Research Experience for Teachers Curricular Materials
Blue Sky in a Cup
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Subject Area: Data Analysis & Probability, Earth/Space, Physics, and Reasoning & Proof
Teacher: Arianna Dial
School: Bagdad Elementary
Fashionable Metals
Grade Level: 5th - 8th
Subject Area: Data Analysis and Probability, Measurement, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Science & Technology
Teacher: Monica Sanchez
School: Bernice Hart ECP Elementary
Chromaful Art
Teacher: Stephanie Valenzuela
School: PhD Graduate Student, Chemistry Department at UT Austin
Color through Coding
Grade Level: 4th - 8th
Subject Area: Chemistry, Computer Science, and Science & Technology
Teacher: Ariel Kay and Cecilia Osornio
School: Govalle Elementary and Wilhelmina Delco Elementary School
Crystallization of Sugar - Creation of homemade rock sugar candy
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Subject Area: Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics, Problem Solving, Reasoning & Proof, and Science & Technology
Teacher: Patricia González-Villaseñor
School: Bernice Hart Elementary
CSI: Messy Classroom and Modeling Mass Spectrometry
Grade Level: 3rd - 8th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Amanda Lengnick-Hall
School: Cunningham Elementary
Density Solutions
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Subject: Properties of Matter
Teacher: Elizabeth Schuster
School: Spicewood Elementary
Exploring Deposition through Art
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Subject Area: Earth/Space and Science & Technology
Teacher: Irene Hidalgo and Jennifer Sladek
School: Casey Elementary and Boone Elementary
Exploring the Properties of Everyday Hydrogels
Grade Level: 6th - 8th
Subject: Polymers and Hydrogels
Teacher: Danielle Washington
School: Salyers Elementary
Fizzy Water
Teacher: Stephanie Valenzuela
School: PhD Graduate Student, Chemistry Department at UT Austin
Gel Engineering
Grade Level: 4th - 6th
Subject: Physical Science
Teacher: Elizabeth Schuster
School: Caldwell Elementary School
I’m at the end of my (aluminum) rope!
Grade Level: 5th
Subject: Material Science
Teacher: Danielle Woods & Yvette Dodd
School: Deep Wood Elementary & Northwest Elementary School
Inflation Creation
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Subject: Matter and energy, conservation of natural resources
Teacher: Amber Rivera
School: Dearing Elementary
Is Your Tool up to the Task
Grade Level: 3rd - 8th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Becky Spillers
School: Purple Sage Elementary
Kaleidoscopes and Refraction
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Dara Reeder
School: Callison Elementary School
Leaf Chromatography
Grade Level: 4th Grade
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Melissa Saldana
School: Caldwell Heights Elementary School
Let's Save Our Clothes with Avocados!
Grade Level: 1st - 2nd
Subject: Structure and Properties of Matter
Teacher: Connie Rodriguez & Lisette Cruz
School: Dearing Elementary & Rodriguez Elementary
Lights! Camera! Action!
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Subject Area: Physical Science
Teacher: Zachary Wilborn
School: Ruth Barron Elementary
Like Sand through the Hourglass
Grade Level: 3rd - 8th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Becky Spillers
School: Purple Sage Elementary
Liquid Crystal and Nanotechnology
Grade Level: 5th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Amanda Lengnick-Hall
School: Cunningham Elementary
Liquid Density
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Subject Area: Data Analysis & Probability, Chemistry, Physical Science, Problem Solving, and Reasoning & Proof
Teacher: Marianella Garza and Monica Sanchez
School: Mendez Elementary and Bernice Hart ECP Elementary
Living in a Metric World
Grade Level: 3rd - 8th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Becky Spillers
School: Purple Sage Elementary
Nature-Inspired Soap
Grade Level: 3rd-8th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Olivia Barrow
School: Bernice Hart ECP Elementary
“Nothing Else Matters”...or does it?
Grade Level: 1st - 3rd
Subject: Physical Science and Problem Solving
Librarian: Catherine Jones
School: Purple Sage Elementary
Optical Obstacle Course
Grade Level: 4th - 6th
Subject Area: Physics
Teacher: Kathy Rogers
School: Wooldridge Elementary
Piano in A Box
Grade Level: 1st Grade
Subject: Physics
Teacher: Raianna Markham
School: Cunningham Elementary
Real World Ratios: Viscosity Investigation
Grade: 4th - 8th
Subject: Science
Teacher: Ashika Ganguly
School: Mathews Elementary
Red Light, Green Light with Gummy Bears
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Subject: light energy, light characteristics
Teacher: Stephanie Escalante
School: Northwest Elementary
Scanning Probe Microscopy Design Challenge
Grade Level: 3rd - 8th
Subject Area: Science
Teacher: Becky Spillers
School: Purple Sage Elementary
Solar Powered Insects
Grade Level:1st Grade
Subject: Science
Teacher: Wendilyn Ilund
School: Caldwell Heights Elementary School
Starlight, Star Bright, Which Light Will Turn My Paper White?
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Subject Area: Science & Technology
Teacher: Arianna Dial
School: Bagdad Elementary
The Power of Produce: Powering Up with Fruits and Veggies
Grade Level: 4th
Subject: Forms of Energy
Teacher: Yvonne Rodriguez
School: Bowie Elementary
What’s the Matter? Observing the properties of matter to decide on best material to make a book cover
Grade Level: Kinder - 2nd
Subject: Physical Science
Teacher: Diana Garcia
School: DeZavala Elementary
Design and Build a House
Grade Level: 2nd - 4th
Subject Area: Data Analysis and Probability, Geometry, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Science & Technology
Teacher: Olivia Barrow
School: Bernice Hart ECP Elementary
Intermolecular forces behind the “swelling effect” of hydrogels
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Subject Area: Data Analysis and Probability, Numbers and Operation, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Measurement, Science & Technology
Teacher: Patricia González-Villaseñor
School: Bernice Hart Elementary
Ready, Set, Solar
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Subject Area: Data Analysis and Probability, Measurement, Physical Science, Physics, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Science & Technology
Teacher: Catherine Jones
School: Purple Sage Elementary
Navigate Your World!
Grade Level: 6th Grade
Subject Area: Earth/Space, Measurement, Problem Solving, Science & Technology
Teacher: Zachary Wilborn
School: Ruth Barron Elementary
What causes materials to break differently?
Grade Level: 1st - 3rd
Subject Area: Data Analysis and Probability, Geometry, Measurement, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof
Teacher: Connie Rodriguez
School: Ruth Barron Elementary
| Lesson Title | Grade Level | Subject Area | Teacher | School | Video Demo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky in a Cup | 3rd - 5th | Data Analysis & Probability, Earth/Space, Physics, and Reasoning & Proof | Arianna Dial | Bagdad Elementary | |
| Chromaful Art | Stephanie Valenzuela | PhD Graduate Student, Chemistry Department at UT Austin | Video Demo | ||
| Color through Coding | 4th - 8th | Chemistry, Computer Science, and Science & Technology | Ariel Kay & Cecilia Osornio | Govalle Elementary & Wilhelmina Delco Elementary | |
| Crystallization of Sugar - Creation of homemade rock sugar candy | 3rd - 5th | Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics, Problem Solving, Reasoning & Proof, and Science & Technology | Patricia González-Villaseñor | Bernice Hart Elementary | |
| CSI: Messy Classroom and Modeling Mass Spectrometry | 3rd - 8th | Science | Amanda Lengnick-Hall | Cunningham Elementary | |
| Density Solutions | 5th Grade | Properties of Matter | Elizabeth Schuster | Spicewood Elementary | |
| Design and Build a House | 2nd - 4th | Data Analysis and Probability, Geometry, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Science & Technology | Olivia Barrow | Bernice Hart Elementary | |
| Exploring Deposition through Art | 3rd - 5th | Earth/Space and Science & Technology | Irene Hidalgo & Jennifer Sladek | Casey Elementary & Boone Elementary | |
| Exploring the Properties of Everyday Hydrogels | 6th - 8th | Polymers and Hydrogels | Danielle Washington | Salyers Elementary | |
| Fashionable Metals | 5th - 8th | Data Analysis and Probability, Measurement, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Science & Technology | Monica Sanchez | Bernice Hart Elementary | |
| Fizzy Water | Stephanie Valenzuela | PhD Graduate Student, Chemistry Department at UT Austin | |||
| Gel Engineering | 4th - 6th | Physical Science | Elizabeth Schuster | Caldwell Elementary | |
| I’m at the end of my (aluminum) rope! | 5th Grade | Materials Science | Danielle Woods & Yvette Dodd | Deep Wood Elementary & Northwest Elementary | |
| Inflation Creation | 3rd Grade | Matter & energy, conservation of natural resources | Amber Rivera | Dearing Elementary | |
| Intermolecular forces behind the “swelling effect” of hydrogels | 3rd Grade | Data Analysis and Probability, Numbers and Operation, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Measurement, Science & Technology | Patricia González-Villaseñor | Bernice Hart Elementary | |
| Is Your Tool up to the Task | 3rd - 8th | Science | Becky Spillers | Purple Sage Elementary | |
| Kaleidoscopes and Refraction | 5th Grade | Science | Dara Reeder | Callison Elementary School | |
| Leaf Chromatography | 4th Grade | Science | Melissa Saldana | Caldwell Heights Elementary | Video Demo |
| Let's Save Our Clothes with Avocados! | 1st - 2nd | Structure and Properties of Matter | Connie Rodriguez & Lisette Cruz | Dearing Elementary & Rodriguez Elementary | |
| Lights! Camera! Action! | 3rd - 5th | Physical Science | Zachary Wilborn | Ruth Barron Elementary | |
| Like Sand through the Hourglass | 3rd - 8th | Science | Becky Spillers | Purple Sage Elementary | Video Demo |
| Liquid Crystal and Nanotechnology | 5th Grade | Science | Amanda Lengnick-Hall | Cunningham Elementary | Video Demo |
| Liquid Density | 3rd - 5th | Data Analysis & Probability, Chemistry, Physical Science, Problem Solving, and Reasoning & Proof | Marianella Garza & Monica Sanchez | Mendez Elementary & Bernice Hart ECP Elementary | |
| Living in a Metric World | 3rd - 8th | Science | Becky Spillers | Purple Sage Elementary | Video Demo |
| Nature-Inspired Soap | 3rd - 8th | Science | Olivia Barrow | Bernice Hart ECP Elementary | |
| Navigate Your World! | 6th Grade | Earth/Space, Measurement, Problem Solving, Science & Technology | Zachary Wilborn | Ruth Barron Elementary | |
| “Nothing Else Matters”...or does it? | 1st - 3rd | Librarian | Catherine Jones | Purple Sage Elementary | |
| Optical Obstacle Course | 4th - 6th | Physics | Kathy Rogers | Wooldridge Elementary | |
| Piano in A Box | 1st Grade | Physics | Raianna Markham | Cunningham Elementary | Video Demo |
| Ready, Set, Solar | 3rd Grade | Data Analysis and Probability, Measurement, Physical Science, Physics, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Science & Technology | Catherine Jones & Brenda Weathers | Purple Sage Elementary & Cactus Ranch Elementary | |
| Real World Ratios: Viscosity Investigation | 4th - 8th | Science | Ashika Ganguly | Mathews Elementary | |
| Red Light, Green Light with Gummy Bears | 5th Grade | light energy, light characteristics | Stephanie Escalante | Northwest Elementary | |
| Scanning Probe Microscopy Design Challenge | 3rd - 8th | Science | Becky Spillers | Purple Sage Elementary | Video Demo |
| Solar Powered Insects | 1st Grade | Science | Wendilyn Ilund | Caldwell Heights Elementary | |
| Starlight, Star Bright, Which Light Will Turn My Paper White? | 3rd - 5th | Science & Technology | Arianna Dial | Bagdad Elementary | |
| The Power of Produce: Powering Up with Fruits and Veggies | 4th | Forms of Energy | Yvonne Rodriguez | Bowie Elementary | |
| What causes materials to break differently? | 1st - 3rd | Data Analysis and Probability, Geometry, Measurement, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof | Connie Rodriguez | Ruth Barron Elementary | |
| What’s the Matter? Observing the properties of matter to decide on best material to make a book cover | Kinder - 2nd | Physical Science | Diana Garcia | DeZavala Elementary |