Standards correlation
TEKS Correlation Guide
How each breakout aligns to the Texas TEKS Technology Applications AI-adjacent strands (Computational Thinking; Creativity & Innovation; Data Literacy; and Practical Technology Concepts) — adopted 2022, implemented 2024–25, required K–8. This suite deliberately complements, rather than duplicates, the Digital Citizenship strand.
Substrands used across the suite:
(c)(1) Computational Thinking — Foundations
(c)(2) Computational Thinking — Applications
(c)(3) Creativity & Innovation — Innovative Design
(c)(4) Creativity & Innovation — Emerging Technologies
(c)(5) Data Literacy — Collect Data
(c)(6) Data Literacy — Analyze Data
(c)(7) Data Literacy — Communicate Results
(c)(11) Practical Technology Concepts — Processes
(c)(12) Practical Technology Concepts — Skills & Tools
Grades K–2
| Activity | Locks (reasoning focus · substrand) | TEKS § |
|---|---|---|
| Meet AI, Ask a Grown-Up Grade K · full |
Lock 1: Helper or Living? — Telling an AI helper from a living thing (c)(1) Lock 2: True About AI — Knowing an AI can be wrong (c)(11) Lock 3: Keep It Safe — Keeping private things private from a bot (c)(11) Lock 4: Ask a Grown-Up — Asking a grown-up before using AI (c)(11) |
§126.5 (c)(1) (c)(11) |
| Check the Robot Grade 1 · full |
Lock 1: Where Guesses Come From — AI makes guesses from examples (c)(5) Lock 2: Good Ways to Check — Checking an AI answer (c)(11) Lock 3: Say It Clearly — Telling AI clearly what you want (c)(2) Lock 4: When It Might Be Wrong — AI can make mistakes (c)(1) |
§126.6 (c)(1) (c)(11) (c)(2) (c)(5) |
| Use AI Honestly Grade 2 · full |
Lock 1: Who Made It? — Telling AI-made from human-made (c)(4) Lock 2: Double-Check It — Double-checking an AI answer (c)(11) Lock 3: Name the Ask — Writing a clear instruction (prompt) (c)(2) Lock 4: Give Credit — Saying when AI helped you (c)(3) |
§126.7 (c)(11) (c)(2) (c)(3) (c)(4) |
Grades 3–5
| Activity | Locks (reasoning focus · substrand) | TEKS § |
|---|---|---|
| Meet the Machine that Guesses Grade 3 · full |
Lock 1: What AI Really Does — What an AI actually does (pattern-guessing) (c)(1) Lock 2: How AI Learns — Learning from examples called data (c)(5) Lock 3: Trust, but Verify — Verifying an AI answer (c)(12) Lock 4: Use an AI Helper Well — Using an AI helper well (c)(11) |
§126.8 (c)(1) (c)(11) (c)(12) (c)(5) |
| Garbage In, Garbage Out Grade 4 · full |
Lock 1: Why It Was Wrong — One-sided data leads to wrong guesses (c)(6) Lock 2: Name the Examples — Naming the examples an AI learns from (data) (c)(5) Lock 3: Make It Better — Improving fairness with better data (c)(6) Lock 4: Fix the Report — Fixing an AI hallucination against a source (c)(11) |
§126.9 (c)(11) (c)(5) (c)(6) |
| The Prompt Lab Grade 5 · full |
Lock 1: Why Clear Wins — Why clear, specific prompts work (c)(2) Lock 2: The Three Parts — The parts of a strong prompt (c)(2) Lock 3: Smart Prompt Habits — Habits of a smart prompt writer (c)(11) Lock 4: Improve the Result — Refining a prompt and verifying facts (c)(3) |
§126.10 (c)(11) (c)(2) (c)(3) |
Grades 6–8
| Activity | Locks (reasoning focus · substrand) | TEKS § |
|---|---|---|
| Real or Generated? Grade 6 · full |
Lock 1: What 'AI-Generated' Means — What "AI-generated" media means (c)(4) Lock 2: Signs of a Fake — Spotting the signs of a fake (c)(7) Lock 3: Name the Error — Naming a hallucination (c)(2) Lock 4: Check Before You Share — Verifying before you share (c)(7) |
§126.17 (c)(2) (c)(4) (c)(7) |
| Bias in the Machine Grade 7 · full |
Lock 1: Where Bias Begins — Where AI bias begins (c)(5) Lock 2: Sources of Bias — Sources of bias in an AI (c)(6) Lock 3: Name the Harm — Naming a stereotype (c)(4) Lock 4: Evaluate the Answer — Evaluating a one-sided answer (c)(6) |
§126.18 (c)(4) (c)(5) (c)(6) |
| Build with AI, Responsibly Grade 8 · full |
Lock 1: The Responsible Move — The responsible move when creating with AI (c)(12) Lock 2: Responsible Habits — Responsible habits with AI tools (c)(11) Lock 3: Be Honest About It — Disclosing that AI helped (c)(3) Lock 4: Create Responsibly — A responsible create-with-AI process (c)(3) |
§126.19 (c)(11) (c)(12) (c)(3) |
Skills are paraphrased to respect TEA’s copyright — no official standard text is reproduced. Cite the § number and read the source at tea.texas.gov. Alignment is a good-faith mapping for planning and is not legal advice.