TEKS Correlations

Grades 4-7

Social Studies

Grade 4: (4.1) History. The student understands the similarities and differences of Native-American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration. The student is expected to:
(A) identify Native-American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration and describe the regions in which they lived.

(10) Economics. The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in Texas and the Western Hemisphere. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the economic patterns of various early Native-American groups in Texas and the Western Hemisphere,

(4.14) Economics. The student understands how Texas, the United States, and other parts of the world are economically interdependent. The student is expected to:
(B) identify oil and gas, agricultural, and technological products of Texas that are purchased to meet needs in the United States and around the world; and
(C) explain how Texans meet some of their needs through the purchase of products from the United States and the rest of the world.

(22) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States and Texas; (B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.

(23) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
(C) express ideas orally based on research and experiences; (D) create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies.

(24) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:
(A) use a problem-solving process 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; and (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

Grade 5: (10) Economics. The student understands the basic economic patterns of early societies in the United States. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the economic patterns of various early Native-American groups in the United States.

(5.13) Economics. The student understands the impact of supply and demand on consumers and producers in a free enterprise system. The student is expected to:
(A) explain how supply and demand affects consumers in the United States.

(5.14) Economics. The student understands patterns of work and economic activities in the United States. The student is expected to:
(B) identify and explain how geographic factors have influenced the location of economic activities in the United States.

(25) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States and Texas;
(B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.

(26) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:(C) express ideas orally based on research and experiences.

(27) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:
(B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

Grade 6: (4) Geography. The student understands the characteristics and relative locations of major historical and contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
(D) identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions.

(6.5) Geography. The student understands how geographic factors influence the economic development, political relationships, and policies of societies. The student is expected to:
(A) explain factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence the economic development and foreign policies of societies.

(6.8) Economics. The student understands the various ways in which people organize economic systems. The student is expected to:
(A) compare ways in which various societies organize the production and distribution of goods and services;
(C) explain the impact of scarcity on international trade and economic interdependence among societies.

(21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about selected world cultures; (B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
(C) organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps.

(22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
(C) express ideas orally based on research and experiences.

(23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:
(A) use a problem-solving process 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; and (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

Grade 7: (7.13) Economics. The student understands the interdependence of the Texas economy with the United States and the world. The student is expected to:

(C) analyze the impact of significant industries in Texas such as oil and gas, aerospace, and medical technology on local, national, and international markets.

(21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of sources including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about Texas; (B) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions

(22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
(D) create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information.

(23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to:
(A) use a problem-solving process 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; and (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

 
 


The Frontier Exchange Game

Goal: to introduce the concept of trade between a variety of peoples living on and traveling across the Southern High Plains in the mid to late 1800s. This lesson provides insight into what was traded, who had the goods, and who traded with whom.

Objective: Students will engage in a card game that involves making deals and acquiring goods.

Materials Needed: (Print out)

Activity Description:

  • Break the class into groups of four (or eight).
  • Each group gets one deck of cards that includes cards of each of four cultural groups: Southern Plains Indian, Pueblo Indian, Hispano, and Anglo-American
  • The value of each deck is 50 points. Each person (or pair) in the group will have a different number of cards but the value of each deck is still the same.
  • Each person (or pair) is given a list of gods to obtain corresponding to the cultural group. This list is used when deciding the goods to request from the other players.
  • Using these materials, each individual (or pair) will try to obtain the necessary goods from other people in their group.

  • Each student (or pair) takes turns asking other members of the group for goods they need. Each question equals a turn, regardless of the result (getting cards or not). Requests for goods do not have to be ho9nored.
  • Exchanges should be equal (trade cards or combinations of cards that are the same point value), however, negotiations and bargaining are encouraged.
  • As students get the goods they need, they can lay them out in front of them. This pile can be used for exchanges.
  • The game is over when time is called. If you have time left over, you might want to trade decks with someone else in your group and start again.

Activity Description:

  • Who was trading with whom in your group? Was this indicative of actual trade patterns on the frontier?
  • What goods were important to the cultural groups represented?
  • Why were those goods important?
  • What part does geography play in their importance? What are the natural resources that some areas have that others do not?
  • Which goods were luxuries? Why was it important for people to have these goods?
  • What kinds of things do you trade now? How is the value of these items determined?

Extension Activity:

  • Have the students recreate this card game with contemporary world cultures. Who is exchanging the goods? What goods are being exchanged? What goods are important to the different groups that are involved in the exchange?