Eighth grade students at Raul Yzaguirre School For Success [RYSS] used PowerPoint 2007 to create presentations based on TEKS/TAKS Grade 8 Science concepts. The PowerPoint presentations online are a selection from the 8th grade class. The students were challenged to take control of the teaching process to make Science more exciting and interesting to study. They researched the concepts online, then used visuals, text and animation to bring them "to life". Note: editing in progress on additional presentations. It is hoped that some/all of these presentations will be used in Grade 8 Science classes as supplementary teaching tools. Click on thumbnails to view movie [WMV] versions. Note: pictures were downloaded from the Internet strictly for educational purposes.