3rd Grade SS Content Standards

Spatial and Thinking Skills

All maps have distinctive features. Places can be located by using a key.

Places and Regions

Daily life is influenced by the agriculture, industry and natural resources in different communities.

Human Systems

Evidence of positive and negative human modification of the
environment can be observed in the local community.

Systems of transportation and communication move people,
products and ideas from place to place

Communities may include diverse, cultural groups.

Economic Decision Making and Skills

Line graphs are used to show the change over time.

Scarcity

Both positive and negative incentives affect individuals’ choices and behaviors

Decision Making

Production and Consumption

Understanding the difference between production and consumer and what their roles are.

Markets

What is a merket? What is the role in economics?

Financial Literacy

Making decisions involves weighing costs and benefits.

What is a budget?

Understand that communities have changed over time.

Create comparisons with other communities.

Historical Thinking and Skills

Historical events shown on timelines to demonstrate chronological order.

Primary and Secondary resources can be used for changes over time.

Heritage

Local communities change over time

Civic and Participation Skills

Members of the local communities has rights and responsibilities

Members of the community make the community look good by solving problems and promote good.

Roles and System of Government

Understanding Laws

Governments differ from one place to another

Rules and Laws

Laws are made for all people in the community to abide by. The laws signifies security and order. Laws are made to protect individuals.