VISD Elementary Social StudiesTEKS Toolbox

Texas Studies Weekly

Technology

Week 6

2ndGrade

Students will learn how to use technology in the media center and classroom. They will also learn about primary sources and how they help us learn about history.

2.2 / History. The student understands the concepts of time and chronology. The student is expected to:
2.2B / Apply vocabulary related to chronology, including past, present, and future.
Apply
VOCABULARY RELATED TO CHRONOLOGY
Including, but not limited to:
  • Past – having existed or occurred in an earlier time
  • Present – now
  • Future – something that will happen in time to come

2.3 / History. The student understands how various sources provide information about the past and present. The student is expected to:
2.3A / Identify several sources of information about a given period or event such as reference materials, biographies, newspapers, and electronic sources.
Identify
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT PERIODS OR EVENTS
Including, but not limited to:
  • Reference materials (e.g., encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories)
  • Biographies – an account of the life of an individual
  • Newspapers – major Texas papers such as Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Antonio Express-News, Austin-American Statesman, El Paso Times, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Galveston County Daily News
  • Electronic sources (e.g., online encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories)

2.3B / Describe various evidence of the same time period using primary sources such as photographs, journals, and interviews.
Describe
EVIDENCE OF SAME TIME PERIOD USING DIFFERENT SOURCES
Including, but not limited to:
  • Photographs
  • Journals
  • Interviews

2.17 / Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present. The student is expected to:
2.17A / Describe how science and technology change communication, transportation, and recreation.
Describe
HOW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHANGE COMMUNICATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND RECREATION (PAST AND PRESENT)
Including, but not limited to:
  • Communication – online networking, email, text messaging have increased the rate and proximity of communicating
  • Transportation – hybrid vehicles, kinetic energy powered trains, nuclear submarines; new technology increases speed, efficiency, and capacity of transportation reducing prices and improving service
  • Recreation – gaming devices, reading devices, digital music players, high definition televisions, segways

2.18 / Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
2.18A / Obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music.
Obtain
INFORMATION FROM VALID ORAL SOURCES
Including, but not limited to:
  • Conversations
  • Interviews
  • Music
Valid (authentic, justifiable, appropriate) oral sources might include oral histories, first person account interviews, and historical music
2.18B / Obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, maps, electronic sources, literature, reference sources, and artifacts.
Obtain
INFORMATION FROM VALID VISUAL SOURCES
Including, but not limited to:
  • Pictures
  • Symbols
  • Electronic media
  • Literature
  • Reference sources
  • Artifacts

2.18C / Use various parts of a source, including the table of contents, glossary, and index, as well as keyword Internet searches to locate information.
Use
PARTS OF A SOURCE TO LOCATE INFORMATION
Including, but not limited to:
  • Table of Contents
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Keyword internet search

2.19 / Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
2.19A / Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences.
Express
IDEAS ORALLY
Including, but not limited to:
  • Based on knowledge
  • Based on experiences

2.19B / Create written and visual material such as stories, poems, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas.
Create
WRITTEN AND VISUAL MATERIAL TO EXPRESS IDEAS
Including, but not limited to:
  • Stories
  • Poems
  • Maps
  • Graphic organizers