Texas TEKS 4.20.B

Social Studies4th GradeSocial studies skills

The Standard

interpret geographic data, population distribution, and natural resources into a variety of formats such as graphs and maps.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read tables about where people live and where resources are found. They identify patterns, then turn the data into a clear graph or map.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a data table, a student chooses a graph for comparisons or a map for location patterns. The display has accurate values, labels, a title, and a usable key or scale. The student states a pattern and cites supporting data.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat every dot or shaded area as the same amount, even when values differ. They often omit a title, key, scale, or labels. Some place resources where they expect them instead of where the data shows them.
How to Assess It: Give students a blank Texas regions map and a table listing population ranges and main resources. Ask them to shade population ranges, add resource symbols, create a key, and write one pattern.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a blank Texas map, colored pencils, and a data table to shade population ranges and mark natural resources with symbols.
Display two student-made maps and ask, “Which one communicates the data more clearly, and what specific feature helps?”
Run a format match game where teams pair data cards with the best display, then justify choosing a bar graph, map, or pictograph.
Provide printed county census and agriculture data, then have students map where people live and which resources each county produces.

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