Oklahoma Social Studies 1.C.3.6

Social Studies1st GradeContent Standards

The Standard

Identify natural resources (e.g., water, soil, vegetation, minerals) and describe how people use natural resources to meet their needs and wants.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 1.C.3

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify resources that come from nature, such as water, soil, plants, and minerals. They tell how people use them to meet needs and wants.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point to soil and say it helps grow food, or point to salt and say people use it in cooking. They can explain that drinking water is a need, while water for a splash pad is a want.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call a plastic toy a natural resource because its materials came from nature. They may think every use of water is a need, even filling a backyard pool.
How to Assess It: Show pictures of water, soil, a tree, salt, and a plastic toy. Have students circle the natural resources, name how people use two, and label one use a need or a want.

Lesson moves

Set out water, soil, a lettuce leaf, and salt; have pairs match them to cards showing drinking, growing food, eating, and seasoning.
Ask, 'Is water for drinking a need or a want? What about water for a splash pad?' Have partners explain their choices.
Give pairs picture cards of water, soil, trees, salt, and plastic toys; have them sort natural resources from made objects.
Walk past the school garden or flower bed; ask students to point out soil and plants and say how people use each.

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