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Grade 11 TAKS Science

Thanks to the SWHS Science Department for providing the curriculum information for this page.

TAK Objective

TEK Objective(s)

Topic to be Covered

Streaming Video Keyword

Streaming Video Title

Time of Video (min)

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the organization of living systems.

Biology 4 (B )

Investigate & identify cellular processes including homeostasis, permeability, energy production, transportation of molecules, disposal of wastes, function of cellular parts, & synthesis of new molecules.

Cellular Processes

Cells

The Cell and How it Works

Prok./Euk.,

Cellular Energy

RNA

Biologically Speaking: Living Cells Sections 1-4

11 ½

Biology 6 (A)

Describe components of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), & illustrate how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA.

Biology 6 (C)

Identify & illustrate how changes in DNA cause mutations & evaluate the significance of these changes.

Biology 6 (D)

Traits, Punnett Squares, DNA, mutations, comparisons

DNA

Biologically Speaking: Genetics and Heredity

Biology 6 (B)

Explain replication, transcription, & translation using models of DNA & ribonucleic acid (RNA).

Protein Synthesis

Cells

The Cell and How it Works Click the last 2 topics.

6:10

Biology 10 (A)

Interpret the functions of systems in organisms including circulatory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, respiratory, muscular, excretory, & immune.

Biology 10 (B)

Compare the interrelationships of organ systems to each other & to the body as a whole.

Body Systems

Body systems

Biologically Speaking: Systems of the Human Body

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the organization of living systems.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of organisms and the environment.

Biology 8 (C)

Identify characteristics of kingdoms including monerans, protists, fungi, plants, & animals. ****The TAKS will use the most current classification system.

Biology 13 (A)

Evaluate the significance of structural and physiological adaptations of plants to their environments.

Classification

Kingdoms

Significance of Plants

Kingdoms

Biologically Speaking: Classification of Living Organisms

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of organisms and the environment.

Biology 7 (A)

Identify evidence of change in species using fossils, DNA sequences, anatomical similarities, physiological similarities, & embryology.

Biology 7 (B)

Illustrate the results of natural selection in speciation, diversity, phylogeny, adaptation, behavior, and extinction

Evolution

Natural Selection

Evolution

Evolution

Biology 9(D)

Analyze the flow of matter & energy through different trophic levels & between organisms & the physical environment.

Biology 12 (B)

Interpret interactions among organisms exhibiting predation, parasitism, commensalism, & mutualism.

Biology 12 (E)

Investigate and explain the interactions in an ecosystem including food chains, food webs, and food pyramids

Ecology and interactions

Evolution

Biologically Speaking: Ecosystems and the Cycles of Nature

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structures & properties of matter.

IPC 7(A)

Investigate & identify properties of fluids including density, viscosity, & buoyancy.

IPC 8 (C)

Investigate & identify the law of conservation of mass.

Properties of matter (density, buoyancy), law of conservation of mass

Law of conservation of mass

Key Concept: Law of conservation of mass (Mass & Density, Inv. Matter)

IPC 7 (D)

Relate the chemical behavior of an element including bonding, to its placement on the periodic table.

Periodic Table

Periodic Table: Reactions & Relationships

IPC 8 (A)

Distinguish between physical & chemical changes in matter such as oxidation, digestion, changes in states, & stages in the rock cycle.

Physical and Chemical Changes

Physical and Chemical Change

Chemistry

Compounds: Electromagnetic Attraction in Molecules

Chemical and Physical Properties

Chemistry

Matter: Form and Substance in the Universe

Chemistry

The Periodic Table: Reactions and Relationships

Chemistry

Reactions: The Chemistry of Change

Speed

Motion: Newton’s Three Laws

Simple machines

Simple and Compound Machines: How They Work

Waves

Waves: Energy in Motion

Law of Conservation of Energy

Key Concepts: Work equals force times distance; The Law of Conservation of Energy (Force and Work: Energy and Action)

Conduction

Heat and the Changing States of Matter

Solar Energy

Solar Cells: Power from the Sun

Circuits

Electricity: The Invisible River of Energy

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