Exploration & Colonization
Mexican War of Independence & Empresarios
Physical Properties of Matter
Mixtures & Solutions
100
The three main motivations for European settlers to leave their home countries.
gold, god, and glory
100
How did Father Hidalgo impact the Mexican War for Independence?
A. He trained soldiers
B. He wrote the Constitution
C. He inspired Texans to fight
D. He helped wounded soldiers
C. He inspired Texans to fight
100
List items that would sink
List items that would float
Possible answers:
Sink: coins, stones, metal objects (nails, keys, anchors), glass, and bricks
Float: wood, leaves, cork, and ice, plastic bottles, balloons, Styrofoam
100
A mixture is...
a combination of two or more substances that can be separated easily in some physical way
200
Cabeza de Vaca traveled about _______ miles across Texas.
about 800 miles
200
Why did Americans move to Texas after Mexico gained independence?
A. Mexico created a government like the one in the United States
B. To spread the Catholic Religion
C. To be free from Spain
D. Mexico established a strong military
A. Mexico created a government like the one in the United States
200
Sort these items as magnetic or not magnetic:
paper clip
cast iron skillet
penny
paper towel
pencil
iron nail
Magnetic: iron nail, cast iron skillet, paper clip
Not Magnetic: penny, paper towel, pencil
200
List 3 examples of mixtures.
Examples:
trail mix
a salad
soil
oil and water
cereal and milk
300
Cabeza de Vaca is known for....
keeping a journal of what he saw on his expeditions
300
What is Gail Borden famous for?
Condensed Milk
300
Match the terms:
less dense
more dense
sink
float
Float: Less Dense
Sink: More Dense
300
Students conducted an investigation and collected the following data.
Mass of substance 1 -
Mass of substance 2 - 354 g
Mass of mixture - 500 g
Students recorded their data for substance 2 but forgot to record their data for substance 1. They combined both substances to create a mixture and recorded their data on the chart.
The mass of substance 1 is ___________?
146 g
400
Why did the Spanish establish missions in Texas? Select ALL that apply.
A. Soldiers had a safe place to train
B. Convert Native Americans to Catholicism
C. Establish small towns
D. To claim land
B. Convert Native Americans to Catholicism
C. Establish small towns
D. To claim land
400
Compare and contrast:
Stephen F. Austin, Martin de Leon, or BOTH.
- Brought colonists to Texas
- First Mexican empresario to colonize Texas
- First American empresario to colonize Texas
- His colony became the town of Victoria, a center for raising livestock.
- Known as the “Father of Texas”
- Convinced the Mexican government to let settlers from the US immigrate to Texas
Possible answers:
Both: empresarios who brought colonists to Texas
Martin de Leon-
- First Mexican empresario to colonize Texas
- His colony became the town of Victoria, a center for raising livestock.
Stephen F. Austin -
- First American empresario to colonize Texas
- Known as the “Father of Texas”
- Convinced the Mexican government to let settlers from the US immigrate to Texas
400
Why do some of the magnets appear to “float” in the air?
A. opposite poles attract one another
B. similar poles repel one another
C. opposite poles repel one another
D. similar poles attract one another
B. similar poles repel one another
400
List 5 examples of a solution.
Examples:
chocolate milk
koolaid
saltwater
sweetened tea
500
Which Explorer fits these descriptor?
- Explored Texas for Spain
- Wrote his observations in a journal
- His writing described the environment in Texas
A. La Salle
B. Cabeza De Vaca
C. Coronado
B. Cabeza De Vaca
500
GROUP CER:
Following CER, explain the importance of colonies settling near water sources.
Examples of acceptable pieces of evidence:
have ample water to cook, clean, and drink
fishing for food
water helped keep soil fertile for crops
the climate was mild
trees for protection
500
Group CER:
Following CER, explain why honey sinks to the bottom of the glass and lamp oil floats to the top of the density tower.
Example:
The honey sinks to the bottom because it is more dense than water while the lamp oil is less dense than water so it floats to the top of the density tower. Substances that are more dense than water will sink and substances that are less dense than water will float. The honey sank to the bottom so it must be more dense than water and the lamp oil floated to the top so it must be less dense than water.
500
Group Short Constructed Response
Imagine you are in the forest. Describe the mixtures you see around you and explain what makes them a mixture in 2-3 sentences.
Mixtures I see in the forest are soil, grass, leaves, sticks, water (streams). These are mixtures because their physical properties don’t change when they are mixed together, and I can easily separate them from each other.