Social Studies
社会
North Carolina Essential Standards Third grade Social Studies
3.H.1 Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities.
Concept(s): Leadership , Values and Beliefs, Settlement Patterns, Resources
3.H.1.1 Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time.
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, people and places.
Concept(s): Change, Perspective
3.H.2.1 Explain change over time through historical narratives (events, people and places).
3.H.2.2 Explain how multiple perspectives are portrayed through historical narratives.
3.G.1 Understand the earth’s patterns by using the 5 themes of geography: (location, place, human - environment interaction, movement and regions).
Concept(s): Place, Location, Human - Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
3.G.1.1 Find absolute and relative locations of places within the local community and region.
3.G.1.2 Compare the human and physical characteristics of places .
3.G.1.3 Exemplify how people adapt to, change and protect the environment to meet their needs.
3.G.1.4 Explain how the movement of goods, people and ideas impact the community.
3.G.1.5 Summarize the elements (cultural, demographic, economic and geographic) that d efine regions, community, state, nation and world.
3.G.1.6 Compare various regions according to their characteristics.
3.E.1.1 Explain how location impacts supply and demand.
3.E.1.2 Explain how locations of regions and natural resources influence economic development (industries developed around natural resources, rivers and coastal towns).
3.C&G.1.3 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local government.
3.E.2.1 Explain why people become entrepreneurs.
3.E.2.2 Give examples of entrepreneurship in various regions of our state.
3.C&G.1.1 Summarize the historical development of local governments.
3.C&G.1.2 Describe the structure of local government and how it functions to serve citizens.
3.C&G.1.3 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local government.
3.C&G.2 Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
Concept(s): Citizenship, Community
3.C&G.2.1 Exemplify how citizens contribute politically, socially and economically to their community.
3.C&G.2.2 Exemplify how citizens contribute to the well- being of the community’s natural environment.
3.C&G.2.3 Apply skills in civic engagement and public discourse (school, community).
3.C.1 Understand how diverse cultures are visible in local and regional communities. Concept(s) : Language, Diversity, Culture, Values and Beliefs
3.C.1.1 Compare languages, foods and traditions of various groups living in local and regional communities.
3.C.1.2 Exemplify how various groups show artistic expression within the local and regional communities.
3.C1.3 Use non - fiction texts to explore how cultures borrow and share from each other (foods, languages, rules, traditions and behaviors).