Grades 6-8

GRADE 6

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

6TH GRADE

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.

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)

00 Lessons Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas (ZIP, 15 MB)

00 Lessons Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas (PDF, 5 MB)

01 TOC Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 166 KB)

02 Let's Explore Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 483 KB)

SS TEKS 4(6)AB

03 Shapely State Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 502 KB)

SS TEKS 4(7)A, SS TEKS 7(9)AB

04 Regions Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 485 KB)

SS TEKS 4(7)AB

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

06 Legend ary Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 583 KB)

SS TEKS 3(5), SS TEKS 4(8)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

08 Creatures Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 1 MB)

Sci TEKS 3(9), SS TEKS 4(7)AB

09 Cultural Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 2 MB)

SS TEKS 4(19)A, SS TEKS 7(9)B, SS TEKS 7(19)ABC

10 Wet Dry Wild Rivers Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 890 KB)

SS TEKS 4(8)C, SS TEKS 7(9)ABC

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)

13 Treasure Hunt Lesson Supporting the GTMTx (PDF, 576 KB)

SS TEKS 4(21), 4(22), 4(23)

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)

8TH GRADE

04 LtoGHuman_Lesson_FindingOurCapital (PDF, 826 KB)

SS TEKS 5(8)C

TAGE_United States Outline Map (PDF, 270 KB)

Esri GeoInquiries US History (external)

8(2)B The 13 Colonies Esri GeoInquiry

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Grades 6-8

6TH GRADE

CITIZENSHIP

GEOGRAPHY

CULTURE

ECONOMICS

GOVERNMENT

HISTORY

TECHNOLOGY

SKILLS

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CULTURE

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GEOGRAPHY

7TH GRADE

Lessons

Resources

8TH GRADE

Texas Alliance for Geographic Education