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Texas State Capitol, Post-Visit Lesson Plan, 7th Grade
Seventh graders tour the Texas State Capitol and discover two historic paintings in the Capitol building. They discover how these paintings depict crucial events of the
Texas Revolution. In groups, they review notebooks of the artist...
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Capitol Visitors Center
Students complete a post-trip discussion after visiting the capitol building in Austin. As a class, they review how soldiers received their allotment of land for participating in the Texas Revolution. Individually, they write a letter...
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Lone Star Round-Up
Students take a virtual tour of the Capitol Visitors Center in Austin, Texas. In groups, they receive a list of the artifacts and symbols they are to look for during their exploration of the building. To end the lesson, they make a...
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Tic Tac Lesson: Learning About America
General information about America is covered in this presentation. There are 4 topical slides, our capital, important places, important people and our country's holidays. This PowerPoint would be a great discussion starter or as...
The Texas Senate
The Texas Senate: Texas Senate Kids
A fantastic site available in both English and Spanish where students can learn about the Texas State Government. Divided in three categories: for kids up to 3rd grade, for 4th grade kids and up, for parents and teachers. Kids can take a...
The Texas Senate
The Texas Senate: Texas Senate Kids
A fantastic site available in both English and Spanish where students can learn about the Texas State Government. Divided in three categories: for kids up to 3rd grade, for 4th grade kids and up, for parents and teachers. Kids can take a...
Texas State Preservation Board
Texas State Preservation Board: Texas State Capitol
The State Capitol Building of Texas is profiled and important trivia is supplied on its size and architecture.
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Texas Bob: Texas State Capitol Building
Read about the construction of the Texas Capitol that began in 1882. Included are excerpts from Sam Houston's speech on accepting the new Capitol building, and photographs.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Capitols of Texas
Information about the eight different capitol buildings used by Texas from the start of the Republic of Texas up to the present. Includes drawings and later photos.
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Texas Online: Texas
Facts about the state of Texas, its history, government, state symbols, and its capitals and capitol buildings.
Texas State Preservation Board
Texas State Preservation Board
Established in 1983 for the purpose of preserving, maintaining, and restoring the Texas State Capitol, the General Land Office Building, and their contents and grounds.