Tidwell Middle School
7th Grade Texas History
Lesson Plans
Date:
August 29, 2010
Warm-up Activity:
 What is the imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth from East to
West?
 What is the imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth from North to
South?
Daily Learning Goal:
 1A – Identify the major eras of Texas history, describe their defining
characteristics, and explain why historians divide the past into eras
 9B - Compare places and regions of Texas in terms of physical and human
characteristics
Vocabulary / EQ:
 Geography
 Landforms
 Relative and absolute location
 Physical environment
 Migrate
 5 Themes of Geography: Location, Place, Human-Environment Relationships,
Movement, and Region
Activities/Resources:
 Power point “5 Themes of Geography” Notes
Closer:
 Name the 5 Themes of Geography
 In order to find an absolute location on the Earth’s surface, which “imaginary
lines” must be used?
Homework:
 Workbook pg. 3-4
Tidwell Middle School
7th Grade Texas History
Lesson Plans
Date:
August 30, 2011
Warm-up Activity:
 None for today for the sake of time.
Daily Learning Goal:
 9B – Compare places and regions of Texas in terms of physical and human
characteristics
Vocabulary / EQ:
 Region
 Mountains & Basins Region, Great Plains Region, Coastal Plains Region, and
North Central Plains Region
Activities/Resources:
 Video – “Texas, the Big Picture”
Assessment Tool:
 Quiz over video content
Closer:
 None today for the sake of time
Homework:
None
Tidwell Middle School
7th Grade Texas History
Lesson Plans
Date:
August 31, 2010
Warm-up Activity:
 None for today for the sake of time.
Daily Learning Goal:
 9B – Compare places and regions of Texas in terms of physical and human
characteristics
 8A – Create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects of Texas
 9A – Locate the Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and
Coastal Plains regions and places of importance in Texas during the 19th, 20th, and
21st Centuries such as major cities, rivers, natural and historic landmarks, political
and cultural regions, and locals points of interest
Vocabulary / EQ:
 Mountains & Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains
 Natural resource
 Precipitation
Activities/Resources:
 Complete “Texas, The Big Picture” Video
 Geography Pop-up Book of Texas
Assessment Tool:
 Completed group project
Closer:
 None – for sake of time
Homework:
 None
Tidwell Middle School
7th Grade Texas History
Lesson Plans
Date:
September 1, 2010
Warm-up Activity:
 None for today for the sake of time.
Daily Learning Goal:
 9B – Compare places and regions of Texas in terms of physical and human
characteristics
 8A – Create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects of Texas
 9A – Locate the Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and
Coastal Plains regions and places of importance in Texas during the 19th, 20th, and
21st Centuries such as major cities, rivers, natural and historic landmarks, political
and cultural regions, and locals points of interest
Vocabulary / EQ:
 Mountains & Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains
 Natural resource
 Precipitation
Activities/Resources:
 Complete “Texas, The Big Picture” Video
 Geography Pop-up Book of Texas
Assessment Tool:
 Completed group project
Closer:
 None – for sake of time
Homework:
 None
Tidwell Middle School
7th Grade Texas History
Lesson Plans
Date:
September 2, 2010
Warm-up Activity:
 None for today for the sake of time.
Daily Learning Goal:
 9B – Compare places and regions of Texas in terms of physical and human
characteristics
 8A – Create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects of Texas
 9A – Locate the Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and
Coastal Plains regions and places of importance in Texas during the 19th, 20th, and
21st Centuries such as major cities, rivers, natural and historic landmarks, political
and cultural regions, and locals points of interest
Vocabulary / EQ:
 Mountains & Basins, North Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains
 Natural resource
 Precipitation
Activities/Resources:
 Complete “Texas, The Big Picture” Video
 Geography Pop-up Book of Texas
Assessment Tool:
 Completed group project
Closer:
 None – for sake of time
Homework:
 None