Oklahoma Social Studies WG.C.6.2
The Standard
- WG.C.6
- Analyze the impact of industrialization on economic development.
Compare the impact of government policies in both market and command economic systems on the availability and use of natural resources and development.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · WG.C.6
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare how governments manage natural resources in market and command economies. They explain how fees, permits, or state allocations affect who gets a resource, how it is used, and whether businesses can grow.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given two water policies, a student predicts who gets water, who might use less, and which businesses can expand. They support each prediction with a policy detail and explain a tradeoff.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume market economies have no resource rules or that command economies give everyone equal access. They may also confuse the amount of a resource with how much people are allowed or able to use.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Compare a water-use fee for factories in a market economy with a factory water quota in a command economy. For each, predict an effect on water access and factory growth.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 20 water tokens and 10 coins; compare factory output and farm supply under a 2-coin water fee and an 8-token quota.
Ask: Does a water fee or a state quota better protect a river while allowing factory growth? What facts would change your answer?
Give teams fee and quota cards plus a drought map; score each accurate prediction about household water access and factory output.
Show a city water bill and drought notice; ask how each affects water for new homes and businesses, then compare a state quota.
Free download
Printable WG.C.6.2 Worksheet
A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to WG.C.6.2, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.
PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.
Download the worksheetKeep exploring
Related Standards
- OKH.P.2.4.C
Evaluate the impact, both intended and unintended, of government policies on market outcomes at national and global levels, past and present.
- USG.C.1.5.A
Compare the role of government in a market versus command economic systems.
- E.P.2.4.C
Evaluate the impact, both intended and unintended, of government policies on market outcomes at national and global levels, past and present.
- WG.P.2.4.C
Evaluate the impact, both intended and unintended, of government policies on market outcomes at national and global levels, past and present.
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.
Also for this standard:Make a WorksheetMake a QuizMake a Sub Lesson