Oklahoma Social Studies 6.C.6.2.B

Social Studies6th GradeContent Standards

The Standard

6.C.6: Analyze economic systems of the world and how they impact the development of a nation and region.
6.C.6.2: Analyze the benefits and limitations of the world’s economic systems.

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

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 6.C.6.2

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students explain how taxes, subsidies, or rules can change what businesses sell and what shoppers pay. They connect those changes to trade between countries.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given an import tax on shoes, a student predicts that imported shoes may cost more and local factories may sell more. They explain why stores might order fewer shoes from the other country.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think an import tax bans imports rather than raising their cost. They may also think a policy can change prices without changing trade between countries.
How to Assess It: A country adds a $4 tax to each imported pair of shoes. What might happen to local shoe sales and to orders from the exporting country? Give a reason for each.

Lesson moves

Give groups paper shoe cards priced $12 local and $10 imported. Add a $4 import tax and have them choose store stock.
Ask: Who might benefit from the shoe tax, and who might pay more? Have students explain their answers.
Play a policy match game: pair tariff, factory subsidy, and trade agreement cards with possible changes in prices, jobs, or imports.
Bring three school supplies with country-of-origin labels. Students locate each country on a map and predict how an import tax might change store orders.

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