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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the structure of government in Texas and the United States. In groups, they compare and contrast the two while discovering the three different branches of government. With a partner, they play a game in which they hold up the correct flag for the criteria given to them. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students examine what the colors and symbols on flags mean including the American and Texas flags. They research the information from children's books and electronic sources. Working in small groups, the students design a classroom flag using simple symbols and meaningful colors. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students examine the symbols of the Texas state flag and describe what the symbols represent. They learn the Texas state pledge of allegiance and describe the meaning and symbolism incorporated in the Texas pledge and flag. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students examine pictures of the four flags Texas had had through history. They discuss similarities among the flags and they relate the flag as a patriotic symbol of Texas. Then they create their own flag incorporating a Lone Star somewhere in the design. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students read an account in the Texas Almanac and Emigrant's Guide to Texas (1869 edition) about the establishment of a small farm. It is intended to be used within a unit on the homesteader's frontier because it gives so many insights into the life of farmers of the period. The tone is boosterish, and students are asked to determine whether such a tone is justified. Students assume the role of a farmer who took the advice of the writer, started a farm on the plains, and failed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students research the links between Texas and U.S. history. They explore their ties to the Progressive Era and World War I. Students analyze one of the main themes of economics. They view why migration and the Mexican Revolution's impact in international politics overwhelmed all involved. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students explain how members of the U.S. House of Representatives are apportioned according to the population of the states. They review the handouts showing Texas congressional districts and population of each of the districts according to the census of 1950 and examine the materials, but confine questions to a descriptive level such as "What do you notice about these handouts?" Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. They research Texas symbols online and create a design for the obverse and reverse sides a Texas quarter in a choice of media. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students recognize the U.S. penny, nickel, dime, and quarter by design and denomination and study the historical figures depicted on the coins. They study simple Texas symbols and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas Quarter. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students view flags from Texas history using a website and create replicas of Texas flags using artistic and sewing skills. They write a historically accurate story about the battle their flag represents from the point of view of either a solider in the battle, a witness, or the flag itself. Full Review »
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