Oklahoma Social Studies 4.C.4.2

4.C.4.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 4.C.4.2.A

  Identify the major economic activities in which people of each region work to satisfy their needs and wants (e.g., commercial agriculture, manufacturing, energy...

• 4.C.4.2.B

  Distinguish between renewable (e.g., water, soil, solar) and nonrenewable resources (e.g., fossil fuels: oil, natural gas, coal) and explain how they are used t...

• 4.C.4.2.C

  Describe the relative location and importance of natural resources which support human development in each region (e.g., Mid-Continent oilfield, Appalachian and...

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What Students Need to Do

Students use a U.S. map to locate resources and the jobs tied to them. They connect farming, factories, energy production, construction, and services to goods and services used nationwide. They tell which resources can renew and which cannot.

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What Mastery Looks Like

Students locate the Ogallala Aquifer beneath the Great Plains and link its water to crops sold nationwide. They place Appalachian coal east of the Great Plains and connect it to electricity. They explain why sunlight renews but coal does not.

03

Common Misconceptions

Some students leave out healthcare and technology because those jobs do not always make physical goods. Others call oil renewable because people can keep drilling for it. They may think aquifer water refills as fast as farms use it.

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How to Assess It

On a blank U.S. map, label the Ogallala Aquifer and Appalachian coal region. For each, name a job it supports, say whether the resource can renew, and explain how it helps people in other regions.

1. 01

   Give pairs a U.S. map and cards for Ogallala water, Mid-Continent oil, Appalachian coal, and Imperial Valley farms; place them and match job cards.

2. 02

   Ask: If North Carolina's Outer Banks beaches shrank, how could that affect hotels and suppliers in other states?

3. 03

   Race to sort soil, sunlight, water, coal, gas, and oil cards by renewability; explain why Ogallala water can still run low.

4. 04

   Trace a loaf of bread from Great Plains wheat farms through a mill, a truck company, and a local grocery store; list the jobs.

• 3.C.4

  Identify and describe basic economic activities creating prosperity for the state.

• USG.C.1.5

  Examine the role of government in a nation’s economy.

• 6.C.6.2.B

  Describe how government policies affect economic activities within a nation, as well as determine trade relationships.

• 6.C.6.3

  Explain how different sectors of a nation’s economy contribute to the development of a nation.