Spindletop Gusher: Drilling Oil in Texas
- Bulk Pricing:
- Buy in bulk and save
- Contributor:
- Beth Hammett
- Grade Level:
- 4th
- Product Type:
- Comic Book
- File Type:
- PPT and PDF
- Pages:
- 45
- Answer Key:
- N/A
Description
Created by Beth Hammett. It's 1901, and Anthony Lucas needs investors for finding oil at the Spindletop Oilfield--will your students invest after they learn about the first gusher in Texas?
In comic book format for fun learning and comes with comic templates for students to fill in their own dialogues and facts.
Includes: Joseph Sayers, 1901 Governor of Texas Comparison before and after the oil boom Blank Check Format Stock Certificate to Fill In Newspaper Template Drilling Bit Striking Oil Gusher Wildcat Boll Weevil Roughneck Population Explosion Chart Drilling Rig and Labeled Parts US and World Map with Oil Contributions Advertisement Boomtown Changes to Beaumont Infrastructure Timeline of the Spindletop Gusher
Great way to combine history/social studies and science with writing skills and concepts!
Fun historical comic book to make and fill in after reviewing basic facts and timelines.
Can be used for introductions to 1901, drilling, geology, time period, basic Texas history facts, assessment, and more...