1. By Liz Keith and Rosie Martinez
STAAR Review Foldable
By Liz Keith and Rosie Martinez

6. 2012 CAST Conference-Corpus Christi, TX
Review foldable presented by Frisco ISD
A hands-on, engaging way to review key concepts with your students
Can be used:
as a bell-ringer (right after a transition)
in a tutoring setting
Saturday STAAR Camp
Can be created:
with as little as 10 minutes per day
as a pre-curser to hands-on review
Can be started: Tomorrow!
You can adapt this review foldable to meet the needs of your students. Add or delete squares as you see fit.

7. Folding and Numbering Instructions

8. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Back- Number the remaining squares on the back side.
Back hidden panel- Number these squares 25-32

9. In Your Packet…
Blackline Masters with pictures of science tools, along with some templates for students who need more support (in eduphoria!-STAAR review foldable helper)
This PowerPoint and its resources will be in the District Science PLC Folder, under STAAR Symposium

11. 1. Title
Decorate Square to include:
Your name
Title: STAAR Review

12. 2. Lab Safety (TEKS 5.1A & 5.4B)
Choose important lab safety rules to illustrate and label.
Sciencesaurus pp
You can use the goggle equipment cutout available on eduphoria.

13. 3. Scientific Method (TEKS 5.2A-G)
Identify the steps in the Scientific Method and include a brief description.
Sciencesaurus pp , 22

14. 4. Science Tools (TEKS 5.4A )
Draw/glue and label a few of the most important tools used in Science.
Ex.
Triple beam balance
Graduated cylinder
Beaker
Spring scale
Thermometer
Pictures of lab tools are available on eduphoria
Sciencesaurus pp

15. 5. Matter (TEKS 5.5A)
Define and illustrate or give examples of what matter is.
Sciencesaurus pp

16. 6. Density (TEKS 5.5A)
Draw a picture and label water, oil, cork, and a penny according to their density.
Sciencesaurus p. 245

17. 7. and 8. Mixtures and Solutions (TEKS 5.5A & 5.5CD)
Create a graphic organizer showing the relationship between mixtures and solutions. Include the definition of each and examples.
Sciencesaurus pp

18. 9. Boiling/Melting/ Freezing (TEKS 3.5C & 5.5B)
Show how water changes from a solid to a liquid and a liquid to a gas. Label the boiling, melting, and freezing points of water. Draw an example of each.
Sciencesaurus pp
Can include the particle sketches of a solid liquid and gas.

19. 10. Physical Properties (TEKS 5.5A)
Name the physical properties from which we can classify matter.
Sciencesaurus p. 247
Add small notes on the card

20. 11. Conductors and Insulators of Thermal and Electrical Energy (TEKS 5
11. Conductors and Insulators of Thermal and Electrical Energy (TEKS 5.5A)
Define Conductor and Insulator. Give examples of thermal/electrical conductors and examples of thermal/electrical insulators.
Sciencesaurus pp. 293, 299

21. 12. Variables (TEKS 5.2A) Write a definition of a variable.
Sciencesaurus p. 8

22. 13. Energy (TEKS 5.6A)
Define Energy and list the 5 forms of energy studied.
Sciencesaurus p. 285

23. 14. Mechanical Energy (TEKS 5.6A)
Define and illustrate Potential and Kinetic energy.
Sciencesaurus p. 285

24. 15. Light Energy (TEKS 5.6C) Define and illustrate
Sciencesaurus p. 309

25. 16. Reflection and Refraction (TEKS 5.6C)
Define, illustrate, and label an example of each.
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Can add examples of types of surfaces – flat for reflection and that refraction bends the light. You also add examples.

26. 17. Electric Energy (TEKS 5.6A)
Define and illustrate
Sciencesaurus p. 296

27. 18. Parallel/Series Circuits (TEKS 5.6B)
Draw and label an example of each
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28. 19.Sound Energy (TEKS 5.6A)
Define and illustrate what sound energy is.
Sciencesaurus p. 315

29. 20. Thermal Energy (TEKS 5.6A)
Define and illustrate thermal energy.
Sciencesaurus p. 289

30. 21. Properties of Soil ( TEKS 4.7 A)
Give examples of how soil could be classified
Include:
Color
Texture
Capacity to retain water
Ability to support the growth
of plants
During the this discussing, have the soil cups sitting out for examples and a stream table showing the landforms
Sciencesaurus p. 168

31. 22. Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition (TEKS 4.7B & 5.7B )
Define and illustrate each
Sciencesaurus pp
During the this discussing, have the soil cups sitting out for examples and a stream table showing the landforms

32. 23. Landforms (TEKS 5.7B)
Name, describe and illustrate and how the following landforms were formed
Landforms to include:
Delta
Canyon
Sand dune
Valley
Sciencesaurus pp
During the this discussing, have the soil cups sitting out for examples and a stream table showing the landforms

33. 24. Rapid Changes (TEKS 3.7B)
Identify and describe 3 rapid changes to the Earth’s surface
Sciencesaurus pp
The describe needs to be a talking point to re-tell what occurred in their hands-on investigation.

34. 25. Fossil Fuels (TEKS 5.7A)
Explain how the 3 fossil fuels (petroleum, coal, and natural gas) were formed
Sciencesaurus pp

35. 26. Fossils (TEKS 5.7D)
Explain how fossils are evidence of past living organisms and
Describe what the environment was like at that time.
Sciencesaurus pp

36. 27. Alternative Energy Resources (TEKS 5.7C)
List, illustrate and explain the 5 alternative energy sources

37. 28. Sedimentary Rock (TEKS 5.7A)
Explain how sedimentary rocks are formed
Sciencesaurus p. 167

38. 29. Shadows, Tides, Seasons: (TEKS 4.8C)
Explain and illustrate what causes each of these

39. 30. Weather vs. Climate (TEKS 4.8A & 5.8A)
What is the difference between weather and climate?

40. 31. Water Cycle (TEKS 4.8B & 5.8B)
Draw, label, and explain an example of the water cycle.
You could have the students include real-world examples of the water cycle on this card.

41. 32. Lunar Cycle (Moon Phases) (TEKS 4.8C)
Draw and label the lunar cycle from the perspective of Earth and space.
Add 7 days between each quarter. We could include all 8 possible phases.

42. 33. Ecosystems (TEKS 3.9A & 5.9A)
Draw a picture of an ecosystem on both square 33 and 34.
On square 33, define what an ecosystem is.

43. 34. Food Chain/ Food web (Flow of Energy) (TEKS 5.9)
On Slide #34, illustrate and label a food chain/web

44. 35. Producer/Consumer/Decomposer (TEKS 5.9B)
List and label the different types of links in a food chain

45. 36. Changes to an Ecosystem (TEKS 5.9C)
List causes and effects to changes in an ecosystem
You can add what is written in the TEKS.

46. 37. Carbon dioxide/ Oxygen Cycles (TEKS 5.9D)
Illustrate and label the relationship between the Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Cycles

47. 38. Adaptive Characteristics (TEKS 5.10A)
Name ways in which animals can adapt to their environment.
Sing Adaptation song from Shake and Learn

48. 39. Metamorphosis (TEKS 5.10C)
Define and differentiate between complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis.
You could list the stages and draw them.

49. 40. Inherited and Learned Behaviors (TEKS 5.10B)
What is the difference between the two? Give examples.

50. 41. Organisms (TEKS 5.9A)
Give examples of various living things.

51. 42. Life Cycle of a plant (TEKS 3.10C)
Draw and label the life cycle of a plant.
Include fruit bearing plants.

52. 43. Sun’s Characteristics (TEKS 3.8B)
List the characteristics of our sun.

53. 44. Our Solar System (TEKS 3.8D)
Draw and label an example of our Solar System.
Use the mnemonic device My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos.

54. 45. Natural Resources (TEKS 4.7C)
What are the 2 types of natural resources? Give examples of each.

55. 46. Conservation of Resources (TEKS 5.1B)
What are the 3 Rs of conservation?

56. 47. and 48. Earth and Moon Characteristics (TEKS 5.8D)
In thquares 47. and 48., create a Venn Diagram comparing the Earth to the Moon.

57. Alternate for 47 and 48 including the Sun

58. Additional Slides
Additional Slides will complete representation of our Readiness and Supporting Standards

59. Experiment Design – Effects of Forces on an Object (TEKS 3.6B & 5.6D)

60. Cycles/Earth’s Daily Rotation (TEKS 4.8C & 5.8C)