Oklahoma Social Studies 6.P.1.2.A

Social Studies6th GradeSocial Studies Practices

The Standard

6.P.1: Apply critical thinking skills to address authentic civic issues.
6.P.1.2: Develop practices which demonstrate an understanding that social studies involves the evaluation of evidence.

Investigate and propose answers to essential questions representing complex enduring issues across the social studies disciplines.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 6.P.1.2

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students ask open questions about lasting problems, such as who gets water during a drought. They use maps, records, and other evidence to weigh competing needs and propose an answer.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can turn 'Water is scarce' into 'How should a town share water when supplies run low?' They use facts from at least two sources to support an answer and explain who might disagree.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think a question about fairness has one factual answer. They may give an opinion without evidence or assume one source tells the whole story.
How to Assess It: Give this exit ticket: 'Rainfall dropped by half, and farms use 60% of the town's water. Write an open question about fair water use, then answer it using both facts and naming one trade-off.'

Lesson moves

Give pairs 20 counters and cards showing homes, farms, and hospitals; ask them to divide the water and explain one trade-off.
Ask, 'Who should get water first during a drought?' Have students cite a drought map and a town water-use chart before responding.
Run a source sort: teams match a drought map, water-use chart, and old water-rights notice to claims about fair water sharing.
Show a sample household water bill; ask students to propose one drought rule for their town and name a group that might oppose it.

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