Indiana Social Studies 4.E.1
The Standard
Give examples of the kinds of goods produced and services provided in Indiana in different historical periods.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name goods made in Indiana and services provided there in the 1800s, 1900s, and today. They sort examples by period and explain why each is a good or a service.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can place corn and blacksmith repairs in the 1800s, South Bend cars and rail transport in the 1900s, and medicines and hospital care today. They identify the products as goods and the work done for others as services.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call blacksmith repairs goods because a tool is involved. They may assume corn was grown only in the past or call car manufacturing a service because workers make the cars.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to name one Indiana good and one service from the 1800s, then one good and one service from today. Have them label each example and explain their choices.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pairs place dated Indiana picture cards for corn, blacksmith repairs, South Bend cars, and hospital care on a timeline labeled good or service.
Ask: How did Indiana work change from 1800s farms and blacksmith shops to 1900s car factories and current hospitals?
Set corners for 1800s goods, 1800s services, 1900s goods, and 1900s services; call out 1800s wheat, 1800s wagon repair, 1900s cars, and 1900s rail transport.
Show an Indiana-made product listing and a local hospital website; students name the good and service, then compare them with 1800s examples.
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Give examples of Indiana's increasing agricultural, industrial, political, and business development in the nineteenth century.
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Explain how Indiana traditions and customs have changed over time (1816 to present).
- IS.4.2
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