TEKS 2.    The student uses scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations.  The student is expected to:

(A)    plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology;

(C)    organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data; and

(D)    communicate valid conclusions.

TEKS 11.  The student knows characteristics of oceans. The student is expected to:

(A)    identify physical characteristics of ocean water including salinity, solubility, heat capacity, colligative properties, and density

TEKS 12.  The student knows the characteristics of the atmosphere. The student is expected to:

(A)    identify the atmosphere as a mixture of gases, water vapor, and particulate matter,

(B)    analyze the range of atmospheric conditions that organisms will tolerate including types of gases, temperature, particulate matter, and moisture; and

(C)    determine the impact on the atmosphere of natural events and human activity.

TEKS 12.  The student knows the role of energy in governing weather and climate. The student is expected to:

(A)    describe the transfer of heat energy at the boundaries between the atmosphere, land masses, and oceans resulting in layers of different temperatures and densities in both the ocean and atmosphere;

(B)        identify, describe, and compare climatic zones; and 

(C)        describe the effects of phenomena such as El Niño and the Jet Stream on local weather.