Oklahoma Social Studies 6.C.7.4.A

Social Studies6th GradeContent Standards

The Standard

6.C.7: Analyze the common characteristics of regions which create a sense of identity and unity, influencing the interactions among people and nations of the Western Hemisphere.
6.C.7.4: Describe patterns of economic interdependence and trade linking regions of the Western Hemisphere.

Define basic concepts related to trade, including exports and imports, tariffs, free trade, and balance of trade.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 6.C.7.4

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify goods entering a country as imports and goods leaving it as exports. They explain that tariffs are taxes on imports and that free trade means fewer trade barriers. They compare the value of imports and exports to find a country's balance of trade.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a shipment between two countries, a student can name the export and the import from each country's point of view. They can explain how a tariff might raise a product's price. Given two trade totals, they can tell whether a country bought more than it sold abroad.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call a product an export because it leaves a store, rather than a country. They may think a tariff is a shipping fee or that free trade means goods cost nothing. Some count items instead of comparing their value.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: A country sells $80 million in goods abroad and buys $100 million from abroad. Label its exports and imports, find its balance of trade, and explain how a tariff differs from free trade.

Lesson moves

Place two country mats on desks; move product cards between them, then label each move from both countries' points of view.
Ask: Why might imported shoes cost more with a tariff than under free trade?
Give pairs shipment cards with prices; have them tally one country's exports and imports, then calculate its trade balance.
Show a classroom item's 'Made in' label and ask whether it counts as an import where you live.

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