Texas TEKS 4.22.B
The Standard
use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students work through a community or classroom problem in a clear sequence. They collect relevant facts, compare possible actions, select one, and judge the result.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a local issue, students can organize facts, list realistic choices, and name benefits and drawbacks for each choice. They can defend their decision and explain what evidence would show success.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose the first idea they like before gathering facts. They may ignore drawbacks or judge success by effort rather than evidence of change.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: “The playground has too much litter. Name two facts you need, compare two solutions, choose one, and state how you would know it worked.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups a school map and tokens, then have them test two plans for reducing hallway crowding and record each plan’s results.
Ask students to write: Which solution best protects a town park, and what evidence outweighs its disadvantages?
Run a decision-card game where teams draw a community problem, fact cards, and solution cards, then defend their strongest choice.
Study a recent city council decision, list who was affected, and compare the predicted result with what actually happened.
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