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View assessed curriculum, blueprints, and constructed response scoring guides.

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STAAR Science Resources | Texas Education Agency

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View the test forms, answer keys, rationales, and the TEKS tested.

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STAAR Released Test Questions | Texas Education Agency

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TEA releases two types of test questions for STAAR—test forms and sample questions. A test form is a set of released test questions previously administered together to Texas students and reflects the STAAR test blueprints. Sample test questions are small subsets of test questions released from the STAAR test banks. These test questions may have been previously administered.

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View released STAAR assessments, practice tests, item samplers, and cluster sets.

Access the TEA Research Portal.

Apply to serve on Educator Review Committees.

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Unique Student Access Code (Código de acceso único del estudiante):

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Elementary Science Blueprint (Beginning Spring 2026)

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Elementary Science Blueprint (Beginning Spring 2026)

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This document can be downloaded at https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar/science-resources.

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FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY. This document can be downloaded at https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar/science-resources.

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STAAR Assessed Curriculum (Beginning Spring 2026)

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STAAR Assessed Curriculum (Beginning Spring 2026)

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This document can be downloaded at https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar/science-resources.

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View resources to support the implementation of the Science TEKS.

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The science web page provides clarification, guidance, and support to science stakeholders for the development and implementation of the K-12 science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and science graduation requirements.

Announcements

New Science TEKS to be Implemented in 2024-2025 School Year: During the 2020 and 2021 meetings, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for kindergarten-high school. A copy of the newly adopted TEKS can be found here.

New Science Safety Courses: The science safety courses are three one-hour courses designed to provide safety guidance to elementary, middle, and high school science educators. The courses are offered as a courtesy to educators and may not provide all the science safety guidance that schools and districts find necessary to meet laws and rules. The courses are live in the TEALearn catalog.

Nomination Window for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST): The nomination window is now open for kindergarten- grade 6 teachers. If selected as an awardee, the applicant will receive recognition from the President of the United States, an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C., and $10,000 to be used at the awardee's discretion from the National Science Foundation. All eligible Texas teachers receive 25 CPE hours upon submitting a completed application. For more information, visit Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teachers.

Current and Upcoming Science TEKS

The links below provide access to the web-based version of the current 2017 science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do. You can also access a PDF version of the TEKS.  The State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the new 2021 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for kindergarten-high school that will be implemented in 2024-2025.

2020-2021 New Science TEKS Resources

The Texas Education Agency has developed resources to support districts transitioning to the new science standards during the 2024-2025 implementation. The full TEKS Guide will be released during the summer of 2024.

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The science web page provides clarification, guidance, and support to science stakeholders for the development and implementation of the K-12 science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and science graduation requirements. New Science TEKS to be Implemented in 2024-2025 School Year: During the 2020 and 2021 meetings, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for kindergarten-high school.

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Transition Year Assessed Curriculum (Overlapping TEKS)

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Transition Year Assessed Curriculum (Overlapping TEKS)

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This document can be downloaded at https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar/science-resources.

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This Google slide deck can be used as a collaborative notetaking space during the session.

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Elementary STAAR Update Collab Space-July30

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This document can be downloaded at https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/staar.

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This document can be downloaded at https://esc4.net/service/science/.

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This document can be downloaded at https://esc4.net/service/science/.