Oklahoma Social Studies 1.C.1.6.C
The Standard
- 1.C.1
- Analyze their role as a citizen in a community.
- 1.C.1.6
- Using biographies from early United States of America’s history, explain historical examples of patriotism and civic virtue as exemplified during the early American republic, including
Science and Technology (e.g., Benjamin Banneker, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark)
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.C.1.6
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name Benjamin Banneker, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark. They tell how Banneker studied the stars and how Lewis and Clark made maps and recorded plants and animals.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can match Banneker with an almanac and Lewis and Clark with a map or travel journal. They can explain how these records helped people learn about the sky or the land.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think Lewis and Clark invented the compass or traveled through empty land. Native peoples already lived there and knew the routes. Banneker studied the stars; he did not invent them.
How to Assess It
- Show pictures of Banneker and Lewis and Clark. Ask students to draw or write one thing Banneker studied and one thing Lewis and Clark recorded.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Walk around the schoolyard with paper and pencils, then have students sketch a simple map and record one plant they see.
Show a map and a star chart, then ask: How could each help someone learn about the world?
Give pairs picture cards of Banneker, Lewis and Clark, an almanac, a map, and a plant sketch to match and explain.
Show a local bus map and ask students to find the library, then discuss how maps help travelers.
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Related Standards
- 5.C.7.3.B
geographic and scientific knowledge gained from the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition
- 3.C.3.3.B
Technology (e.g., Sequoyah, Wiley Post)
- 1.C.1.6.D
Public Service (e.g., Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison).
- 2.C.2.6.C
Science and Technology (e.g., Orville and Wilbur Wright, Jonas Salk, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong)
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