Find resources aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Practical technology concepts--skills and tools. The student selects appropriate methods or techniques for an assigned task and identifies and solves simple hardware and software problems using common troubleshooting strategies. The student is expected to:

write brief comments on literary or informational texts;

create two-dimensional shapes based on given attributes, including number of sides and vertices;

identify significant social and political issues such as health care, immigration, and education from different viewpoints across the political spectrum;

Culture. The student understands the concept of diversity within unity in Texas. The student is expected to:

identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the continents and each of the oceans, on maps and globes;

Child uses sentences that combine multiple phrases or ideas.

communicate an understanding of terminology related to operating systems and network systems such as internet, intranet, wireless network, short-range wireless technology, and learning management systems;

use text evidence to support an appropriate response;

classify and sort three-dimensional solids, including spheres, cones, cylinders, rectangular prisms (including cubes as special rectangular prisms), and triangular prisms, based on attributes using formal geometric language;

analyze the impact of third parties on the 1992 and 2000 presidential elections; and

identify the impact of international events, multinational corporations, government policies, and individuals on the 21st century economy.

explain how the diversity of Texas is reflected in a variety of cultural activities and celebrations;

locate places of significance, including the local community, Texas, the state capital, the U.S. capital, major cities in Texas, the coast of Texas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States on maps and globes; and

Child uses sentences that provide many details, remains on topic, and clearly communicates intended meaning.

identify where and how to save files such as using appropriate naming conventions and effective file management strategies;

retell texts in ways that maintain meaning;

classify and sort polygons with 12 or fewer sides according to attributes, including identifying the number of sides and number of vertices;

describe how people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups attempt to maintain their cultural heritage while adapting to the larger Texas culture;

Geography. The student understands the impact of geographic factors on major events. The student is expected to analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the Klondike Gold Rush, the Panama Canal, the Dust Bowl, and the levee failure in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

examine information from various sources about places and regions.

demonstrate proper touch keyboarding techniques with accuracy and ergonomic strategies such as correct hand and body positions;

interact with sources in meaningful ways such as illustrating or writing; and

compose two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional solids with given properties or attributes; and

identify examples of Spanish influence and the influence of other cultures on Texas such as place names, vocabulary, religion, architecture, food, and the arts; and

Geography. The student understands the causes and effects of migration and immigration on American society. The student is expected to:

Geography. The student understands how physical characteristics of places and regions affect people's activities and settlement patterns. The student is expected to:

identify and practice using keyboard or other input device shortcuts for actions such as copy, paste, undo, or closing windows; and

respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate.

decompose two-dimensional shapes such as cutting out a square from a rectangle, dividing a shape in half, or partitioning a rectangle into identical triangles and identify the resulting geometric parts.

Geometry and measurement. The student applies mathematical process standards to select and use units to describe length, area, and time. The student is expected to:

analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt; and

identify contributions to the arts by Texans such as Roy Bedichek, Diane Gonzales Bertrand, J. Frank Dobie, Scott Joplin, Elisabet Ney, Amado Peña Jr., Walter Prescott Webb, and Horton Foote.

describe how weather patterns and seasonal patterns affect activities and settlement patterns;

identify minor technical problems with hardware and software and solve the issues with assistance.

Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. The student is expected to:

find the length of objects using concrete models for standard units of length;

analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from immigration to the United States.

Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the political, economic, and social development of Texas. The student is expected to:

describe how natural resources and natural hazards affect activities and settlement patterns;

discuss topics and determine theme using text evidence with adult assistance;

describe the main character(s) and the reason(s) for their actions;

describe the inverse relationship between the size of the unit and the number of units needed to equal the length of an object;

Geography. The student understands the relationship between population growth and the physical environment. The student is expected to:

compare types and uses of technology, past and present;

explain how people depend on the physical environment and natural resources to meet basic needs; and

identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as Walter Cunningham, Michael DeBakey, Denton Cooley, Benjy Brooks, Michael Dell, and Howard Hughes Sr.;

identify the characteristics of different communities, including urban, suburban, and rural, and how they affect activities and settlement patterns.

describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently; and

represent whole numbers as distances from any given location on a number line;