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Univ. Of Texas: Plato, Aristotle, Al Farabi

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the cosmological arguments (and corresponding concepts of "unmoved mover") of three influential western thinkers. Describes in detail the line of argument each pursues, and indicates the particular theory of causation implied by...
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University of North Texas: Pop Up and Movable Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of pop-up and moveable books with examples as early as the 18th century.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Moses Austin 1761 1821

For Students 3rd - 8th
A good resource that provides the life history of Moses Austin, one of the founders of the lead industry in America. Before he died, he had a vision of establishing an American colony in Spanish controlled Texas.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Fort Davis National Historic Site

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the historical Fort Davis, a critical military fort during Indian Wars and the Civil War in Southwest Texas. Fort Davis served to protect many people passing by the area between 1854-1891.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Fort Davis National Historic Site

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the historical Fort Davis, a critical military fort during Indian Wars and the Civil War in Southwest Texas. Fort Davis served to protect many people passing by the area between 1854-1891.
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Amon Carter Museum: Landmarks Over Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will compare bird's-eye views of Texas cities in the 1800's to those in the 2000's by identifying landmarks and summarize how the cities have changed over time.
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Bexar Genealogy: The Founding of Bexar

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief history of the people and events leading to the founding of San Antonio, Texas.
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Son of the South

Son of the South: The History of Texas: Battle of Medina

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in the style of a narrative of events, read the stories surrounding the Battle of Medina in the Mexican War for Independence from Spain.
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Institute of Texan Cultures: Texans One and All

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teaching guide presents 26 immigrant groups of Texas, along with activities. The groups are organized by the different types of push and pull factors that impacted on their decisions to immigrate, and a section on assimilation is...
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Famous Texans: Quanah Parker

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography about the Texas Comanche chief, Quanah Parker, and his contributions to the history of Texas.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: William Barret Travis' Letter From the Alamo, 1836: About

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about William Barret Travis' "heroic message" through which he called for reinforcements at the Alamo in San Antonio. Includes quotes from the original letter, analysis, and information on the state of the original letter today.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: William Barret Travis Letter From the Alamo 1836 Full Text

For Students 9th - 10th
Read William Barret Travis' "heroic message" through which he called for reinforcements at the Alamo in San Antonio.
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Gonzales Memorial Museum: Come and Take It Cannon

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the story behind the cannon that the Mexicans tried to capture at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired from the cannon that day.
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University of Texas at Austin

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
These incredible historical maps from the University of Texas Library Online provide a clear and detailed account of Australia's history. They also include maps of New Zealand and Tasmania.
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Lorenzo De Zavala (1789 1836)

For Students 4th - 8th
A short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala that outlines his many accomplishments in Mexican politics, and later in Texas.
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Comanche Lodge: Quanah Parker

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of famous Texan, Quanah Parker, tells the story of his life and the impact he made in Texas history.
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Seguin Descendants Historical Preservation: Erasmo Seguin

For Students 9th - 10th
Dig deep into the life of Erasmo Seguin, the sole representative from Texas to the constitutional convention after Mexico achieved independence from Spain. He helped to draft the Constitution of 1824 and was a major influence in the...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Holland's Magazine, March May, 1913

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers excerpts from an essay content sponsored by "Holland's" magazine. The topic: women's suffrage. A good place to get the ideas and perspectives of real women from the early 20th century, and to learn how suffragists spread...
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Rice University

Independence Heights: Portrait of Historic Neighborhood

For Students 9th - 10th
An oral history project recording the memories of long-time neighborhood residents of this black community near Houston, Texas.
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Spanish Explorers of Texas: Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda

For Students 4th - 8th
A short biography of the Spanish explorer, Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table: The Atomic Model [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow looking at the contributions of scientists over time to our understanding of atomic theory. Looks at models of the atom developed by Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Chadwick, as...
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Texas Memorial Museum: Understanding Geologic Time [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan containing two activities for middle schoolers to gain a better understanding of geologic time scale. The first activity allows students to get a visual of geologic time by role playing events in time on a football field....
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Black History Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review facts about famous black scientists.
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University of Texas: The February 28th Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
An account, with links to primary documents, of the rebellion by citizens of Formosa against the troops of Chiang Kai-shek in 1947.

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