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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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?