TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources
113.20.b.29
(29) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
- (A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;
- (B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
- (C) organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;
- (D) identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference which influenced the participants;
- (E) support a point of view on a social studies issue or event;
- (F) identify bias in written, oral, and visual material;
- (G) evaluate the validity of a source based on language, corroboration with other sources, and information about the author;
- (H) use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs;
- (I) create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases representing various aspects of the United States; and
- (J) pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases.