Fourth Grade- 5th Six Weeks

Social Studies Resources
5th Six Weeks
Texas Revolution

Timeline of the Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Texas_Revolutionhttp://www.lone-star.net/mall/texasinfo/txrevolution.htm
Causes of the Revolution - http://www.austincc.edu/lpatrick/his1693/causes.html
Lesson Plan Ideas - http://education.texashistory.unt.edu/lessons/psa/Path_Revolution/index.htmlhttp://education.texashistory.unt.edu/lessons/psa/Texas_Revolution/index.html
Safari Montage Video:
African American Life
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Abraham Lincoln
A Picture of Freedom

Mexican War
Great PBS website - http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.htmlPower point

Civil War
Texas Civil War Battle Sites: http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/texas_battle_map.html
Runaway Slaves Lesson Plan - http://education.texashistory.unt.edu/lessons/psa/Runaway_Slaves/index.html
Safari Montage Video – When will this cruel war be over?

Reconstruction
http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Texas/Sharedpast/linkreco.html
Lesson Plan Ideas - http://education.texashistory.unt.edu/lessons/psa/Reconstructing_Texas/

Freedman’s Bureauhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_freed.htmlhttp://freedmensbureau.com/
Juneteenth h[[http://www.juneteenth.com/|ttp://www.juneteenth.com/]]

**__Railroads__**

[[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqr01]]
[[http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org/]]

**__Cattle Industry__**

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/trails_ter/cattle.htm
Cattle Brands - http://frontiertimes.com/poster.html
Hooked on Barbed Wire Lesson Plan - http://www.texaslre.org/downloads/042004_lp_intermediate.pdf
Ranching Lesson Plan - http://education.texashistory.unt.edu/lessons/psa/Ranching/index.html
Safari Montage – Industrialization and Urbanization

Charles Goodnight
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgo11
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/d_h/goodnight.htm
Richard King
http://king-ranch.com/legacy_overview.html
http://www.famoustexans.com/RichardKing.htm
LizzieJohnson
http://www.utexas.edu/gtw/johnson_williams.php
http://www.womenintexashistory.org/bio/
http://www.celebratingtexas.com/tr/lsl/58.pdf

Inventors
Gail Borden
http://www.famoustexans.com/GailBorden.htm
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/borden.htm
Joseph Glidden
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/d_h/glidden.htm
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/269.html
Michael DeBakey
http://www.nndb.com/people/241/000027160/
http://www.biography.com/people/michael-debakey-9269009
Millie Hughes-Fuford
http://www.spacedu.com/millienasabio.html
http://www.marinwomenshalloffame.org/honorees/millie-hughes-fulford-bio.html


Notable Individuals
John Tower
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKtowerJ.htmhttp://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000322http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ftoss
Scott Joplin
http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htmhttp://www.lsjunction.com/people/joplin.htm
Audie Murphy
http://www.davidstuff.com/usa/murphy.htmhttp://www.biography.com/people/audie-murphy-9418662
Cleto Rodriguez
http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/m-z.htm
http://cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=11242
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/frobv
Stanley Marcus
http://www.neimanmarcuscareers.com/story/stanley.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/23/business/stanley-marcus-the-retailer-from-dallas-is-dead-at-96.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
Bessie Coleman
http://www.bessiecoleman.com/
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cole-bes.htm
Raul A. Gonzalez Jr.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/justices/profile/view/38
http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=2668


5th 6 Week Science
Please view all websites and videos ahead of time.
TEKS 4.10(A)
Animal Adaptations – Game with various Animal Adaptations
Physical Adaptations – Explains how bones are a physical adaptation

Plant Adaptation – Great site to compare different types of biomes and plants
Great Animal Adaptation Activities
Animal Adaptations Safari Montage Video (K – 4th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=3068&d=00057AA
Animal Adaptations Safari Montage Video (5th – 8th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=113973&d=00153AA
Plant and Animal Adaptations Safari Montage Video (5th – 8th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=121209&d=08448AA
All About Animal Life Cycles Safari Montage Video (K-4th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=3039&d=00059AA
Bill Nye – Life Cycles Safari Montage Video (3rd – 6th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=47766&d=00299AA
TEKS 4.10(B)
Parent and Offspring – Instinct vs. Environment
Behavior Activity
Offspring Traits
Bill Nye Video – Genes – Video includes Quiz (3rd-5th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=47775&d=00289AA
TEKS 4.10(C)
Life Cycles of Butterflies and Moths
Butterfly Metamorphosis Video – 2 minutes
Insect Life Cycle
Life Cycle of a Plant
Lots of Different Life Cycle Websites
All About Animal Life Cycles Safari Montage Video (K-4th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=3039&d=00059AA
Bill Nye – Life Cycles Safari Montage Video (3rd – 6th grade)
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/?a=47766&d=00299AA