Oklahoma Social Studies 3.P.2.3

3.P.2.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 3.P.2.3.A

  Ask and answer geographic questions, using geographic information about the student’s community and state.

• 3.P.2.3.B

  Describe the community and state’s human and physical environment by creating and using maps, graphs, and other geographic models, including aerial photography.

• 3.P.2.3.C

  Identify and describe how humans modify and adapt to their physical environment, using its natural and human resources.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students ask where and why questions about their community and Oklahoma. They use maps, aerial photos, and graphs to find natural and built features. They compare old and current maps to explain how people have used and changed the land.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can mark a river, road, and school on a local map and sort them as natural or built. They can use a map or graph to explain why people settled near a river. They can point to a change between old and current maps.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call a lake natural even when a dam created it. They may assume a map shows what a place looks like today, or that every part of Oklahoma has the same land and weather.

04

How to Assess It

Show students an Oklahoma map with rivers and towns. Ask: "Choose one town near a river. What might people gain from that location, and what problem might they face?"

1. 01

   Give pairs a printed aerial photo of the school area; have them trace streets, mark trees, and make a map key.

2. 02

   Ask: "Why might a town grow near a river, and what problems could that cause?" Have students use a state map in their answers.

3. 03

   Give teams an Oklahoma map and a rainfall bar graph; have them find the wetter region and circle one river there.

4. 04

   Show a photo of a local storm shelter; ask students how its location and design help people live with Oklahoma storms.

• 6.P.2.3

  The 6th Grade version of this standard.

• 5.P.2.3

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.P.2.3

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 1.P.2.3

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.