuiper belt, and Oort cloud;

Resources:

• Our Solar System – Lesson
• Our Solar System - Digital Scavenger Hunt
• Our Solar System Review Game - Science Word Sprint
• Our Solar System Word Search and Scramble Activity
• Exploring the Solar System – Project
• Our Solar System - Lab Station Activity

S.7.9.B - The student is expected to describe how gravity governs motion within Earth's solar system.

Resources:

• The Moon – Lesson
• The Moon – Lab Station Activity
• Why Do We Need the Moon? - Science Reading Article
• Case Study - The Importance of the Moon

S.7.9.C - The student is expected to analyze the characteristics of Earth that allow life to exist such as the proximity of the Sun, presence of water, and composition of the atmosphere.

Resources:

• What Makes Earth Able to Support Life? Lesson
• PBL - Could Life Survive on Another Planet?

S.7.10 Earth and space. The student understands the causes and effects of plate tectonics.

S.7.10.A - The student is expected to describe the evidence that supports that Earth has changed over time, including fossil evidence, plate tectonics, and superposition.

Resources:

• Fossils and Geologic Time 5E Lesson Bundle
• Fossils and Geologic Time – Lesson
• Fossils and Geologic Time - Lab Station Activity
• Fossils – Reading – Grade 6, 7, 8
• Fossils - Reading - Grade 8 and Up
• Tectonic Plates - 5E Lesson Bundle
• Tectonic Plates – Lesson
• Tectonic Plates - Lab Station Activity
• Plate Tectonics – Reading

S.7.10.B - The student is expected to describe how plate tectonics causes ocean basin formation, earthquakes, mountain building, and volcanic eruptions, including supervolcanoes and hot spots.

Resources:

• Tectonic Plates – Lesson
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes 5E Lesson Bundle
• Earthquakes Volcanoes Tsunamis – Lesson
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes – Digital Scavenger Hunt Activity
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes - Lab Station Activity

S.7.10.C - The student is expected to describe the interactions between ocean currents and air masses that produce tropical cyclones, including typhoons and hurricanes.

Resources:

• How Air Masses Shape Our Weather - Lesson
• Ocean Currents and Climate Simulation Activity
• Simulated Air Mass Collision - Lab Activity
• Weather Map Detective - Activity
• Hurricanes - Reading

S.7.11 - Earth and space. The student understands how human activity can impact the hydrosphere.

S.7.11.A - The student is expected to analyze the beneficial and harmful influences of human activity on groundwater and surface water in a watershed.

Resources:

• Watersheds - 5E Lesson Bundle
• Watersheds - Lesson
• Watersheds - Reading
• Watersheds - Lab Station Activity
• Build Your Own Aquifer - Project

S.7.11.B - The student is expected to describe human dependence and influence on ocean systems and explain how human activities impact these systems.

Resources:

• Pollution Control Devices – Reading
• Case Study - Plastic Pollution and Marine Ecosystems
• Ocean Acidification – Reading
• The Accumulation of Plastic in the Ocean - Reading

S.7.12 - Organisms and environments. The student understands that ecosystems are dependent upon the cycling of matter and the flow of energy.

S.7.12.A - The student is expected to diagram the flow of energy within trophic levels and describe how the available energy decreases in successive trophic levels in energy pyramids.

Resources:

• Energy Flow in Ecosystems - 5E Lesson
• Energy Flow in Ecosystems - Lesson
• Energy Flow In Ecosystems - Lab Station Activity
• Energy Flow in Ecosystems - Digital Scavenger Hunt Activity
• Energy Flow in Ecosystems - Digital Interactive Notebook Pages
• Energy Flow in Ecosystems Review, Test, and Project

S.7.12.B - The student is expected to describe how ecosystems are sustained by the continuous flow of energy and the recycling of matter and nutrients within the biosphere.

Resources:

• Ecosystems - 5E Lesson
• Ecosystems - Lesson
• Ecosystems - Lab Station Activity
• Human Impact on Ecosystems – Assignment
• Coral Reef Ecosystems and their Future - Grade 8 and Up Reading
• Coral Reef Ecosystems and their Future - Grade 6-8
• Cycling of Matter – Lesson
• Matter and Energy Cycling in Ecosystems - Station Activity
• Water and Carbon Cycle - Diagram Activity

S.7.13 - Organisms and environments. The student knows how systems are organized and function to support the health of an organism and how trait are inherited.

S.7.13.A - The student is expected to identify and model the main functions of the systems of the human organism, including the circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, urinary, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, immune, and endocrine systems.

Resources:

• Body Systems – Lesson
• Body Systems in Action Project
• Human Body Systems - Station Activity
• Muscular and Skeletal System - 5E Lesson
• Muscular and Skeletal System – Lesson
• Muscular and Skeletal System Lab Station Activity
• Muscular and Skeletal System – Digital Scavenger Hunt Activity
• Human Digestion & the Digestive System – Reading
• Integumentary System – Lesson
• Immune System – Reading
• Reproductive Systems - Lesson
• Endocrine System - Lesson

S.7.13.B - The student is expected to describe the hierarchical organization of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems within plants and animals.

Resources:

• Cell Organization - Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems - Lesson
• Animal and Plant Cells Lesson
• Introduction to Cells - Station Activity
• Cells - Understanding Life Systems Unit - Speed Quizzing
• Cells and the Cell Theory – Scavenger Hunt Activity
• Cell Structure Exit Ticket and Review Activity
• Cells and Organelles Word Search and Scramble Activity
• Cell Organization - Digital Interactive Notebook Pages

S.7.13.C - The student is expected to compare the results of asexual and sexual reproduction of plants and animals in relation to the diversity of offspring and the changes in the population over time.

Resources:

• How Traits Are Passed On - Lesson
• Plant Reproduction - Lesson
• Animal and Plant Adaptations for Reproduction - Station Activity
• Asexual and Sexual Reproduction - Station Activity
• Punnett Square Practice Traits in Action – Activity
• Create-a-Creature Reproduction Models – Activity

S.7.13.D - The student is expected to describe and give examples of how natural and artificial selection change the occurrence of traits in a population over generations.

Resources:

• Natural Selection - Lesson
• Physical and Behavioral Adaptations - Lesson
• Evolution - Lesson
• Natural Selection and Population Modeling - Station Activity
• Natural Selection and Adaptation - Station Activity
• Artificial Selection - Station Activity
• Evolution and Adaptations Word Search and Scramble Activity
• Physical Adaptations – Reading
• Animal Adaptations – Reading

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The resources within this bundle are organized by standard and each standard clearly displays which resources are to be used to teach it.