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Practical units for Houston teachers, from relativity, redshift and the Hubble law in upper high school physics to work, energy and efficiency in Grades 8–10 and weather and climate worksheets for Grades 2–4.
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The key facts about the Texas school system that shape planning in Houston. Testing in Texas is changing over the next two years, so check dates with TEA and your campus.
| Curriculum framework | Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for all subjects, including English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR), mathematics and science |
|---|---|
| State education authorities | Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the State Board of Education (SBOE) |
| Grade names | Kindergarten, then Grades 1 to 12; high school usually covers Grades 9 to 12 |
| Key assessments | STAAR is still given in 2025–26. HB 8 (2025 special session) replaces it from 2027–28 with three shorter tests a year, which TEA calls the Student Success Tool |
| Main school system | Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD), the largest district in Texas |
| Policy to plan for | Under HB 27 (2025), students entering Grade 9 in 2026–27 or later need a half credit in Personal Financial Literacy, or AP Business with Personal Finance, to graduate |
| Local teaching hook | NASA's Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control for U.S. human spaceflight; “Houston” was the first word spoken from the Moon's surface in July 1969 |
We chose these eight resources for the topics Houston teachers plan around most: space, energy, weather and the core skills in math and reading. Each card says what students do and what you get.
Students work with reference frames, time dilation, spectra, the Doppler shift, redshift and the Hubble law. The unit runs as 4 double lessons with worksheets, answer keys and slides for upper high school physics.
Students connect work, energy stores, power and efficiency, then run a stair-climbing investigation. Includes 4 double lessons with lesson plans, 2 reading passages, 4 worksheets, answer keys, a rubric and a 10-slide presentation.
Students follow raw materials through extraction, processing, trade and use, and weigh environmental impacts through case studies. Includes differentiated worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys in print and digital formats.
Students explore weather, seasons, the water cycle, climate zones and climate change through worksheets, experiments and observations. Includes differentiated worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys in print and digital formats.
Students practice arithmetic fluency, place value, fractions, measurement and multi-step word problems in realistic assessment formats. Includes 55 printable pages with answer keys, rubrics, progress trackers and performance logs.
Students practice reading comprehension, main idea, inference, vocabulary in context, grammar and evidence-based writing. Includes 60 printable pages across skill practice, mini assessments, full practice tests, writing tasks and teacher tools.
Students explain heating, changes of state and heat engines through energy transfers, and run a mixing experiment on heat capacity. Includes 4 double lessons, 2 readings, 4 worksheets, answer keys, a rubric and slides.
Three complete units on measurement and data, describing motion with graphs, and forces. Includes 12 double lessons, lesson plans, 6 reading passages, 12 worksheets, answer keys, rubrics and three levels of differentiation.
Browse the full collections behind this page. Each one holds units at several levels, so you can plan a whole year rather than a single lesson.
Use these suggestions to extend your planning. Local examples and activities below are teaching ideas to add, rather than a list of files included in every product.
Start with the first word spoken from the Moon's surface in July 1969: Houston. Students look up the Earth to Moon distance, calculate how long a radio signal takes at the speed of light, then use the relativity unit to discuss reference frames and why time depends on the observer.
Energy is one of Houston's big local themes. After the work, energy and power lessons, students list devices in one classroom, read their power ratings, estimate daily energy use and propose one change that improves efficiency. They present results as a short report to the class.
Grades 2–4 students record temperature, rainfall and cloud cover each day for a week and compare their data with the forecast. Close with a class talk on how storms on the Gulf Coast are tracked and how families prepare, linking to the weather and climate worksheets.
TeachLessons guarantees alignment with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This guarantee covers the subjects, learning objectives and levels stated in each product description.
No. TeachLessons is an independent publisher and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Houston ISD, the Texas Education Agency or the State Board of Education. Teachers choose our resources themselves and decide how they fit their own planning, pacing and campus requirements.
They are classroom teaching materials, not official test materials. STAAR is still administered in 2025–26, and HB 8 replaces it from 2027–28 with three shorter tests a year, which TEA calls the Student Success Tool. Our practice toolkits build reading and math skills that matter under either format.
Start with the grade listed on each product, then read the description for the skills covered. A Grade 9 physical science class can use the work, energy and power unit listed for Grades 8–10, while upper high school students ready for astrophysics can use the relativity unit.
Every resource is an instant digital download. Most include printable worksheets plus digital files such as slides, and many have editable versions, so you can print a class set, project the slides or share files in your learning platform. Each product description lists the exact contents.
Use space, energy and weather. NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston is home to Mission Control for U.S. human spaceflight, and Houston was the first word spoken from the Moon's surface in July 1969. Those facts open physics lessons, and daily weather records suit elementary science.
Pick one featured resource, read its description for the included files and level, and try it with one class first. Then use the subject collections to fill the gaps in your year plan.