Social+Studies

Social Studies Essential Standards


 * **History ** ||
 * **3.H.1.1 Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions **
 * over time. ** || **3.H.1 Understand how events, individuals **
 * and ideas have influenced the history **
 * of local and regional communities. **


 * 3.H.1.2 Analyze the impact of contributions made by diverse historical figures in local **
 * communities and regions over time. **


 * 3.H.1.3 Exemplify the ideas that were significant in the development of local communities **
 * and regions. ** ||
 * **3.H.2 Use historical thinking skills to **
 * understand the context of events, ** || **3.H.2.1 Explain change over time through historical narratives. (events, people and places) ** ||
 * **Geography and Environmental Literacy ** ||
 * **3.G.1 Understand the earth’s patterns by **
 * using the 5 themes of geography: **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">(location, place, human-environment **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">interaction, movement and regions). ** || **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.G.1.1 Find absolute and relative locations of places within the local community and **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">region. **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.G.1.2 Compare the human and physical characteristics of places. **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.G.1.3 Exemplify how people adapt to, change and protect the environment to meet their **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">needs. **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.G.1.4 Explain how the movement of goods, people and ideas impact the community. **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.G.1.5 Summarize the elements (cultural, demographic, economic and geographic) that **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">define regions (community, state, nation and world). **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.G.1.6 Compare various regions according to their characteristics. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Economics and Financial Literacy ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.E.1 Understand how the location of regions affects activity in a market **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">economy. ** || **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.E.1.1 Explain how location impacts supply and demand **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.E.1.2 Explain how locations of regions and natural resources influence economic **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">development (industries developed around natural resources, rivers and coastal towns). ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.E.2 Understand entrepreneurship in a **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">market economy. ** || **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.E.2.1 Explain why people become entrepreneurs. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.E.2.2 Give examples of entrepreneurship in various regions of our state. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Civics and Governance ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.1 Understand the development, **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">structure and function of **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">local government. ** || **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.1.1 Summarize the historical development of local governments. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.1.2 Describe the structure of local government and how it functions to serve citizens. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.1 Understand the development, **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">structure and function of **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">local government. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.1.3 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">government. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.2 Understand how citizens participate **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">in their communities. ** || **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.2.1 Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">community. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.2.2 Exemplify how citizens contribute to the well-being of the community’s natural environment. **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.2.2 Exemplify how citizens contribute to the well-being of the community’s natural environment. **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C&G.2.3 Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community) ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C.1 Understand how diverse cultures are **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">visible in local and regional **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">communities. ** || **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C.1.1 Compare languages, foods and traditions of various groups living in local and **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">regional communities **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C.1.2 Exemplify how various groups show artistic expression within the local and **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">regional communities. **


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3.C.1.3 Use non-fiction texts to explore how cultures borrow and share from each other **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">(foods, languages, rules, traditions and behaviors). ** ||