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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are introduced to the folksinger, Woody Guthrie, and his legendary song This Land Is Your Land. After listening to the song, students engage in a discussion which emphasizes that Woody Guthrie wrote songs for everyone; especiall to lift the spirits of people who were having a hard life. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students, in groups, design a self-sufficient community. Groups present the communities they've designed. They compare and contrast the communities presented. They research online the theories of Johann Heinrich von Thunen. They re-evaluate their communities. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students discover zoning boards and use a puzzle board to create their own community. They try to use as many land uses as possible on their community board. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research the culture of Los Californios through primary sources. They examine maps and draw timelines of California historical dates. They investigate deeds and s of ranches and simulate property transactions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students design and construct an "Egg-lander" and identify the similarities and differences between their design and the Mars Landing Spacecraft design. They design a safe landing craft for a raw egg using only $1.00 for materials, and test their egg-landers for design flaws. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students compare and contrast American Indians, Europeans and American colonists. Through activities and completing worksheets, students explore land issues that confronted the people of this era. They examine the cultural differences and beliefs over land ownership that often caused conflicts and war. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps and worksheets to discover and label the states with land grant colleges. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the process whereby land grant railroads were established, as well as evaluate whether the procedures were a prudent use of public resources and a legitimate application of power by the federal government. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students complete a post-trip discussion after visiting the capitol building in Austin. As a class, they review how soldiers received their allotment of land for participating in the Texas Revolution. Individually, they write a letter from the point of view of one of the soldiers explaining how they are going to use their land. To end the lesson, they identify the types of items they needed to move their belongings. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students, through lecture and discussion, identify public lands of Texas and how the land was used during the 19th century. They read selections about public lands and work in groups to answer questions about the readings. In groups, they create Texas land certificates. Full Review »
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