GTs Study Texas

Posted Date: 10/02/2023

Capitol Counselor Mrs. Barbara Utley & Librarian Mrs. Pam Alexander #ExpectExcellence and engaged 4th-grade GT students in a virtual field trip provided by Frontier Texas in Abilene. This field trip introduced these students to a study of Texas this semester. This program generated a deeper understanding of the population groups that settled in Texas. These GT students will study immigrant groups of the past & contemporary immigrant groups. They will understand if the geography of Texas affected the settlers' decisions to move here. They will know how geography helped settlers make their choices once they arrived. Students will understand how physical geography is vital to the decisions and choices people have made or will make. Additionally, students will learn concepts of cultural geography. They'll find out what population groups brought with them from their old homes. They'll learn the contributions settlers made to Texas. This project promotes understanding of others through discovering similarities and differences among population groups who come from various places around the globe to live in one place. These GT students will learn so much, and their conclusion to this project is to curate & display their own museum of the Immigration to Texas for their parents & teachers! We can't wait to see it! #