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Compare the ways of life of American Indian groups in Texas and North America before European
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4.1 d exploration.
Identify American Indian groups in Texas and North America before European exploration such as the
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Summarize motivations for European exploration and settlement of Texas, including economic
opportunity, competition, and the desire for expansion.
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4.1 b Lipan Apache, Karankawa, Caddo, and Jumano.
4.2 a
4.3 b Identify the accomplishments and explain the impact of significant explorers, including Cabeza de Vaca;
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Francisco Coronado; and René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, on the settlement of Texas.
4.8 a
Identify and explain clusters and patterns of settlement in Texas at different time periods such as prior to
the Texas Revolution, after the building of the railroads, and following World War II.
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Identify reasons why people have adapted to and modified their environment in Texas, past and present,
4.9 b such as the use of natural resources to meet basic needs, facilitate transportation, and enhance
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recreational activities.
4.10 a
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Explain the economic activities various early American Indian groups in Texas and North America used to
meet their needs and wants such as farming, trading, and hunting.
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Analyze the effects of exploration, immigration, migration, and limited resources on the economic
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4.12 c development and growth of Texas.
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Level of
Complexity
5.9 a
Observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by interacting with the
living and non-living elements.
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Observe
High
(analyze)
5.9 b
Describe how the flow of energy derived from the Sun, used by producers to create
their own food, is transferred through a food chain and food web to consumers and
decomposers.
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Describe
Medium
(apply)
5.10 a Compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and
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Compare
High
(analyze)
5.10 b Differentiate between inherited traits of plants and animals such as spines on a cactus or
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Differentiate
High
(analyze)
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Observe,
Describe
Low
(remember)
survive such as hooves on prairie animals or webbed feet in aquatic animals.
the shape of a beak and learned behaviors such as an animal learning tricks or a child
riding a bicycle.
Observed and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they
3.9 a support populations and communities within an ecosystem.