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The Catch @ Blalack

There is no taking trout with dry breeches.
-Cervantes, Don Quixote

The Catch is the act of acquiring.  At The Brook@Blalack the catch is the act of acquiring knowledge of our great state, Texas, and the social studies skills necessary to help us in our studies.  On this page the viewer will find the current topic of study, learner objectives, textbook references, outside resources, unit projects, and due dates. Other features on this page are updated at the beginning of each unit of study.

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Unit One: Regional Geography
The geography unit will introduce the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region) Students will examine in detail the four natural regions of Texas. Basic geography tools and skills with be reviewed and expressed. Students will continue to use these basic geography tools and demonstrate the skills throughout the year.

Essential Questions:

  • How do people and ideas move and what is the impact of this movement?
  • How do people adapt and modify their environment?
  • How does where you live help define and shape your culture?

Enduring Understandings:

  • Relationships among people, places, and environments result in geographic patterns on Earth’s surface.
  • The physical geography of a place helps shape the culture of that place.
  • People adapt to and change the environment that they live in to meet their needs and wants.

Textbook: Celebrating Texas Chapters 1-3
tackle (text) Celebrating Texas, McDougal Littell
 

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Texas Road Trip

 

 

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