7.SS.7.A
Explain how the oil industry led to the industrialization of Texas.
Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Skills
- explain (how the oil industry led to the industrialization of Texas) #dok2
- describe (the relationship between the oil industry and industrialization in Texas) #dok2
- analyze (the impacts of the oil industry on economic and social development in Texas) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can define the oil industry and industrialization. #dok1
- I can identify key events in the development of the oil industry in Texas. #dok1
- I can describe how the oil industry affected Texas’s industrial growth. #dok2
- I can explain the connection between the discovery of oil and the process of industrialization in Texas. #dok2
- I can analyze the effects of the oil industry's growth on Texas's economy and society. #dok3
- I can evaluate how industrialization changed life in Texas after the discovery of oil. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The growth of the oil industry fundamentally transformed the Texas economy and society.
- Industrialization in Texas was driven in large part by the expansion and influence of the oil industry.
Essential Questions
- How did the oil industry contribute to the industrialization of Texas?
- What changes did industrialization bring to Texas after the growth of the oil industry?
- In what ways did the discovery of oil impact Texas’s economy and society?
- Why was the oil industry crucial for the development of modern Texas?
- How might Texas be different today if the oil industry had not developed?