Apply the terms year, decade, and century to describe historical times
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United States Curriculum
Grade 3 Social Studies
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Create written and visual material such as stories, pictures, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas
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Culture. The student understands ethnic and/or cultural celebrations of the local community and other communities
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Culture. The student understands the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities
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Culture. The student understands the role of heroes in shaping the culture of communities, the state, and the nation
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Describe how individuals, events, and ideas have changed communities, past and present
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Describe how individuals, including Daniel Boone and the Founding Fathers have contributed to the expansion of existing communities or to the creation of new communities
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Describe similarities and differences in the physical environment, including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards
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Describe the basic structure of government in the local community, state, and nation
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Describe the effects of human processes such as building new homes, conservation, and pollution in shaping the landscape
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Economics. The student understands the purposes of earning, spending, saving, and donating money
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Explain how supply and demand affect the price of a good or service
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Explain how the cost of production and selling price affect profits
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Gather information, including historical and current events and geographic data, about the community using a variety of resources
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Government. The student understands important ideas in historical documents at various levels of government
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History. The student understands common characteristics of communities, past and present
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Identify and describe individual acts of civic responsibility, including obeying laws, serving and improving the community, serving on a jury, and voting
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Identify characteristics of good citizenship, including truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in
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Identify services commonly provided by local, state, and national governments
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Identify, create, and interpret maps of places that contain map elements, including a title, compass rose, legend, scale, and grid system
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Science, technology, and society. The student understands how individuals have created or invented new technology and affected life in various communities, past and present
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Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others
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Use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and globes in relation to the local community
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Use social studies terminology correctly
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Use voting as a method for group decision making
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