Oklahoma Social Studies 3.C.2.3.B
The Standard
- 3.C.2
- Examine Oklahoma’s geography and how people of Oklahoma interact with their environment.
- 3.C.2.3
- Describe ways early inhabitants of present-day Oklahoma satisfied their basic needs and wants by interacting with the environment and using the natural resources of the region.
Describe how the environment contains natural resources used by humans and identify the characteristics of renewable versus non-renewable resources by providing examples found in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 3.C.2.3
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name resources people get from Oklahoma's land and air, such as oil, natural gas, trees, and wind. They explain which resources can grow back or keep coming, and which take millions of years to form.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student sorts Oklahoma wind and trees as renewable, and oil and natural gas as nonrenewable. They explain that wind can make electricity, trees can regrow, and oil can fuel cars but takes millions of years to form.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think an oil well refills soon after its oil is used. Others assume renewable resources cannot run low, even when trees are cut faster than they regrow.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Sort Oklahoma wind, trees, oil, and natural gas into renewable or nonrenewable. Pick one from each group and explain how people use it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Spin a paper pinwheel for Oklahoma wind and remove black counters from a cup for Oklahoma oil; compare what happens after each use.
Ask: If people cut down ten trees and plant one, will the forest stay the same size? Explain your answer.
Play a card sort with pictures of wind, trees, oil, and natural gas; students name a use before placing each card.
Mark wind turbines near Woodward and oil wells near Seminole on an Oklahoma map; draw arrows to a light bulb and a car.
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