Texas TEKS 5.22

5.22 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 5.22.A

  identify the accomplishments of notable individuals in the fields of science and technology such as Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney, John Deere, Thomas Edison, A...

• 5.22.B

  identify how scientific discoveries , technological innovations, and the rapid growth of technology industries have advanced the economic development of the Uni...

• 5.22.C

  explain how scientific discoveries and technological innovations in the fields of medicine, communication, and transportation have benefited individuals and soc...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify well-known American scientists, inventors, explorers, and their accomplishments. They connect inventions and major projects to jobs, markets, industries, and economic growth. They explain how advances in medicine, communication, and transportation changed daily life.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can accurately match major figures with accomplishments, such as Bell with the telephone and Armstrong with the Moon landing. The student can trace how an innovation changed work, trade, health, communication, or travel. Explanations include a clear cause and effect.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may confuse inventors and accomplishments, such as crediting Edison with the telephone or treating Armstrong as an inventor. They may assume one person created an invention alone or that every innovation helped everyone immediately. They may say something was better without naming a specific effect.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Match Bell, Carver, and Armstrong with the telephone, agricultural research, and Moon landing. Choose one and explain one economic or daily-life effect using because.

1. 01

   Give groups cards showing people, inventions, dates, and effects, then have them build a timeline and defend three matches.

2. 02

   Write a cause-and-effect paragraph explaining how the transcontinental railroad or space program created jobs, markets, or new industries.

3. 03

   Play accomplishment bingo using clues about Franklin, Whitney, Deere, Edison, Bell, Carver, the Wright brothers, and Armstrong.

4. 04

   Compare a family member’s past experience with medicine, phones, or travel to today, then chart the benefits and tradeoffs.

• 2.13

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present. The student is expected to:

• 4.18

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on life in Texas. The student is expected to:

• 8.27

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States. The student is ...

• 8.28

  Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on daily life in the United States....