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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 12

Texas, Our Land

Places on the map and how people change the land

What your child practices

Finding Texas, Austin, the United States, Washington, D.C., Canada and Mexico on maps and globes, the continents and oceans, how people change the land by farming, building roads and drilling for oil, and ways to conserve resources.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 2.4(A); 2.4(B); 2.5(A); 2.5(B); 2.5(C) · continents, oceans and places on maps, how people modify the environment, and conserving resources

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. People use land for farms, ranches, roads and towns.
  2. Changing land can change animal homes.
  3. We conserve resources, like water, by not wasting them.

Example: Which is a way to conserve water? Conserve means don't waste. Turning off the tap saves water. Answer: turn off the tap while brushing

Texas, Our Land in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 8 of 12 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after People Who Made a Difference and before Celebrations Near & Far.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which country borders the United States to the north?

    • Canada
    • Brazil
    • Cuba
    • Mexico

  2. Question 2

    Which is a natural resource found in Texas?

    • plastic toys
    • oil
    • computers
    • cars

  3. Question 3

    One effect of too much pollution is…

    • more fish
    • cleaner rivers
    • taller trees
    • dirty air and water

  4. Question 4

    What is the capital of Texas?

    • San Antonio
    • Houston
    • Dallas
    • Austin

  5. Question 5

    A big body of salt water that covers much of Earth is an…

    • island
    • hill
    • ocean
    • pond

  6. Question 6

    Which continent is Mexico on?

    • Africa
    • Asia
    • North America
    • South America

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