Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.P.1.1.C

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Social Studies Practices

The Standard

MWH.P.1: Apply critical thinking skills to address authentic civic issues.
MWH.P.1.1: Demonstrate an understanding of the virtue of civil discourse to analyze and address real- world problems.

Gather and evaluate information regarding complex problems, assessing individual and collective actions taken to address them.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · MWH.P.1.1

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students piece together evidence about a problem, such as London's 1854 cholera outbreak. They check who made each source and what it can show, then judge whether a person's or group's response helped.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can use a cholera death map and parish records to explain what John Snow found and what local officials did. They can tell the difference between evidence that an action happened and evidence that it worked.
Common Misconceptions: Students may trust a vivid firsthand account without checking it against death records. They may credit Snow alone with ending the outbreak or assume that fewer deaths after an action prove the action caused the drop.
How to Assess It: Show Snow's cholera map and a note that parish officials removed the Broad Street pump handle. Ask students what each source shows, how the two responses differ, and what evidence they still need.

Lesson moves

Place printed cholera death dots on a street map, then compare their pattern with the location of the Broad Street pump.
Ask: What could Snow's map show about the pump, and what would you need to prove removing its handle stopped deaths?
Give pairs Snow's account, death counts, parish minutes, and a textbook; rank them for judging whether pump removal saved lives.
Compare a local boil-water notice with your water utility's test report; identify what each says about risks and the response.

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