Beginning with the 2022–2023 school year, STAAR assessments are administered primarily online. Released test questions for STAAR online assessments are available on the Practice Test Site. PDF versions of STAAR released tests are no longer available since STAAR is now an online assessment with technology enhanced items. Only 8th grade students will take a STAAR test.
STAAR Online Practice: Cambium Assessment Platform
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The Lanier Middle School Science department is for ALL students to see and value themselves as scientists. We believe that students must DO science to learn science. We want to grow and inspire our emerging scientists to critically question, analyze, and evaluate information and claims, and to consider creative, thoughtful, and ethical solutions to issues and problems facing us today.
Teaching science through the integration of science content, science and engineering practices, and recurring themes and concepts involves engaging students in sense-making and exploring phenomena to help them understand and apply scientific principles in real-world contexts
The resources are created and found online, they are not designed by your Lanier teacher. However, these can help support critical thinking in science.
This resource contains practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard where students can learn and study at their own pace.
National Science Teacher's Association
This online resource has science activities for middle school students and their families to help support learning at home.
This resource is a fact-filled, magazine created especially for
ages 6 – 14. The students go on an amazing adventure in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.