Willis Independent School District
Monday - June 2, 2025
Phenomena
Phenomenon Video - Happy Sad Balls
Phenomenon video - Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Background
- Phenomenon video - APC Phenomena
- Attwater’s Prairie Chicken - Interactive website
Assessments
Lake Mead Assessment (Google Form)
Lake Mead Assessment (Responses)
The Wonder of Science Assessments
TEKS
TEKS and The Wonder of Science Resources (Google sheets)
TEKS - 3D Performance Assessment Screening Tool
Mini-Lessons - SEP and RTC
Resources
Texas Resources - The Wonder of Science
Switch-Its Magnetic Blocks
Inquiry Cards (pdf)
Inquiry Cycle Posters (pdf)
Mindset Cards - Draft (pdf)
K-12 Science Framework
Inquiry Slides Template
Dr. Shah Scientist Video
Planning Cards (pdf)
Assessment Screening Tool
3-D Lesson Screening Tool
Summary Tables and Driving Question Boards
- Summary Table Sample
Mini-Lessons
Phenomena Datasets
June 17, 2024
Texas - The Wonder of Science Resources
Andersen Keynote Slides
Phenomenon Video - Hula dancing dolls
Phenomenon Video - Disappearing Forest
- Dataset- Disappearing forest dataset
Assessments
Crayon Assessment (Google Form)
Crayon Assessment (Responses)
2-PS1-4 Evidence Statement
The Wonder of Science Assessments
TEKS
TEKS and The Wonder of Science Resources (Google sheets)
TEKS - 3D Performance Assessment Screening Tool
Resources
Switch-Its - Magnetic dry-erase block
Mini-Lessons - Explicit lessons on the RTC and SEP
Single Point Rubrics - single point rubrics for the SEP
Inquiry Cards (pdf) - Table set of inquiry cards with descriptions
Inquiry Poster (pdf) - Large inquiry cycle poster
Texas 3-D Science Posters - Posters for the SEP, RTC and Concepts (Spanish)
Inquiry Cycle Posters (pdf) - Individual posters for
Inquiry Slides Template - K-12 Google slide templates for inquiry
Planning Cards (pdf) - Individual planning cards for all SEP and RTC
Assessment Screening Tool - NGSS performance assessment screening tool
Jane Goodall video - What does a scientist look like?
Phenomena Datasets - Standards-aligned datasets based on natural phenomena.