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Department of Geography
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education

Grades 6-8

Explore Geography and Careers in Geography kit is a digital Story Map of the Department of Geography's Business Card Directory. It includes a downloadable teacher guide.

Local to Global: Geographic Connections This unit has a strong regional focus on Texas and the United States and also includes global extension topics. The content provided within the five geographic modules (Spatial Skills, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Places and Regions, and Environment and Society) includes case studies, state and national standards, embedded media and online resources, lesson planning, and much more.

Global Guesstionnaires These trivia-type Bell Ringers are standards-based and seek to draw students in with interesting information and connect to learning in the classroom. 

Map Skills Word Wall Help students learn the language of maps with this Word Wall Kit! Terms come directly from the TEKS and AP Human Geography CED. A supplementary resource for teachers matches terms with standards, provides resources for terms, and explains the image. Elements of this kit can used at levels K-12. 

Maps Outline maps for classroom for various regions of the world. 

Graphic Organizers for Geography (DOCX, 134KB)
Use graphic organizers to help students understand the various aspects of geography. Includes SHEEP, SPEEDS, ESPN, and SPICE.

6TH GRADE

CITIZENSHIP

CITIZENSHIP

GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY
CULTURE

CULTURE

ECONOMICS

ECONOMICS

GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT

HISTORY

HISTORY

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

SKILLS

SKILLS

OLDER RESOURCES

OLDER RESOURCES
TEACHER RESOURCES

TEACHER RESOURCES

CITIZENSHIP

Citizen Roles and Responsibilities Around the World Lesson Plan (PDF, 209KB)
This lesson focuses on TEKS 6.11A.
Citizen Roles and Responsibilities Supporting Documents (DOCX, 83.9KB)
Documents support the corresponding lesson plan which focuses on TEKS 6.11A.
Political Participation Around the World Lesson Plan (PDF, 200KB)
This lesson focuses on TEKS 6.11B.

CULTURE

GEOGRAPHY

Wangaris' Trees of Peace Lesson (PDF, 717KB)
SS TEKS 1(15)A, 2(13)D, 6(7)B. In this activity, students will analyze text from "Wangaris' trees of peace". Using this information, students will create maps that depict the cultural behaviors in other parts of the world, through the eyes of a chosen character in the texts.
We All Went on Safari Lesson (PDF, 267KB)
SS TEKS K(11)A, K(12)AB, 1(5)B, 1(15)A, 2(7)D, 3(5)B, 6(4)C In this activity, students will analyze text from "We all went on safari." Using this information, students will create maps that depict the physical features and animals that inhabit the region, Tanzania.
On-the-Move (PDF, 450KB)
<p>G6, G8: Names have meaning and create order. The student will compare place names as a means of investigating immigration patterns.</p>

7TH GRADE

Local to Global Places and Regions: Texas (PDF, 760KB)
SS TEKS 7(9)A
Local to Global Human Systems: Texas Population (PDF, 1.93MB)
SS TEKS 4(8)ABC
Local to Global Environment and Society: Picture Analysis (PDF, 1.3MB)
SS TEKS 4(9)ABC, 7(10)A
The Geographic Influences of Texas Settlement (PDF, 1.12MB)
<p>G8: The lesson is an analysis of various maps of Texas between 1821-1861 that will be used to show the settlement and development of Texas by various ethnic groups.</p>
Texas Counties Map (PDF, 215KB)
Texas Outline Map (PDF, 313KB)
Texas Rivers Map (PDF, 361KB)
Texas Rivers Map - Not Labeled (PDF, 358KB)
Lessons Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas (ZIP, 15.2MB)
Lessons Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas (PDF, 5.51MB)
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Table of Contents (PDF, 166KB)
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Let's Explore (PDF, 483KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)AB
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Shapely State (PDF, 502KB)
SS TEKS 4(7)A, SS TEKS 7(9)AB
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Regions (PDF, 486KB)
SS TEKS 4(7)AB
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Everything is Big Cities and Population (PDF, 617KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)AB, SS TEKS 7(8)AB, SS TEKS 7(11)C
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Legend-ary Skills (PDF, 584KB)
SS TEKS 3(5), SS TEKS 4(8)C
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Exploring Trading (PDF, 1.76MB)
SS TEKS 4(2)BC, SS TEKS 4(8)AC, SS TEKS 7(1)A, SS TEKS 7(8)A, SS TEKS 7(9)AB
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Creatures Great and Small (PDF, 1.37MB)
Sci TEKS 3(9), SS TEKS 4(7)AB
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Cultural Geography (PDF, 2.14MB)
SS TEKS 4(19)A, SS TEKS 7(9)B, SS TEKS 7(19)ABC
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Wet, Dry, and Wild Rivers (PDF, 891KB)
SS TEKS 4(8)C, SS TEKS 7(9)ABC
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Urban Population Patterns (PDF, 774KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)B, SS TEKS 4(8)BC, SS TEKS 7(8,9,10)
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Settlement of Texas Towns (PDF, 565KB)
SS TEKS 4(6)AB, SS TEKS 4(8)ABC, SS TEKS 7(11)
Lesson Supporting the Giant Traveling Map of Texas: Treasure Hunt (PDF, 576KB)
SS TEKS 4(21), 4(22), 4(23)
School Atlas of Texas 2001 (PDF, 39.9MB)
Local to Global Spatial Skills: Texas Independence Trail (PDF, 1.46MB)
SS TEKS 4(3)A, 4(6)B, 4(21)B

  Unfortunately, we no longer have the Giant Traveling Maps, but we are leaving the supporting resources on the webpage in hopes that it may useful to someone.  

8TH GRADE

Local to Global Human Systems: Finding Our Capital (PDF, 827KB)
SS TEKS 5(8)C
United States Outline Map (PDF, 270KB)
On-the-Move (PDF, 450KB)
<p>G6, G8: Names have meaning and create order. The student will compare place names as a means of investigating immigration patterns.</p>
The Geographic Influences of Texas Settlement (PDF, 1.12MB)
<p>G8: The lesson is an analysis of various maps of Texas between 1821-1861 that will be used to show the settlement and development of Texas by various ethnic groups.</p>
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