7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle: Google Apps & TEKS Aligned!

The 7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE comes COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and digital classroom learning (via Google Apps). The amazing resources in this bundle have been designed and curated specifically for the TEKS 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines to help save you **HOURS** of your time!!

The 3 Units included with this awesome 7th Grade Texas History VALUE Bundle are:

Unit 1: Thinking Like A Historian

Unit 2: Texas Geography & Native Americans

Unit 3: Exploration & Early Colonization of Texas

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These three incredible units that are all about the history of Texas cover 6-8 WEEKS of classes!!

This 7th Grade TEKS Social Studies VALUE Bundle comes with:

• Unit Outline and Lesson-by-Lesson Overview for each Unit
• 20 Presentations featuring colorful and immersive slides with built-in Discussion Based Questions (DBQ) in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
• 40+ Student Exercise Assignments, Team Activities, and Collaborative Projects designed to engage and challenge your students
• Teacher Answer Keys for EVERY Assignment plus Grading Rubric
• 45+ links to supplemental YouTube videos
• Guided Notes Handout Worksheet for students to record their learnings as the class walks through each presentation, promoting subject retention
• TWO interactive, user-friendly, and engaging Jeopardy Unit Review Games

Each unit comes complete with ALL the fantastic lesson plans, presentations, guided notes handouts for students, student exercises, teacher answer keys, unit review activities, and assessments that you'll need.

You'll receive EVERYTHING needed to cover these topics (and more!):

UNIT 1: Thinking Like a Historian

Primary and Secondary Sources

• WHAT & WHO they are and how they're different
• WHY they're important
• HOW to locate, differentiate, and use them properly

Analyzing Information

• HOW to summarize information clearly and concisely
• Strategies on:

-Drawing conclusions and inferences

-Identifying cause and effect relationships

-Making predictions

-Comparing and contrasting

-How to locate the central idea/story/points of view

• WHY proper analysis of information is so important

Organizing Information

• Effective and efficient ways to organize information that is collected

Introduction to the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance

• Students implement the historical inquiry strategies introduced to them in this unit by researching and analyzing historically significant documents
• For example, students will research and analyze:

-WHY the Declaration of Independence was written and WHO wrote it

-The Preamble of the U.S. Constitution and what it signifies

-The meaning and symbolism of the Pledge of Allegiance

• Easily assess students ability and comprehension to properly use primary and secondary sources, organize & analyze information as they gain exposure to these important documents

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UNIT 2: Texas Geography and Native Americans

Geography for Historians

• What IS geography
• Using geography to understand history
• The Four Earth Systems: Land, Life, Water, and Atmosphere

Geographer's Tools

• Maps, charts, & graphs
• Three main types of maps: physical, political, & thematic
• Important parts of a map (scale, legend, etc.)
• Latitude and longitude

Geography of Texas

• Landforms of Texas
• Waters of Texas
• Atmosphere of Texas

Coastal Plains of Texas Region

• The five sub regions of the Coastal Plains: Blackland Prairie, Gulf Coast Plain, Piney Woods, Post Oak Belt, and South Texas Plain
• Climate and geographic features of the Coastal Plains
• Major cities of the Coastal Plains

Great Plains of Texas Region

• The two subregions of the Great Plains: the High Plains and the Edwards Plateau
• Geographic characteristics of the region, such as mesas and escarpments
• The Ogalla Aquifer
• Major cities of the region

Mountains and Basins Region

• Major landforms of the region, such as the Chisos Mountains, Fort Davis Plateau, and several others
• Traits, characteristics, and climate of the Mountains and Basins region

North Central Plains Region

• The three subregions of the North Central Plains: The Cross Timbers, The Grand Prairie, & The Rolling Plains
• Traits, characteristics, and climate of the North Central Plains region
• Major cities of the North Central Plains

Native Americans of Texas

• Where they lived and settled
• How they lived
• Tribes such as the Apache, Caddo, Comanche, Wichita, and more

Plus, NUMEROUS other topics, such as:

• People who call Texas home today
• The first people in Texas
• Effects of European exploration and settlement in Texas
• African Americans in Texas
• Asian Americans in Texas
• And, MORE!!

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UNIT 3: Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas

The Arrival of the Spanish in Texas

• Spanish explorers and conquistadors such as Panfilo de Narvaez and Hernan Cortes
• What brought them to Texas?
• Why the expeditions were important
• Effects of Spanish Exploration on Texas

The Search for Gold in Texas

• The Niza Expedition
• The Coronado Expedition
• The DeSoto Expedition

Life in the Spanish Colonies of Texas

• Why missions and presidios were built throughout Texas
• Who lived in Spanish missions and presidios and what life was like living in them?
• The first Spanish missions and settlements in Texas

The French Challenge the Spanish for Texas

• Historical significance of French explorers such as René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
• The La Salle Expedition
• How the Spanish responded to the French incursions
• The St. Denis Expedition
• The Hidalgo & Margil Expeditions
• The "Chicken War"
• San Antonio Missions

Changes in Texas

• How the French and Indian War impacted Spanish claims in Texas
• How Spain expanded its North American colonial empire
• How and why the Territory of Texas was reorganized
• How the rise of the United States had an impact in Texas
• The Louisiana Purchase and the Pike Expedition
• Causes and Effects of the Adams-Onis Treaty

"Filibusteros"

• Who they were and why they're historically significant
• Father Hidalgo's Revolt
• Beginnings of Revolution

End of Spanish Rule in Texas

• Causes and effects of the Mexican War of Independence
• First Republic of Mexico
• The 1824 Constitution and its impacts on Texas and slavery

Plus, MUCH MORE!!

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TEKS Standards that these resources cover:

7.1A, 7.1B, 7.2A, 7.2C, 7.2D, 7.2E, 7.8A, 7.8B, 7.9A, 7.18C, 7.20A, 7.20B, 7.20C, 7.20D, 7.20E, 7.20F

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