TEACHER:
CLASS: 7th Social Studies
DATE: May 23-24
M T W TH F
Topic 9, Lesson 5: Challenges of the Future
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Resources:
Noun=Underline Verb=Italicize
Content Standards
1A: identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and
explain why historians divide the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People;
Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early
Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads;
Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights and
Conservatism; and Contemporary Texas;
1C: explain the significance of the following dates: 1519, mapping of the Texas coast
and first mainland Spanish settlement; 1718, founding of San Antonio; 1821,
independence from Spain; 1836, Texas independence; 1845, annexation; 1861, Civil
War begins; 1876, adoption of current state constitution; and 1901, discovery of oil at
Spindletop
7F: analyze the political, economic, and social impact of major events in the latter half
of the 20th and early 21st centuries such as major conflicts, the emergence of a twoparty system, political and economic controversies, immigration, and migration
8A: create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects of Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
8B: analyze and interpret geographic distributions and patterns in Texas during the
19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
9A: locate the Mountains and 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 local points of interest
9C: analyze the effects of physical and human factors such as climate, weather,
landforms, irrigation, transportation, and communication on major events in Texas
10A: identify ways in which Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and
analyze the positive and negative consequences of the modifications
10B: explain ways in which geographic factors such as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900,
the Dust Bowl, limited water resources, and alternative energy sources have affected
the political, economic, and social development of Texas
11A: analyze why immigrant groups came to Texas and where they settled
11B: analyze how immigration and migration to Texas in the 19th, 20th, and 21st
centuries have influenced Texas
11C: analyze the effects of the changing population distribution and growth in Texas
during the 20th and 21st centuries and the additional need for education, health care,
and transportation
11D: describe the structure of the population of Texas using demographic concepts
such as growth rate and age distribution
12A: explain economic factors that led to the urbanization of Texas
12B: trace the development of major industries that contributed to the urbanization of
Texas such as transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing
12C: explain the changes in the types of jobs and occupations that have resulted from
the urbanization of Texas
14A: identify how the Texas Constitution reflects the principles of limited government,
republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular
sovereignty, and individual rights
14B: compare the principles and concepts of the Texas Constitution to the U.S.
Constitution, including the Texas and U.S. Bill of Rights
15A: describe the structure and functions of government at municipal, county, and
state levels
15B: identify major sources of revenue for state and local governments such as
property tax, sales tax, and fees
15C: describe the structure, funding, and governance of Texas public education,
U.S. History Textbook Colonization
through Reconstruction
pp. (585-603)
Online Editable presentation (p.585)
Start Up Activity (p.585)
Reading and Note Taking Study Guide
(p.585 )
Analyze Maps, Tables, Visuals,
Information
(p.586, 589, and 603)
Digital Activity (p.603)
Digital Lesson Quiz (p.603)
including local property taxes, bond issues, and state and federal funding supported by
state and federal taxpayers
16A: identify rights of Texas citizens
16B: explain and analyze civic responsibilities of Texas citizens and the importance of
civic participation
17A: identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on
important Texas issues, past and present
17B: describe the importance of free speech and press in a democratic society
17C: express and defend a point of view on an issue of historical or contemporary
interest in Texas
18A: identify the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders of Texas, past
and present, including Texans who have been president of the United States
19A: explain how the diversity of Texas is reflected in a variety of cultural activities,
celebrations, and performances
19B: describe how people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups attempt to
maintain their cultural heritage while adapting to the larger Texas culture
19C: identify examples of Spanish influence and the influence of other cultures on
Texas such as place names, vocabulary, religion, architecture, food, and the arts
19D: identify contributions to the arts by Texans such as Roy Bedichek, Diane Gonzales
Bertrand, J. Frank Dobie, Scott Joplin, Elisabet Ney, Amado Peña Jr., Walter Prescott
Webb, and Horton Foote
20B: identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as Walter Cunningham,
Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Benjy Brooks, Michael Dell, and Howard Hughes Sr
20C: analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and technological innovations
on the development of Texas such as advancements in the agricultural, energy,
medical, computer, and aerospace industries
20D: evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the
use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land
Process Standards
21A: differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such
as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews,
and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
21C: organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals,
including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
21F: identify bias in written, oral, and visual material
21H: use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as
maps and graphs
22D: create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information
23B: use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision,
gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to
implement a decision
Objective/Key Understanding:
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Explain the ways in which limited water resources have
affected the development of Texas.
Identify the most important natural mineral resources
in Texas.
Identify ways in which Texas have adapted to the
environment and analyze the consequences.
Analyze the effects of advancements in the medical
industry on the development of Texas.
Introduce Vocabulary Activity (p.585)
aquifer
Medicaid
Middle East
Ogallala Aquifer
Al Aqaeda
recession
desalination
Pentagon
climate change
unequivocal
insurgency
Micahel DeBakey
health insurance
exchanges
weapons of mass
destruction
Osama Bin Laden
Denton Cooley
Benjy Brooks
wetlands
Informal Assessment Questions 1-5 (p.603)
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Explain how Texas is preparing to face problems that will be caused by water shortages in the future.
Explain how different kinds of soil influenced the development of different industries in the distinct regions of Texas.
Describe the major threats that climate change possess.
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Describe the controversy that occurred in response to the Affordable Health Care Act and Medicaid expansion.
Explain how conservation easements can help to conserve land.
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
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What accounts for 90 percent of the groundwater supplied by Texas aquifers?
What is Texas’s most important mineral resource? Why?
Why are many Texas ranchers and farmers selling their land to developers?
How do conservation easements help the environment?
How did the work of Dr. DeBakey and Dr. Cooley help make Texas a center for heart research?
What are two ways in which Texas contributed directly to eh success of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War?
Why was the housing bubble less of a problem in Texas than in Texas than in other states?
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems
Texas and Water (p. 586-588)
 Identify several scientific discoveries and technological innovation pertaining to water use.
 Evaluate their effects on the use of water.
 How have limited water resources, affected the political development of Texas.
Texas’s Natural Resources (p.588-590)
 What are the three main categories of natural resources in Texas?
 How are each of these types of resources used by Texans?
 Why petroleum considered the most important natural resources in Texas?
Environmental Challenges (p.590-594)
Meeting Environmental Challenges (p.594-597)
 Identify ways Texans have adapted to their environment.
Health and Healthcare (p.597-598)
 Analyze the additional need for health care by asking them:
 What does this rising population mean for healthcare in Texas?
 Do you think Texas’s choices concerning the health insurance exchange and Medicaid expansion reflect traditional Texan
political beliefs? Why?
Texas and the World (p.598-602)
Texas Today and Tomorrow (p.598-603)
 Create declarative sentences about major foreign events to express the main ideas you should remember.
 What factors helped Texas fare so well during the “Great Recession”?
Online Resources, Analyzing Maps and Charts & Digital Activity
Online Editable Presentation (p.585)
 Use the Editable Presentation found on the Digital Course to present the main ideas for this lesson
Start Up Activity (p.585)
Project the Start Up Activity (p.585). Ask students to think about what they know about the history of Texas as well as present day
Texas. Then ask students to record two predictions about the ways that Texas will be different in the year 203.
 Share your predictions and the thinking behind them.
 What do you think Texas will be like in 2030?
Reading and Note Taking Study Guide (p.585)
Students can preview Key Terms and Academic Vocabulary using the Interactive Reading Notebook on the Digital Course or preview
of the lesson in the Reading and Note taking Study Guide
Analyze Information (p.589)
Review the infographic, Solving Water Problems in Texas, on page 589.
 Based on this infographic, what is one main benefit of desalination?
 What is one main drawback?
Analyze Graphs (p.603)
Review the graph, Texas Population Projections, 2010-2050, on page 603.
 Based on this graph, what is the overall pattern of changing temperatures?
 How significant of a problem are these changes for Texans?
Digital Activity (p.603)
Project the Digital Activity (p.603). Ask students to read the activity and answer the questions:
 How have you ideas about the future of Texas changed?
 How can you update your predictions given what you have learned in this lesson?
Invite students to share their answers. Then ask students to share the single most remarkable or surprising thing they learned about
their state in this lesson.
Digital Lesson Quiz (p.603)
Assign the Digital Lesson Quiz (p.603). Discuss with the class: In Challenges of the Future, you read about a wide variety of issues that
Texans face now and will continue to face in the future. These included the state’s water supply, natural resources, environmental
problems, potential solutions to these problems, health care reform, American foreign policy and wars, and the future of the Texas
economy.
 If you could ask one expert on any of the major issues in this lesson just one question, what would it be? Think about it, and
conduct online research to attempt to answer it.
 How does the culture, environment, and society of Texas affect the relationship of the state to the nation and the rest of the
world?
Lesson Plan
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate
*Have students preview the lesson objectives and the list of key terms (p.585). Use the Editable Presentation
found on the digital course to present the main ideas of the lesson (p.585).
Start Up Activity (p.585)
Project the Start Up Activity (p.585). Ask students to think about what they know about the history of Texas as
well as present day Texas. Then ask students to record two predictions about the ways that Texas will be different
in the year 203.
 Share your predictions and the thinking behind them.
 What do you think Texas will be like in 2030?
*Tell students that in this lesson they will learn about a major era in Texas history. It’s one they know well:
contemporary Texas. They will consider a wide variety of issues, including Texas’s natural resources, limited water
supply, and environmental challenges. Students will learn about health care in Texas as well as Texas’s role on the
world stage.
*Divide the class into groups. Each group is to read a section and be prepared to discuss and share findings with
the class.
 Texas and Water (p. 586-588)
 Texas’s Natural Resources (p.588-590)
 Environmental Challenges (p.590-594)
 Health and Healthcare (p.597-598)
 Texas and the World (p.598-602)
 Texas Today and Tomorrow (p.598-603)
*Students are to read assigned sections and use the Note Taking Study Guide to help them take notes and
understand the text as they read.
*Tell students that in this lesson they will learn about a major era in Texas history. It’s one they know well:
contemporary Texas. They will consider a wide variety of issues, including Texas’s natural resources, limited water
supply, and environmental challenges. Students will learn about health care in Texas as well as Texas’s role on the
world stage.
Texas and Water (p. 586-588)
 Water has always been an important issue in Texas. East Texas has most of the state’s natural wat supply.
Residents in the High Plains and West Texas face shortages. The short supply of water is the state’s most
critical problem.
Texas’s Natural Resources (p.588-590)
 Texas is a large state with a diverse physical geography. The four regions of Texas provide the state with
an abundant supply of natural resources. Use of the state’s land resources help people and businesses in
various important ways.
Environmental Challenges (p.590-594)
 Growth and change offered opportunity to many Texans. They posed problems and concerns, too.
Health and Healthcare (p.597-598)
 Texas research centers help improve the health of people all over the world. By 2014, Texas had 9
medical schools, 113programs to train nurses, and 3 dental schools.
Texas and the World (p.598-602)
 Texas and its people are affected by events at the state, national, and even international levels. Wars and
other events thousands of miles from home can have significant influence over Texans’ lives.
Texas Today and Tomorrow (p.598-603)
 The world has changed rapidly during the 21st century. Like every state and nation. Texas faces many
challenges in the decades to come. Changes in trade patterns worldwide threaten the state’s industries.
Many believe the climate change has the potential to harm farmers and ranchers who are already
struggling increased immigration stresses the resources of Texas.
*Guided Reading and Discussion Questions
 See Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems from the previous page for this portion of the lesson.
*Analyzing Maps and Charts & Digital Activity
Evaluate
 See Online Resources from the previous page for this portion of the lesson.
*Active Classroom
Use the Make Headlines Strategy to focus students’ prediction about Texas’s future challenges. Have students
write a headline that captures the main idea of the factor they choose as most significant to Texas’s future.
 If you were to write a headline for this topic right now that captured the most important aspect that
should be remembered, what would that headline be?
Group students by factors, and have students share their headlines with the group. Compile headlines to make a
“newspaper of the future.”
*Topic of Inquiry
Students will work on teams to examine different perspectives on this issue by analyzing several sources, arguing
both sides of a Yes/No question, then developing and discussing their own points of view to the question:
 Should there be term limits for Texas governors?
*Assign the Digital Lesson Quiz for this lesson (p.603). Teachers can also opt to have students demonstrate
mastery by responding to the following questions on paper:
 Explain how Texas is preparing to face problems that will be caused by water shortages in the future.
 Explain how different kinds of soil influenced the development of different industries in the distinct regions
of Texas.
 Describe the major threats that climate change possess.
 Describe the controversy that occurred in response to the Affordable Health Care Act and Medicaid
expansion.
 Explain how conservation easements can help to conserve land.
TEACHER:
CLASS: 7th Social Studies
DATE: May 25-27
M T W TH F
TEKS Assessment and Practice
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Resources:
Noun=Underline Verb=Italicize
Content Standards
1A: identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and
explain why historians divide the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People;
Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution and Republic; Early
Statehood; Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads;
Age of Oil; Texas in the Great Depression and World War II; Civil Rights and
Conservatism; and Contemporary Texas;
1C: explain the significance of the following dates: 1519, mapping of the Texas coast
and first mainland Spanish settlement; 1718, founding of San Antonio; 1821,
independence from Spain; 1836, Texas independence; 1845, annexation; 1861, Civil
War begins; 1876, adoption of current state constitution; and 1901, discovery of oil at
Spindletop
7F: analyze the political, economic, and social impact of major events in the latter half
of the 20th and early 21st centuries such as major conflicts, the emergence of a twoparty system, political and economic controversies, immigration, and migration
8A: create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
representing various aspects of Texas during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
8B: analyze and interpret geographic distributions and patterns in Texas during the
19th, 20th, and 21st centuries
9A: locate the Mountains and 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 local points of interest
9C: analyze the effects of physical and human factors such as climate, weather,
landforms, irrigation, transportation, and communication on major events in Texas
10A: identify ways in which Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and
analyze the positive and negative consequences of the modifications
10B: explain ways in which geographic factors such as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900,
the Dust Bowl, limited water resources, and alternative energy sources have affected
the political, economic, and social development of Texas
11A: analyze why immigrant groups came to Texas and where they settled
11B: analyze how immigration and migration to Texas in the 19th, 20th, and 21st
centuries have influenced Texas
11C: analyze the effects of the changing population distribution and growth in Texas
during the 20th and 21st centuries and the additional need for education, health care,
and transportation
11D: describe the structure of the population of Texas using demographic concepts
such as growth rate and age distribution
12A: explain economic factors that led to the urbanization of Texas
12B: trace the development of major industries that contributed to the urbanization of
Texas such as transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing
12C: explain the changes in the types of jobs and occupations that have resulted from
the urbanization of Texas
14A: identify how the Texas Constitution reflects the principles of limited government,
republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular
sovereignty, and individual rights
14B: compare the principles and concepts of the Texas Constitution to the U.S.
Constitution, including the Texas and U.S. Bill of Rights
15A: describe the structure and functions of government at municipal, county, and
state levels
15B: identify major sources of revenue for state and local governments such as
property tax, sales tax, and fees
15C: describe the structure, funding, and governance of Texas public education,
including local property taxes, bond issues, and state and federal funding supported by
U.S. History Textbook Colonization
through Reconstruction
pp. (604-611)
state and federal taxpayers
16A: identify rights of Texas citizens
16B: explain and analyze civic responsibilities of Texas citizens and the importance of
civic participation
17A: identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on
important Texas issues, past and present
17B: describe the importance of free speech and press in a democratic society
17C: express and defend a point of view on an issue of historical or contemporary
interest in Texas
18A: identify the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders of Texas, past
and present, including Texans who have been president of the United States
19A: explain how the diversity of Texas is reflected in a variety of cultural activities,
celebrations, and performances
19B: describe how people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups attempt to
maintain their cultural heritage while adapting to the larger Texas culture
19C: identify examples of Spanish influence and the influence of other cultures on
Texas such as place names, vocabulary, religion, architecture, food, and the arts
19D: identify contributions to the arts by Texans such as Roy Bedichek, Diane Gonzales
Bertrand, J. Frank Dobie, Scott Joplin, Elisabet Ney, Amado Peña Jr., Walter Prescott
Webb, and Horton Foote
20B: identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as Walter Cunningham,
Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Benjy Brooks, Michael Dell, and Howard Hughes Sr
20C: analyze the effects of various scientific discoveries and technological innovations
on the development of Texas such as advancements in the agricultural, energy,
medical, computer, and aerospace industries
20D: evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the
use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land
Process Standards
21A: differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such
as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews,
and artifacts to acquire information about Texas
21C: organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals,
including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
21F: identify bias in written, oral, and visual material
21H: use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as
maps and graphs
22D: create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information
23B: use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision,
gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to
implement a decision
Objective/Key Understanding:
In this topic, you will learn how the Great Depression and World War II affected Texas and its people. .
 TEKS Assessment questions, pgs. 603-609.
 TEKS Practice, pages 610-611.
 Assign Benchmark Tests after you complete the relevant topics to monitor student progress toward mastering
the course content and as preparation for the End-of-Course Test.
o Benchmark Test 1: Covers Topics 1-3
o Benchmark Test 2: Covers Topics 4-5
o Benchmark Test 3: Covers Topics 6-7
o Benchmark Test 4: Covers Topics 8-11