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Esc 20: How Does Changing the Land Change Your Life? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson unit, learners learn about the impact of changing the environment on people's lives, in both the past and in present-day Texas. They then complete a project and present it.
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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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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 Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Democracy Project: Honk if You Agree

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
In this extensive lesson, students will learn to identify issues of importance, form their opinions, and support those opinions with evidence and reason. They will also learn how to state their feelings in a persuasive manner.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas County Maps [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where young scholars refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research information about different counties in Texas. Assignments...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Water Resources [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 learn the difference between primary and secondary streams, then research and...
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Esc 20: How Did Weather Change the Lives of Thousands of Texans? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson unit, students learn about how the Great Hurricane of 1900 and the Dust Bowl in the 1930s affected Texas, then research a major weather event for a project.