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IPC

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • BOY: The Process of Science - SEPs

  • Unit 1: Force & Motion

  • Unit 2: Forces at a Distance

  • Unit 3: Energy

  • Unit 4: Waves

  • Unit 5: Electricity

  • Unit 6: Elements & the Periodic Table

  • Unit 7: Quantum Phenomena

  • Unit 8: Chemical Reactions

  • Unit 9: Energy, technology, & the Environment

Biology

Year at a Glance (YAG)

STAAR Biology Assessed Curriculum 2026

  • BOY: The Process of Science - SEPs 

  • Unit 1: Cellular Structures

  • Unit 2: Cellular Processes

  • Unit 3: DNA Structure and Cell Cycle

  • Unit 4: Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

  • Unit 5: Genetics

  • Unit 6: Evidence and Mechanisms of Biodiversity

  • Unit 7: Plant and Animal Systems

  • Unit 8: Ecosystem Stability

  • Rockin' Review 2026 

chemistry

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • BOY: The Process of Science - SEPs

  • Unit 1: Atomic Structure

  • Unit 2: The Periodic Table and the Electron

  • Unit 3: Chemical Formulas

  • Unit 4: Chemical Bonding

  • Unit 5: The Mole

  • Unit 6: Chemical Equations & Reactions

  • Unit 7: Stoichiometry

  • Unit 8: Gases

  • Unit 9: Solutions

  • Unit 10: Acids and Bases

  • Unit 11: Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

  • Unit 12: Nuclear Chemistry

Physics

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • BOY: The Process of Science - SEPs

  • Unit 1: Kinematics in One Dimension & Graphing Motion

  • Unit 2: Newton's Laws of Motion

  • Unit 3: Two-Dimensional Motion

  • Unit 4: Energy

  • Unit 5: Momentum

  • Unit 6: Electrical & Magnetic Forces & Fields

  • Unit 7: Current Electricity

  • Unit 8: Characteristics of Waves

  • Unit 9: Behavior of Waves

  • Unit 10: Applications of Electromagnetic Waves & Quantum Phenomena

anatomy & physiology

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • Unit 1: Levels of Organization

  • Unit 2: Support and Movement

  • Unit 3: Integration and Coordination

  • Unit 4: Transport

  • Unit 5: Absorption and Excretion

  • Unit 6: The Human Life Cycle

Aquatic Science

  • Freshwater (TPWL)

    • Texas Parks and Wildlife Aquatic Science Curriculum

  • Saltwater (Marine Science)

    • Chapter Guide

    • Chapter Pacing Guide

Astronomy

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • Astronomy Teacher Manual

  • Unit 1: Ethics, Ancient Civilizations and Contributions

  • Unit 2: Movement of the Earth & Seasons

  • Unit 3: Telescopes & Observing the Night Sky

  • Unit 4: The Solar System and Planets

  • Unit 5: The Earth's Moon

  • Unit 6: The Sun

  • Unit 7: Measuring the Stars

  • Unit 8: Formation & Life Cycles of Stars

  • Unit 9: Black Holes & Neutron Stars

  • Unit 10: Galaxies 

  • Unit 11: Cosmology

  • Unit 12: Space Exploration

environmental science

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • Unit 1: Studying the Environment

  • Unit 2A: Ecology & the Natural World (Ch. 3-4)

  • Unit 2B: Ecology & the Natural World (Ch. 5-6)

  • Unit 3A: Resources from Air, Water & Land (Ch. 7-9)

  • Unit 3B: Resources from Air, Water, & Land (Ch. 10-11)

  • Unit 3C: Resources from Air, Water, & Land (Ch. 12-13)

  • Unit 4A: Sustainability & Environmental Policy (Ch. 14-15)

  • Unit 4B: Sustainability & Environmental Policy (Ch. 16-17)

forensic science

Year at a Glance (YAG)

Supplemental Instructional Materials

Unit 1: Introduction to Forensics

Unit 2: Crime Scene Investigation & Evidence Collection

Unit 3: Trace Evidence

Unit 4: Impression Evidence

Unit 5: Forensic Psychology & Serial Killers

Unit 6: Questioned Document Analysis

Unit 7: Fingerprints

Unit 8: Glass Evidence

Unit 9: Toxicology

Unit 10: Firearms & Ballistics

Unit 11: Arson Investigation

Unit 12: Biological Evidence

Unit 13: Blood Evidence & Blood Spatter

Unit 14: Anthropology & Odontology

Unit 15: Death & Decomposition

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