Oklahoma Social Studies 4.P.2.3.A
The Standard
- 4.P.2
- Use interdisciplinary tools to acquire, apply, and evaluate content understanding of the four strands of social studies.
- 4.P.2.3
- Demonstrate a mastery of geographic concepts and the use of geographic tools to understand the impact of geography on the past and present.
Answer geographic questions by organizing geographic information from historical as well as contemporary perspectives.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 4.P.2.3
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use maps from different time periods to answer a question about a place. They sort what each map shows, then use that information to explain a change or a similarity.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can find Oklahoma City and Tulsa on a 1907 railroad map and a current road map. They can chart the routes shown on each map and use the chart to answer how travel between the cities has changed.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may read a railroad symbol as a road if they skip the map key. They may also think a route did not exist just because one map does not show it.
How to Assess It
- Give students a 1907 Oklahoma railroad map and a current Oklahoma road map. Ask: “Name one route shown between Oklahoma City and Tulsa on each map. What difference do you notice?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Students trace routes between Oklahoma City and Tulsa on 1907 railroad and current road maps, then record what each map shows in a two-column chart.
Ask: “What can each map tell us about travel between these cities, and what can’t it tell us?” Have students write two sentences.
Give pairs four statements about the maps. They label each “1907,” “today,” or “both” and point to the map evidence.
Have students plan a drive from Oklahoma City to Tulsa on a current map, then compare their route with a route on the 1907 railroad map.
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