TX Leaders & Innovators
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* Aerospace * Agriculture * Energy * Technology Effects on American Indian life resulting from changes in Texas such as:*Red River War * Building of U.S. Forts * Loss if the buffalo |
Citizenship.
The student understands the importance of active individual participation in the democratic process.
* identify important individuals who have participated voluntarily in civic affairs at state and local levels such as Adina de Zavala and Clara Driscoll;
* identify the importance of historical figures and important individuals who modeled active participation in the democratic process such as Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan, Lorenzo de Zavala, Ann Richards, Sam Rayburn, Henry B. González, James A. Baker III, Wallace Jefferson, and other local individuals;
The student understands the importance of effective leadership in a constitutional republic
* identify leaders in state, local, and national governments, including the governor, local members of the Texas Legislature, the local mayor, U.S. senators, local U.S. representatives, and Texans who have been president of the United States;
Culture.
The student understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to Texas.
* summarize the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the development of Texas such as Lydia Mendoza, Chelo Silva, and Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe.
Science & Technology.
The student understands the impact of science and technology on life in Texas. The student is expected to:
* identify famous inventors and scientists such as Gail Borden, Joseph Glidden, Michael DeBakey, and Millie Hughes-Fulford and their contributions;
*describe how scientific discoveries and innovations such as in aerospace, agriculture, energy, and technology have benefited individuals, businesses, and society in Texas; and
* predict how future scientific discoveries and technological innovations might affect life in Texas.
Economics
The student understands patterns of work and economic activities in Texas
* explain how developments in transportation and communication have influenced economic activities in Texas;
* identify ways in which technological changes in areas such as transportation and communication have resulted in increased interdependence among Texas, the United States, and the world;
* identify oil and gas, agricultural, and technological products of Texas that are purchased to meet needs in the United States and around the world
The student understands the importance of active individual participation in the democratic process.
* identify important individuals who have participated voluntarily in civic affairs at state and local levels such as Adina de Zavala and Clara Driscoll;
* identify the importance of historical figures and important individuals who modeled active participation in the democratic process such as Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan, Lorenzo de Zavala, Ann Richards, Sam Rayburn, Henry B. González, James A. Baker III, Wallace Jefferson, and other local individuals;
The student understands the importance of effective leadership in a constitutional republic
* identify leaders in state, local, and national governments, including the governor, local members of the Texas Legislature, the local mayor, U.S. senators, local U.S. representatives, and Texans who have been president of the United States;
Culture.
The student understands the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to Texas.
* summarize the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the development of Texas such as Lydia Mendoza, Chelo Silva, and Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe.
Science & Technology.
The student understands the impact of science and technology on life in Texas. The student is expected to:
* identify famous inventors and scientists such as Gail Borden, Joseph Glidden, Michael DeBakey, and Millie Hughes-Fulford and their contributions;
*describe how scientific discoveries and innovations such as in aerospace, agriculture, energy, and technology have benefited individuals, businesses, and society in Texas; and
* predict how future scientific discoveries and technological innovations might affect life in Texas.
Economics
The student understands patterns of work and economic activities in Texas
* explain how developments in transportation and communication have influenced economic activities in Texas;
* identify ways in which technological changes in areas such as transportation and communication have resulted in increased interdependence among Texas, the United States, and the world;
* identify oil and gas, agricultural, and technological products of Texas that are purchased to meet needs in the United States and around the world