Grades 6-8
6TH GRADE
CITIZENSHIP
ECONOMICS
GOVERNMENT
HISTORY
TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS
CULTURE
Video
Religion Global time lapse in under 2 minutes
Five children, five religions, (almost) five minutes.
Lessons
6(16)A Good Foundation of World religion, http://www.uri.org/kids/world-religions
6(17)A Look into the conflict in Syria, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WrNTUI5uWkomzHp2oRbzaG7-vgMrM3PB/view
6(19)A,B Six great religion resources to explain global beliefs, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e2y7ctUm3z1H6FRO0WKuz15nP6VsBX_k
GEOGRAPHY
Lesson Plan_Wangaris trees of peace
(PDF, 716 KB)
SS TEKS 1(15)A, 2(13)D, 6(7)B. In this activity, students will analyze text from "Wangaris' trees of peace". Using this information, students will create maps that depict the cultural behaviors in other parts of the world, through the eyes of a chosen character in the texts.
Lesson_We all went on safari
(PDF, 267 KB)
SS TEKS K(11)A, K(12)AB, 1(5)B, 1(15)A, 2(7)D, 3(5)B, 6(4)C
In this activity, students will analyze text from "We all went on safari." Using this information, students will create maps that depict the physical features and animals that inhabit the region, Tanzania.
In this activity, students will analyze text from "We all went on safari." Using this information, students will create maps that depict the physical features and animals that inhabit the region, Tanzania.
7TH GRADE
TAGE_TexasCounties Map
(PDF, 214 KB)
TAGE_TexasOutline Map
(PDF, 313 KB)
TAGE_TexasRivers Map
(PDF, 360 KB)
TAGE_TexasRivers_NoNames Map
(PDF, 358 KB)
01 TOC Lesson Supporting the GTMTx
(PDF, 166 KB)
05 Everything is Big Cities and Population Lesson Supporting the GTMTx
(PDF, 617 KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)AB, SS TEKS 7(8)AB, SS TEKS 7(11)C
07 Exploring Trading Lesson Supporting the GTMTx
(PDF, 1 MB)
SS TEKS 4(2)BC, SS TEKS 4(8)AC, SS TEKS 7(1)A, SS TEKS 7(8)A, SS TEKS 7(9)AB
11 Urban Pop Patterns Lesson Supporting the GTMTx
(PDF, 773 KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)B, SS TEKS 4(8)BC, SS TEKS 7(8,9,10)
12 Settlement Lesson Supporting the GTMTx
(PDF, 565 KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)AB, SS TEKS 4(8)ABC, SS TEKS 7(11)
School Atlas of Texas 2001
(PDF, 39 MB)
Lessons
7(10)B Esri GeoInquiry Dust Bowl Texas PDF (external)
Resources
NGS Texas Tabletop Map (external)
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