Browse Exhibits (3 total)
Butterflies
The purpose of the weeks worth of butterflies and migration lessons is to inform students about the world that is around them, from as close as their backyard, to their school campus, even to a location that is just driving distance away from them. As the students go throughout the week they will come to know and hopefully, appreciate, the very insects that fly among us so casually. The students will not only learn about butterflies and their characteristics, but they will also learn about migration. Students will learn that it’s not only people who migrate, but it is also, birds, butterflies, and other types of animals too. These lessons will help students appreciate the life of not only themselves but of other beings we share this earth with too.
Birding
The resolution for this lesson is for the students to understand the economic impacts of the Rio Grande Valley. To gain the interest of the students, in this lesson the teacher will be using the topic of birds and the things that concern them to help the students develop knowledge on economics. The students will also be able to see how migration impacts the growth of Texas both in a positive and negative way. Because limited resources have a significant impact on the economic development of Texas, the students will also have an opportunity to see how those such resources have an impact in their hometown. Students will be able to see what it is like to go into a store and manage the money they have been given to buy the products they wish to have. Overall, the students will be pleasantly learning about economics and the impacts that come along with it.
South Padre Island
The purpose of this lesson is to help students identify common recreational activities of their local communities in the past and the present. They will first learn about the history of the South Padre Island and the first community established there with Priest Padre Jose Nicolas Balli with resources from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University Library. Using the same resources, South Padre Island newspapers, students will read about recreational activities people took part in in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Students will then research about recreational activities that exist today in the South Padre Island to be aware of all the places that their community has to offer. By learning about this students will be familiar with what has shaped and keeps shaping the daily lives of people in the ways they have fun.