1. Contemporary Texas Project
You have been hired by your local government to create a presentation that is designed to attract international business to Texas.
The presentation should include current economic, political, and social trends.
Include the changing demographics, cultural diversity, and advancements in science and technology.
Select one of the issues below to analyze:
Financing Education
Growth of Cities
Growth of Oil & Gas industry
Less funding to NASA
Growth of Computer Technology
Use of migrant workers in agriculture
Resources: Notes, Textbook, The Handbook of Texas Online TSHA, Texas Almanac, and Texas State Data Center.
Use the Web Analysis to guide your research.
Project should be made in Movie Maker

2. Project
Include:
Introduction (can be a voice over or a video of you introducing the topic)
Separate parts that cover current economic, political, and social trends for your topic. Also include, changing demographics, cultural diversity, and advancements in science and technology
Visuals: Pictures, Graphs, Charts
You should have a voiceover explaining your topic
Credits at the end
Get creative!

3. Websites http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online