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Texas Gateway: What Is Force?

For Students 5th - 8th
You have probably heard the word "force" before in conversations. Here are a few examples: "the rocket had a lot of force at blast off" or "the force of the storm blew the roof off the building." What is force? Force is defined as a push...
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Texas Gateway: What Is Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever been assigned a chapter to read for homework? After you finish you may think to yourself, "That was a lot of work!" You might be surprised to learn that in the scientific sense, reading a chapter is not work at all!In...
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Texas Gateway: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
The following learning module is an exploration of plate tectonics.
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Texas Gateway: Gravity Understanding

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module students can get a better understanding of how gravity affects our solar system.
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Texas Gateway: Transportation Classification: Moving on Up

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students will begin to undestand the how kingdoms are classified.
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Texas Gateway: Food Chains, Food Webs and Food Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
The following is a tutorial of food chains, food webs and food pyramids.
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Texas Gateway: Organic or Inorganic?

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look around your world as you discover what items are made up of organic and inorganic materials. Take this tutorial and quiz to see how much you know.
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Texas Gateway: Diggin' Into Digestion

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students learn about physical and chemical changes during digestion through a variety of activities.
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Texas Gateway: Human Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial provides some insight to the study of human impacts on water supplies.
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Texas Gateway: Ecological Succession

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is an exploration of primary and seconday succession.
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Texas Gateway: Dichotomous Key

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial is introduces students to the usage of the dichotomous key.
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Texas Gateway: The Digestive System, Fact or Fiction?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson students read fun, gross, or interesting facts about the digestive system and they are introduced to several unfamiliar words and encouraged to "be on the lookout" for those words during the lesson.
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Texas Gateway: It's All About Cell Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
The following tutorial is an explanation of cell theory.
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Texas Gateway: Lab Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Lab safety is extremely important. We want you and your classmates to be safe when you are in the lab! Learn here about the ways and signs that you can be safe during the time you are learning in the lab.
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Texas Gateway: What Is Recycling?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial provides an explanation of what recycling is and how you can be a part of conserving your resources.
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Texas Gateway: Lab Equipment

For Students 3rd - 8th
In the following lesson students will be introduced to general and specialized lab equipment.
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Texas Gateway: Descriptive vs. Comparative Investigations

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following lesson students will learn the differences between descriptive and comparative investigations.
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Texas Gateway: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data

For Students 6th - 9th
This lesson explores quantitative vs. qualitative scientific data.
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Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

For Students 7th - 9th
A tutorial reviewing over the steps of the scientific method.
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Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning: Models

For Students 7th - 9th
This tutorial explores why the use of models in science is important for research and explanation of the natural world.
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Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

For Students 7th - 9th
This tutorial reviews over famous scientist and their contribution to the scientific field.
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Texas Gateway: Introducing the Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an introduction to the atom in this tutorial.
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Texas Gateway: Matter and Energy: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial reviews over the basics of atomic structure.
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Texas Gateway: Matter and Energy: Elemental Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know what makes each element unique? This tutorial will explore what gives each element its identity through interactive activities, videos, and practice questions.