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Regions of Texas: Great Plains and Gulf Coastal Plains*
Ecoregion of Texas: Edwards Plateau*
*Bracken Cave, where these videos are filmed, is located outside San Antonio in these Texas regions and ecoregion. However, Mexican free-tailed bats live in all regions and ecoregions of Texas.
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): K(13)(B), 1(13)(A), 2(13)(B)
Social Studies TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2022): K(4)(A), 1(4)(B), 1(5)(B), 2(3)(A), 2(4)(B)
NGSS: 1-LS1-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 3(12)(B), 4(12)(B), 5(12)(B)
Social Studies TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2022): 3(4)(A), 4(20)(A), 5(24)(A)
NGSS: 5-LS2-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 6(12)(B), 8(12)(C)
Social Studies TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2022): 6(3)(C), 6(19)(C), 7(8)(A), 7(8)(B), 7(20)(C), 8(29)(C)
NGSS: MS-LS2-4
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2020): BIO(13)(A)
NGSS: HS-LS2-6, HS-LS2-7
Region of Texas: Great Plains
Ecoregions of Texas: High Plains and Rolling Plains
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Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): K(12)(B), 1(13)(C), 2(13)(C)
Social Studies TEKS: K(5)(A), 1(3)(B), 1(4)(B), 1(5)(A), 2(3)(A), 2(4)(B)
NGSS: 1-LS1-2
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 3(12)(B), 4(12)(B), 5(12)(B)
Social Studies TEKS: 3(3)(C), 4(4)(B), 4(6)(A), 4(8)(A), 4(8)(C), 4(9)(A), 4(9)(B), 5(8)(A), 5(8)(B)
NGSS: 5-LS2-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 6(12)(A), 7(12)(A), 8(12)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: 6(3)(B), 7(9)(A), 8(11)(B)
NGSS: MS-LS2-3
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): BIO(13)(D)
Social Studies TEKS: WG(2)(A), WG(9)(A), WG(18)(A), WH(15)(C), US(3)(B)
NGSS: HS-LS2-7
Region of Texas: Mountains & Basins
Ecoregion of Texas: Trans-Pecos
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): K(13)(B), 1(13)(A), 2(13)(B), 3(13)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: K(3)(C), 1(3)(B), 1(4)(B), 1(4)(A), 2(3)(A), 2(4)(B), 3(4)(C)
NGSS: K-LS1-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 4(13)(B), 5(13)(B)
Social Studies TEKS: 4(3)(A), 5(24)(A)
NGSS: 3-LS2-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 6(12)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: 6(7)(C), 6(18)(C), 6(19)(C), 6(20)(D), 7(8)(A), 7(9)(A), 7(10)(B), 7(20)(C), 7(21)(A), 8(29)(C)
Mathematics TEKS: 6(1)(D), 6(5)(A), 7(1)(D), 8(1)(D)
NGSS: MS-LS2-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2020): BIO(10)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: US(15)(A)
NGSS: HS-LS3-3
Region of Texas: Coastal Plains
Ecoregion of Texas: Gulf Prairies & Marshes
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): K(12)(A), K(12)(B), 1(12)(A), 2(12)(A), 3(12)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: K(3)(C), 1(3)(B), 1(4)(A), 1(4)(B), 2(3)(A), 2(4)(B), 3(4)(C)
NGSS: 1-LS1-2
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 4(12)(A), 5(12)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: 3(4)(C), 4(6)(A), 5(24)(A)
NGSS: 5-ESS2-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 6(13)(C), 7(13)(D), 8(13)(C)
Social Studies TEKS: 6(3)(C), 7(8)(B)
NGSS: MS-LS1-5
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2020): BIO(13)(D)
Social Studies TEKS: World Geography Studies(8)(A)
NGSS: HS-LS4-5
Region of Texas: Great Plains
Ecoregion of Texas: Edwards Plateau
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): K(13)(C), 1(13)(B), 2(13)(D)
Social Studies TEKS: 1(4)(B), 2(3)(A), 2(4)(B)
NGSS: 1-LS3-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 3(13)(A), 5(13)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: 3(4)(C), 4(3)(A), 5(24)(A)
NGSS: 4-LS1-1
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2021): 6(11)(B), 7(11)(A)
Social Studies TEKS: 6(5)(C), 7(9)(A), 8(11)(B)
NGSS: MS-ESS3-4
Science TEKS (Approved by SBOE 2020): BIO(12)(A)
NGSS: HS-LS1-2