Oklahoma Social Studies 6.P.1.1.C
The Standard
- 6.P.1
- Apply critical thinking skills to address authentic civic issues.
- 6.P.1.1
- Demonstrate an understanding of the virtue of civil discourse to analyze and address real- world problems.
Use information to analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself in regional and global issues, describing options for solutions.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 6.P.1.1
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use maps and other information to show how a problem affects a region and connects to a global issue. They compare possible fixes and use evidence to explain their choices.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a river map, a student can trace how plastic litter reaches downstream towns and the ocean. They can explain what an upstream prevention effort and a river cleanup would each address.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may see river litter and ocean plastic as separate problems. They may think a cleanup stops new litter from entering the river.
How to Assess It
- Hand out a river-to-ocean map with this note: 'Litter from three upstream towns washes downstream.' Ask students to name one regional effect and one global effect, then explain how two different fixes would help.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place paper trash tokens on a printed river map; students move them downstream and mark where nearby communities and the ocean are affected.
Ask: Which helps more, collecting litter at the river mouth or reducing plastic upstream? Students use the map to explain what each fix misses.
Race to sort cards showing a clogged drain, downstream trash, a littered coast, and ocean plastic by geographic reach; explain each placement.
Examine a photo of a school storm drain; students write a sign naming one item to keep out and where it could travel.
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