TEKS Objectives
Texas Christmas tree farm tours address the following Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) test for Science K-5th:
Kindergarten - 112.11 (b) 1,7,9,10
- Find ways to conserve and dispose of natural resources
- Get examples of ways soil and water are useful
- Identify parts of plants
- Learn how young plants are like parent plants
- Observe changes that are part of a life cycle of a plant
First Grade - 112.12(b) 2 ,7,9 (C),10 (A) (B)
- Learn about relationships in the environment
- Discover how organisms survive in the environment
Second Grade - 112.13 (b) 8(C), 9, 10 (B)
- Explore the water cycle
- Identify basic needs of plants
- Learn how factors in the environment affect growth and how parts of
- a plant help them meet their basic needs
Third Grade - 112.14(b)7(A), 9,10
- Explore how soils are formed
- Learn about ecosystems and the structures that help them survive
- Discover how environmental changes affect plants
Fourth Grade - 112.15 (b) 7(A), 9, 10
- Examine properties of soils
- Discuss food webs
- Explore plant adaptations
- Learn about life cycles of living organisms
Fifth Grade - 112.16 (b) 9,10
- See how changes in ecosystems affect living organisms