FRAME THE LESSON
TEACHER: 4th grade
CLASS: Texas History
DATE: Feb 22-26
Texas Gold & Changes and Growth
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Noun=Underline
Verb=Italicize
5a identify the impact of various issues and events on life in Texas such as urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War II
5b explain the development and impact of the oil and gas industry upon industrialization and urbanization in Texas, including important places and people such as Spindletop and
Pattillo Higgins
6a apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps
6b translate geographic data, population distribution, and natural resources into a variety of formats such as graphs and maps
7a describe a variety of regions in Texas and the United States such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity
12a explain how people in different regions of Texas earn their living, past and present, through a subsistence economy and providing goods and services
12c analyze the effects of exploration, immigration, migration, and limited resources on the economic development and growth of Texas
12d describe the impact of mass production, specialization, and division of labor on the economic growth of Texas
12e explain how developments in transportation and communication have influenced economic activities in Texas
13b identify oil and gas, agricultural, and technological products of Texas that are purchased to meet needs in the United States and around the world
20b describe how scientific discoveries and innovations such as in aerospace, agriculture, energy, and technology have benefited individuals, businesses, and society in Texas
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Objectives/Key Understanding:
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Identify the impact on Texas of increased use of oil and gas.
Explain the development of the oil and gas industry in Texas and its impact.
Translate natural resource distribution data into a variety of formats.
Identify how oil and gas products and technology benefit the economy of Texas and meet the needs of people in the United States.
Identify the migration and urbanization on Texas.
Explain how people in different regions earn a living, such as through subsistent activities or manufacturing.
Translate population data into a variety of formats.
Identify how innovations, technology, and mass production promoted economic growth and changed society in Texas.
My World Social
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My World Social
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Vocabulary:
Petroleum
Invention
Manufacture
Oil refinery
Rural
Assembly line
Urban
Industry
Texas Studies
Weekly magazine
Small Group Purposeful Talk Questions:
Lesson 3: Texas Gold
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Who helped Pattillo Higgins drill a well at Spindletop?
Suppose you lived in Texas when oil was discovered at Spindletop. You have
an opportunity to buy land in Beaumont. What types of things would you
need to consider before buying the land?
Why did people who owned small farms sell their farms and take jobs in
factories?
How was the introduction of a new clean fuel a benefit to city life?
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions:
Lesson 3: Texas Gold
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Why did the oil blast high into the sky?
What percentage of oil produced in 1902 came from Spindletop?
After oil was discovered, what kind of jobs could workers find in Beaumont?
How did gas-powered equipment make farming more efficient?
Why did some people light their homes with gas lighting?
Small Group
Group Purposeful
Purposeful Talk
Talk Questions:
Questions:
Small
Lesson 4: Changes and Growth
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What do you think roads were like in 1910, without the presence of traffic
signs and laws controlling speed?
What did canning and refrigeration do for the food industry?
What is an invention?
Stop
Stop &
& Check
Check for
for Understanding—High
Understanding—High Level
Level Question:
Questions:
Lesson 4: Changes and Growth
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How was rural life different for urban life?
Who was Elizabeth Ney, and what did she accomplish?
What did new industries provide Texans?
How did the division of labor and mass production benefit manufacturing?
Closing product/question/informal assessment:
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How did the oil and gas industries improve the economy of Texas?
What were the economic opportunities that inventions and industries provided to Texans?
“Got it” activities pgs. 301 and 305
Critical Writing Prompt:
Rigor and Relevance (Real World Connection):
We live in a global society. It’s important that students grasp the geographical and societal peculiarities to a particular region so that they can relate to the people around them.
Discuss the big question for the chapter.
Teaching points and activities:
Engage:
Big Question for chapter 8: How does economic growth provide opportunity?
Utilize the online resources for the Big Question activity, MyStory spark video and activity, vocabulary practice, interactive digital lessons for the chapter, etc.
Explore:
Explore the vocabulary for the lesson.
Explain:
Elaborate:
Evaluate:
Lesson 3: Texas Gold- 2 days
Key idea: “I will now how the growing oil and gas industries provided economic opportunities to Texas”.
 Black Gold at Spindletop
 Texas Oil Fields
 An Oil Boom in Texas
 New Uses for Oil
 The Gas Industry in Texas
 Natural Gas Pipelines
 A Big Discovery
Lesson 4: Changes and Growth-3 days
Key Idea: “I will know that inventions and the growth of industries provided economic opportunities to Texas”.
 Inventions Bring Change
 New People and New Opportunities
 Growing Industries
 New Inventions Help Industry
 Assembly Lines and Mass Production
Complete the “Got it” activities pgs.301and 305