Texas TEKS K.12

K.12 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• K.12.A

  identify examples of technology used in the home and school

• K.12.B

  describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people's needs

• K.12.C

  describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students name tools used at home and at school. They explain what each tool helps people do, then imagine doing the same task without it.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can identify items such as a refrigerator, computer, pencil sharpener, or washing machine. The student can connect each item to a task or need and describe a reasonable alternative.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think technology means only computers, phones, or screens. They may call every object technology without explaining its purpose. They may think tasks were impossible before modern tools rather than slower or done differently.

04

How to Assess It

Show pictures of a washing machine and a classroom computer. Ask students to name each tool, tell its job, and explain what people could do without it.

1. 01

   Have pairs sort picture cards into home tools, school tools, and tools used in both places, then explain one choice.

2. 02

   Ask, "Which tool helps you most each day, and what would you do without it?" Record or draw the response.

3. 03

   Play tool charades where students act out using a stapler, microwave, vacuum, or tablet while classmates name the task.

4. 04

   Send students on a classroom tool hunt to find three tools and tell which need or task each one addresses.

• 5.22

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on society in the United States. The student is expected to:

• 2.13

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present. The student is expected to:

• 3.13

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands how individuals have created or invented new technology and affected life in various communities, past...

• 8.28

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on daily life in the United States....