Oklahoma Social Studies 7.C.7.3.B

Social Studies7th GradeContent Standards

The Standard

7.C.7: Examine and compare economic systems as means by which governments organize and distribute available resources, services, and goods.
7.C.7.3: Evaluate how the major sectors of economic activities contribute to the development of a country or region:

Production of goods through manufacturing and construction (Secondary Sector)

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 7.C.7.3

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify work that turns materials into products or builds structures. They trace what happens to materials and separate those jobs from mining, farming, and selling.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can explain how clay becomes bricks and how workers use those bricks to build a wall. They can tell why digging clay and selling bricks are different kinds of work.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call mining or logging manufacturing because those jobs provide materials people use. They may mistake building a house for a service or count selling a finished product as making it.
How to Assess It: On an exit ticket, ask students to circle the two make-or-build jobs: mining clay, making bricks, building a school, selling bricks. Have them explain both choices.

Lesson moves

Give pairs cardboard, tape, and scissors to make a box, then have them label the materials, work steps, and finished product.
Ask: One worker cuts trees, one builds cabinets, and one sells cabinets. Which worker changes the material? Explain your choice.
Have students sort cards labeled quarrying stone, pouring a sidewalk, baking bread, and delivering bread into extract, make/build, or service piles.
Show a photo of a local building site and ask students to name the materials, construction work, and finished structure.

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