Indiana Social Studies IS.3.7
The Standard
Examine Indiana’s relationships with states, countries, and world regions and understand the significance of these relationships to Indiana’s past, present, and future.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace how goods and people connect Indiana to other states and countries. They explain how those links shaped Indiana in the past, affect it now, and might change it later.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can show how iron ore from Minnesota reached Gary steel mills and how Indiana auto parts reach buyers in Canada. They can explain how each link affects jobs and predict what higher shipping costs might change.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Indiana cannot ship goods by water because it is inland, overlooking Lake Michigan and the Ohio River. They may focus only on foreign trade and miss Indiana's links with other states.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: On a map, draw the route from Minnesota to Gary and a route from Indiana to Canada. Explain one past effect of the ore route and one possible future effect if Canadian orders for auto parts fall.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a map and yarn to trace Minnesota iron ore to Gary and Indiana auto parts to Canada, then label one affected job.
Ask students to write: How did Minnesota ore help Gary grow, and what might happen if Canadian buyers order fewer Indiana auto parts?
Deal cards labeled Minnesota ore, Gary steel, Canadian auto buyers, and Indiana factory jobs; have students match causes to effects and explain each pair.
Use a Census state export table to find Indiana sales to Canada, then explain what a drop in orders could mean for factory workers.
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