Texas Science 8 (Apex)

Texas Science 8 is a two-semester course aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Grade 8. The course delivers instruction, practice, and review to help students develop scientific literacy, deepen conceptual understanding, and apply scientific practices. Science 8 explores concepts including science and engineering practices; elements, compounds, and mixtures; properties of water; acids and bases; chemical equations, Newton's laws of motion; characteristics and applications of electromagnetic waves; the universe; types of stars; weather and climate; the impact of humans on Earth's systems; stability and change in ecosystems; cell structure and function; genetics; and natural selection. Activities throughout the course make complex ideas accessible to students as they discover the nature of science through focused content, interactive mini-investigations, multimodal representations, and personalized feedback. Each lesson includes a variety of activities such as direct instruction, application of skills, performance tasks, and formative and summative assessments. The course allows students to engage with the subject matter in an interactive, feedback-rich environment as they progress through standards-aligned content and demonstrate their learning through computer- and teacher-scored assignments.

The materials needed for this course include specified lab materials.

This course was originally created for Apex Courses and is now available in Courseware.