Indiana Social Studies P.7.5
The Standard
Discuss the various types of conflict, including ingroup and outgroup bias, and the processes involved in conflict resolution (realistic conflict theory).
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students tell apart conflict within a person, between people, and between groups. They spot when people favor their own group or judge another group unfairly. They explain how competition for a limited resource can raise tension and how a shared goal can help.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a dispute over one gym slot, a student identifies the conflict as between groups and points to a sign of group bias. They explain why the limited space raises tension and propose a joint plan that gives both groups a reason to cooperate.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call every disagreement a conflict between groups, even when only two people disagree. They may see bias in the other group but miss it in their own. They may think telling groups to be nice will settle a dispute over a resource both groups still need.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Two clubs want the only gym slot, and one says, "Our club deserves it more." Name the conflict type and bias, explain why the slot causes tension, and suggest a shared goal.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give two table groups a shared pile of 12 index cards to build separate towers, then ask them to build one bridge together.
Ask: "When two clubs want the same gym slot, how might each describe its own members and the other club?"
Give pairs cards about a student's hard choice, two friends arguing, and rival clubs seeking one gym slot; sort by conflict type.
Show a school calendar with one open gym slot; have students draft a joint practice plan for two clubs and explain how it reduces tension.
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