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Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: Jane Y. Mc Callum

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Jane McCallum, who lived from 1877-1957. She was a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement. The text on this page is also available as an audio recording through a side link.
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Texas Beyond History: Camp Ford: From Training Camp to Prison

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Camp Ford and the living conditions for the captured Union troops who were prisoners of war there.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

For Students 7th - 9th
This tutorial reviews over famous scientist and their contribution to the scientific field.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Article with photographs about the Galveston hurricane of 1900 provides a survivor's eye witness account of the devastation.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Political and Military History: Map 14: u.s. Mexican War, 1845

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons for learners in K-12 depicting North America prior to the United States and Mexico War, 1845. Students explore the mid-century political and cultural context in which the U.S. experienced growth and expansion.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Old West

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides first-hand accounts and background information on the Old West. Content touches on crossing the plains, cowboys, train robberies, Dalton Gang's Last Raid, Custer's Last Stand, the Death of Billy the Kid, and much...
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Texas A&M University

Texas A&m University: Archimedes of Syracuse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Texas A&M University. Archimedes contribution to finding the exact value of pi is discussed in this biography of Archimedes.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas in Conflict, 1900 1920 [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, students read a section on Texas history between 1900-1920 and find the answers...
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Dorp Express: Texas History Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th
A timeline of Texas history from 1685 to 2000, as well as quick facts, and the lyrics of Texas, Our Texas.
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Presidio La Bahia

For Students 9th - 10th
Presidio La Bahia is a restored Spanish fort in Goliad, Texas, and an important site in the Texas Revolution. This is where a mass execution took place in 1836 under the command of the Mexican General Jose Urrea.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Heroes of Texas Fiction

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes the history of the radio, and then television show, called The Lone Ranger, one of the many heroes of Texas fiction. The second character described is Texas Jack, a dime novel character based on an actual person, who in real...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Pocket Gopher

For Students 4th - 8th
Only soils with low percentages of silt, clay, and gravel will do for the Texas Pocket Gopher, so many of its populations are isolated from one another. The species occurs in southern Texas and extreme northeastern Mexico, burrowing in...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Kangaroo Rat

For Students 4th - 8th
Texas Kangaroo Rats live in only a few counties of north-central Texas, although the species was once also present in Oklahoma. They prefer to live where soils have a high percentage of clay. Learn more about the Dipodomys elator, more...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Hall of Fame [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 research some of the Texans who became famous, to create their own...
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Encounter With the Texas Rangers, 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
This firsthand account of an encounter with some of the men from the Texas Rangers, a group of law enforcement officers in nineteenth century Texas.
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Big Bend Spotlight

For Students 9th - 10th
The Big Bend, now a national park in Texas, was once home to a unique way of life, described briefly here. Before the telephone, there was no way for residents to communicate, except through the Mexican Grapevine using mirrors to flash...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Mouse

For Students 4th - 8th
Texas Mice need rocky environments. Where these occur, they are found in cedar glade, juniper-grass, and oak-juniper forests. Learn more about the Peromyscus attwateri, more commonly known as a Texas Mouse, in this easy-to-read species...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Texas Antelope Squirrel

For Students 4th - 8th
Notable for its running speed, the Texas Antelope Squirrel has the longest hindlimbs and tail of any antelope squirrel. In the field, the squirrels are noticeable because of the way they carry the tail arched forward over the back. Learn...
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Stagecoaching in the Guadalupe Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the stagecoach trip through Texas by the Butterfield Overland Mail, a trip that took three weeks from Missouri to California.
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Republic of Texas: Paper Money

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview with images and a brief history of the currency used in the Republic of Texas in the early nineteenth century.
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Texas Railroad Commission

Texas Railroad Commission: Kids World: History of Coal Use

For Students 3rd - 5th
This one-page summary provides many facts about the history and origin of coal in providing humans with heat and energy.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Map: Syria: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of Syrian history from 1900 to 2000. This is from the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Texas Tech University: Vietnam Center and Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The mission of the Vietnam Project is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience. This research site now features an online archive, oral histories, teacher resources, and more.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Llano Pocket Gopher

For Students 4th - 8th
One of several species of pocket gophers residing in Texas and adjacent regions, the Llano Pocket Gopher stands out as one of the smallest. Its back is russet brown in color grading to paler along its sides. Learn more about the Geomys...

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