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"Planning a Highway" is a multi-discipline education kit developed by TxDOT, with help from the Texas Historical
Commission and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Each of the five lessons
examines the issues involved with planning a highway, including: geological,
topographical, biological, hazardous wastes, historical, archeological and social
issues.
Best of all, each lesson addresses TAAS and TEKS requirements.
Order "Planning a Highway" education kit and receive the following:
- A teacher’s lesson plan book with five multi-discipline lessons geared for
9th and 10th graders.
- A student handbook, suitable for photocopying.
- Posters, including: "Texas Rocks and Fossils," "Endangered Species & TxDOT,"
and "How do we Treat our Wastewater?"
- "Bats 'n' Bridges" brochure.
- "You are the Guardian of the Past," "Texas Archeology in the High School
Classroom" and "Exploring Texas Ecoregions" booklets.
- Texas endangered species lists.
- Videos, including "The Web," "Concept to Concrete," and "Ecoregions of Texas
Collection."
To receive your free kit, send your name, name of your school and address to:
Texas Department of Transportation
Attention: Communications
Environmental Affairs Division
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701-2483
Or e-mail us. Please specify
which materials you want. |
