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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Chamizal National MemorialA teacher-ranger leads a group of fellow teachers through a learning session at the Memorial.
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Chamizal National Memorial
Upper Elementary Lesson Plans

Road Trip Across Texas and New Mexico
This lesson integrates Geography and Social Studies TEKS for grades 3 to 5 while exploring regional National Park sites.

A Lesson on Adaptation
This lesson plan integrates Science and Language Arts TAKS objectives with Social Studies TEKS for grades 3 to 5.

The following units are designed for fourth grade classrooms. Each lesson meets several TEKS objectives and are full of hands-on activities that engage students with the history of the Memorial.

Grade 4 Unit 1
Grade 4 Unit 2

The Chamizal Story (activity booklet)

 
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo river  

Did You Know?
The only natural boundary between the United States and Mexico is the Rio Grande River, which was established in 1848 by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Rio Bravo, as the river is known in Mexico, makes up about 1000 miles of the 2000 mile border between the two countries.

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