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NSTATE

The Geography of Texas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Texas. Find out the geographic center, total area, climate and much more.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: To Love the Beautiful: The Story of Texas State Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn much information about the history of Texas and in particular its state parks. Includes suggested reading material and links to related sites.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas Parks and Wildlife: Tpwd Kids: Texas Regions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Texas Parks and Wildlife offers an excellent resource for elementary and middle school kids to learn the regions of Texas. The cross-curricular activities are great for hands-on experience. Explore the tabs at the top of the screen to...
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Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas Parks and Wildlife: Primary Kids: Texas Regions

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Texas Parks and Wildlife offers an excellent resource for young children to learn the regions of Texas. The cross-curricular activities are great for hands-on experience. Explore the tabs at the top of the screen to discover all TPWD has...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Environment of Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson plan, they learn about the four physical regions of Texas, the geology and soils,...
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Other

Tour Texas: Texas Cities and Regions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the state of Texas with this map collection.
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DLTK

Texas State Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
Provides a blank map of Texas. Teachers will find many uses for this in the classroom. Students will enjoy coloring it and locating different parts of the state.
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Agriculture in the Classroom

Usda: Look at Texas Agriculture [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn a variety of aspects about the agricultural industry of Texas with these bulleted facts on climate, soil, crops, and animals.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Interactive Texas Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Texas artifacts and stories, or share a story. Click on one of the points on the map to see the content associated with that location.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department: Wildlife

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a description of many types of wildlife species living in Texas. Clicking on the underlined words will direct you to links to related topics. Browse through the website (land and water) to discover aquatic species and...
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Cayuse Canyon

The Us50: Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers much general information regarding Texas history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas Parks and Wildlife: Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The region of Caprock Canyons, southeast of Amarillo, Texas, has been inhabited since the sixteenth century. This resource is chock full of history, geology and ecology of the state park. For activities, webcasts, and more information on...
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Other

Texas Beyond History: Uncovering Our Cultural Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the history and geography of Texas, from prehistoric peoples to the European and Anglo explorers to the modern day. Content is supplemented with a wealth of archeologic photographs and artwork. A teacher section full...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Counties of Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they investigate the county in which they live, compare it to counties in the...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Texas State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Texas including early explorers, Native Americans, Mexican-American War, Republic of Texas, and the Civil War.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: World Geography App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This classroom activity features geography facts of countries around the world. Students explore latitude, longitude, area, climate, and more. They examine maps of the area, and discover the location of a country with respect to other...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas' Natural Environment

For Students 4th - 8th
Presents information and data on all aspects of the geography, natural resources, and climate of Texas, including natural disasters and extreme weather events.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Perry Castaneda Library: Colorado Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a vast collection of a variety of different maps all representing the state of Colorado. View state maps, city maps, historical maps, National Park maps, and more.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Minerals in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they examine the history of oil and oil and gas production In Texas. They also...
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Teacher Oz

Teacher Oz: Texas Natural History and the Great Outdoors

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher has organized many sites under these headings: Texas Natural History, Regions of Texas, Texas Animals, Texas Plants, Texas weather, Texas natural disasters, Galveston, Texas State parks, national historical landmarks, Texas...
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Other

Institute of Texan Cultures: Teaching Outside the Classroom: Growing Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson unit on developing a classroom garden in Texas. Students must prepare a plan by analyzing the climate and which crops are best suited to their locale, how much sun their garden will get, which plants grow well together, and what...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Esc 20: Did Nature Help or Hinder the Building of Railroads in Texas? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson unit, students examine how Texans altered the environment in order to construct railroads, and the impact of those changes, both positive and negative. They then complete a project where they develop a plan for a railroad...
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Mongolia: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a a map of Mongolia from the University of Texas.
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: State & County Quick Facts: Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about the population demographics of Texas, categories of businesses, and basic geography.

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