Oklahoma Social Studies TOT.P.2.3.A
The Standard
- TOT.P.2.3
- Demonstrate a mastery of geographic concepts and the use of geographic tools to understand the impact of geography on the past and present.
Actively engage in asking and answering geographic questions by acquiring, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data and information about the world’s past and present.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · TOT.P.2.3
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students ask geographic questions about how a place has changed. They gather maps and other records, sort them by date and location, and use more than one source to answer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can ask where a city grew over time. They can compare old and current maps, use population figures to support a claim, and explain what those figures cannot show.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may use a current map as proof of what a place looked like decades ago. They may assume that a rise in city population means every neighborhood grew.
How to Assess It
- Hand out 1950 and current Tulsa maps plus a table of 1950 and 2020 population figures. Ask students to write one question about Tulsa's growth and answer it using evidence from two sources.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 1950 and current Tulsa street maps and tracing paper; have them trace major roads and circle two changes.
Ask students to write: What can Tulsa's population figures tell us about growth, and what do we need the maps to show?
Give pairs four dated map and census cards; have them sort the cards by date, then use two cards to defend a growth claim.
Compare a 1950 Tulsa map, current bus routes, and recent census tract counts to propose a bus stop in a growing area.
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