Notice. Investigate.
Make sense of science.

A place to ask better questions, explore ideas, and explain what you discover with evidence.

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Illustrated science workbench with a microscope, seedling, prism, globe, and rocks overlooking a watershed, ocean, and starry sky.
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Activities to explore

Start with our first collection. More ways to investigate science will grow here.

Grades 6–8

Visual Challenges

Choose an answer, explain your evidence, and discuss another possibility. Explore 15 illustrated challenges in matter, forces, energy, Earth systems, and living things.

Five challenges per grade, with selected Texas science TEKS and follow-up questions.

Open Visual Challenges
Density challenge poster with four solid blocks above water.Primary succession challenge with four different landscapes.

Bring curiosity to every activity

Observe closely

Use details, patterns, and given data to describe what you see.

Discuss your reasoning

Compare ideas with a partner. Ask what evidence would change your mind.

Try a new situation

Apply your explanation somewhere new, or design a test to find out more.