Oklahoma Social Studies 6.C.6.2.C

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.

Compare the outcomes of different economic systems for human prosperity, equality, and freedom.

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

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students compare how market, command, and mixed economies decide what to make and who gets it. They use evidence about available goods, income gaps, and choices about work or spending.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given two short descriptions, a student can identify which system offers more goods, which distributes income more evenly, and where people have more choice. They can explain that these outcomes vary rather than assuming one system always works the same way.
Common Misconceptions: Students may assume a market economy makes everyone wealthy, or that equal shares mean there is enough for everyone. They may treat a mixed economy as either entirely market-run or entirely government-run.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Town A has many goods, unequal incomes, and free job choice. Town B has fewer goods, equal incomes, and assigned jobs. Compare the towns on prosperity, equality, and freedom using one fact for each.

Lesson moves

Give groups food and tool cards; allow trades, then redistribute each type evenly and tally goods held and trades made.
Ask: 'Would you choose more goods with bigger income gaps or fewer goods shared evenly? How would job choice affect your answer?'
Sort cards reading 'shops set prices,' 'officials assign jobs,' and 'government funds clinics' into market, command, or mixed economy columns.
Compare a local grocery flyer with the school lunch menu; identify who sets prices, who pays, and what choices families have.

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