4.SS.5.B

Explain the development and impact of the oil and gas industry on industrialization and urbanization in Texas, including Spindletop and important people such as Pattillo Higgins.

Grade 4 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
developmentimpactoil and gas industryindustrializationurbanizationTexasSpindletopimportant peoplePattillo Higgins
Skills
  • explain (development of the oil and gas industry) #dok2
  • explain (impact of the oil and gas industry on industrialization and urbanization in Texas) #dok2
  • identify (the site of Spindletop and its significance) #dok1
  • identify (important people in the oil and gas industry, such as Pattillo Higgins) #dok1
  • analyze (how the oil and gas industry changed communities and lifestyles in Texas) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify important people associated with the oil and gas industry, such as Pattillo Higgins. #dok1
  • I can identify the significance of Spindletop in Texas history. #dok1
  • I can explain how the oil and gas industry developed in Texas. #dok2
  • I can explain the impact of the oil and gas industry on industrialization and urbanization in Texas. #dok2
  • I can analyze how the oil and gas industry transformed communities, jobs, and daily life in Texas. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The oil and gas industry played a major role in shaping Texas's economic growth and transformation into an industrial and urban state.
  • Key people and events, such as Spindletop and Pattillo Higgins, contributed to major changes in the development and impact of the oil and gas industry in Texas.
Essential Questions
  • How did the development of the oil and gas industry transform the economy and cities of Texas?
  • What was the significance of Spindletop in the history of Texas?
  • Who were some important people in the history of the Texas oil and gas industry, and what were their contributions?
  • In what ways did the oil and gas industry lead to both challenges and opportunities for Texans?
  • How did the growth of the oil and gas industry affect daily life and communities in Texas?