Texas Experience Science
Texas Experience Science K-5 brings science concepts to life, creating dynamic, motivating, and interactive experiences for today’s Texas classrooms.
- Meets 100% of TEKS, ELPS, and TRR
- Phenomena-driven
- Three-dimensional learning
- Student-centered explorations
Engage Students in Real-World Phenomena
Students learn by exploring, collaborating, and communicating their ideas. In Texas Experience Science, the 5E model is used to scaffold inquiry instruction.
100% Texas
Texas Experience Science K-5 is designed in collaboration with Texas teachers, supervisors, and academic experts whose experience and study of best practices have positively impacted student learning.
Collaborate in Stations
Students rotate through collaborative stations, including literacy, hands-on, and STEAM stations.
Flexible Teacher Support
Prepare for classroom instruction with flexible planning, background, and prep videos.
Dynamic Digital Resources
Click, interact, and learn with a variety of purposeful, TEKS-based, digital resources.
Engage and Motivate All Texas Learners in Elementary Science
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Differentiation
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Multilingual Learners
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Multimodal Learners
Differentiation
Target Student Learning-
Content
Texas Experience Science K-5 presents clear learning objectives in each Topic and Experience to target student learning. Differentiated Instruction boxes provide modification suggestions to support multiple levels. In addition, students are exposed to grade-level content in multiple ways such as hands-on experiences, reading, videos, teacher presentations, and digital interactivities.
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Process
Texas Experience Science K-5 utilizes hands-on stations and a variety of digital tools to engage visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. All multisensory learners can interact in classroom conversations, collaborate in small groups, and connect to content in meaningful ways.
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Product
Students demonstrate their understanding of science phenomena by creating models, documenting their hands-on experiences in their Student Activity Companion, and communicating their solutions to real-world problems through presentations and science writings.
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EnvironmentTexas Experience Science K-5 helps you create a flexible environment to transform learning. Classroom Instruction can be administered with a mixture of whole group or small group activities and delivered in print, digital, or blended formats. In addition, teacher prompts and the partnership with walkSTEM® allow teachers to take students outside the classroom to build science enthusiasm, curiosity, and skills.
Multilingual Learners
Develop Language Proficiency-
Multilingual SupportTexas Experience Science K-5 integrates ELPS Strategies specific to the content within the Experience and addresses all four levels of language proficiency levels. The program also includes guidance for linguistic accommodations (communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded).
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Writing and Vocabulary SupportThe Student Activity Companion creates an interactive workspace for students to record and reflect on their learning process through argumentative writing activities. In addition, students engage in strategic Vocabulary Builder and Experience Vocabulary Activities to strengthen their ability to use academic language in classroom discussions and their scientific writing exercises.
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Student CollaborationMultiple opportunities for student collaboration and science discourse are provided within Texas Experience Science. From the initial Topic kickoff of the Everyday Phenomena to the Experience or Topic wrap-ups, teacher prompts encourage classroom discussions and small group interactions.
Multimodal Learners
Create a Multisensory Experience-
Multidimensional LearningTexas Experience Science exposes content to learners in multiple ways. Short reading passages, writing activities, inquiry projects, technology, collaboration, hands-on activities, and games all play an important role in providing rich, multidimensional learning experiences.
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Variety of Learning StylesStudents access content utilizing several senses — visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic — to make connections and transfer knowledge to long-term memory recall.
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Varied AssessmentsTexas Experience Science provides a variety of assessments to gather meaningful insights into student understanding and progress. These assessments include multiple Exit Tickets in each Experience, Lesson Quizzes, writing prompts, and performance assessments.
Texas Experience Science
Built for Texas!
See what Texas Experience Science can offer your classroom.
Texas Experience Science K-5 Online
Savvas Realize® provides access to all Texas Experience Science digital resources and downloadable, editable print materials to meet every Texas standard. 1EdTech certified for easy integrations.
Our elite partners motivate and excite Texas students. Videos, games, simulations, hip-hop songs, and hands-on activities engage students and connect them to content in meaningful ways.
Frequently Asked Questions about Texas Experience Science K-5
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What is Texas Experience Science?Texas Experience Science, a TEKS-based program, brings science concepts to life, creating dynamic, motivating, and interactive experiences for today’s K-5 classrooms. This hands-on, station-based curriculum supports 3-dimensional learning and is flexible enough to fit into any classroom situation.
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What are the components of Texas Experience Science?
Texas Teacher Guide includes content background and teacher prep support. Topic and Experience (Lesson) instruction is streamlined and provides time stamps to ease planning. Topic Planners provides a comprehensive and fast-track plan for flexibility of implementation.
Texas Student Activity Companion provides a compilation of activity pages for students to record their sensemaking process. Includes vocabulary support, hands-on STEAM, and literacy activity sheets.
STAAR® TEKS Preparation Workbook, Grade 5Students practice TEKS-based questions and incorporate practice reading informational passages in preparation for the Grade 5 STAAR test. Practice with interpreting charts, graphs, and diagrams is also included.
Literacy Station Activity Cards - Students work individually or in groups as they explore the Read About It, identify and explore new academic vocabulary, and exercise comprehension with application activities.
Hands-on and STEAM Station Activity Cards - Students work individually or in groups to explore science phenomena, gather and analyze data, and establish an explanation. Here students engage fully in the integrated Scientific and Engineering Practices.
Read About It Readers highlight Topic level vocabulary to support students in developing understanding of the word in context of the content. Included in the margin are vocabulary “tips and tricks” students can activate to develop meaning. (Grades K-2)
Bilingual Vocabulary Cards help students organize and master vocabulary from the Topic. Students can work in pairs to review words and definitions or use these cards individually as a student tool during the course of the topic. Editable and printable cards are available on SavvasRealize.com.
The Texas Experience Science Digital Course on Savvas Realize® provides planning tools, videos, interactivities, teacher presentations, assessments, and more.
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Does Texas Experience Science support all learners, including students with disabilities, English learners, and students identified as gifted and talented?Texas Experience Science K–5 includes robust instruction for all learning types and levels. In each Experience within each Topic, the “Differentiated Instruction” and “ELPS Targeted Support” boxes provide teacher guidance to assist students who may struggle with conceptual connections, address the needs of diverse learners, and support students at different levels of language proficiency. Other features such as Related Phenomenon, Address Misconceptions, Expected Outcomes, and a variety of other strategy boxes found in the Teacher Guide margin support teachers during instruction to meet the diverse needs of the classroom population.
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What types of science material kits does Savvas provide?Savvas offers a variety of lab materials kits to support the doing of science. These include consumable and non-consumable material kits, refills for the consumables, labware kits, and safety kit.
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How can I sign up to receive an Texas Experience Science demo or sample?Please complete the request information form and your account manager will reach out to you promptly.