Oklahoma Social Studies USG.P.2.4.A
The Standard
- USG.P.2
- Use interdisciplinary tools to acquire, apply, and evaluate content understanding of the four strands of social studies.
- USG.P.2.4
- Identify the principles of economic systems and develop an understanding of the benefits of a market system in local, national, and global settings.
Evaluate economic data from charts and graphs, noting trends and making predictions.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · USG.P.2.4
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read the title, labels, units, and scale on an economic graph. They describe the trend using values from the graph, then make a prediction based on that pattern.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to two values that show a rise, fall, or flat period. They make a reasonable prediction and explain that the pattern could change.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may read a shortened vertical axis as a much larger change than the values show. They may treat a prediction as certain or ignore the graph's units.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Show monthly unemployment rates of 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 3.9, 4.1, and 4.2 percent. Ask students to describe the overall trend, cite two values, and predict the next rate.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs six monthly unemployment rates on cards; have them plot the points on graph paper and predict month seven.
Display two graphs of the same rates, one starting at zero and one at 3 percent; ask which looks steeper and why.
Give teams four printed graphs of monthly gas prices; award points for accurate trend descriptions and predictions supported by two values.
Chart local gas prices from the past six weeks; ask students to predict next week's price and name one reason it might differ.
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