Grade 3 Social Studies Social Studies Grade(s) 3rd Course Overview This course focuses on the five Wisconsin Model Academic standards for Social Studies: Geography, History, Political Science and Citizenship, Economics, and Behavioral Sciences. Scope And Sequence Timeframe Unit Instructional Topics Unit: Geography Geography History Political Science Economics Behavior Science 1. Maps 2. Interacting with Physical Environment 3. Changes in the Community 1. Resources 2. Time lines 3. Literature 4. Changes 5. Important Events and Famous People 6. Cooperation and Interdependence 1. Responsibilities 2. Documents 3. Rules 1. Money 2. Needs and Wants 1. Families 2. Cultures 3. Institutions 4. Values and Beliefs Course Details In this unit students will learn about geography through the study of the relationships among people, places, and environments. Duration: Topic: Maps Identify continents and United States Label on a world map major land masses, bodies of water and mountain ranges Locate cities and state capitals Locate hemispheres, continents, oceans, United States, Canada, and Mexico, and various landforms, regions, and resources Use a map scale to compute distance measuring to the nearest inch Use map key, legend, or grid to locate a specific place on a map Duration: 5 Day(s) Topic: Interacting with Physical Environment Analyze why people have settled in a community Duration: Topic: Changes in the Community Compare and contrast how life has changed in a community Investigate changes in a community Investigate how a community developed Duration: Unit: History Page 1 Duration:
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Grade 3 Social Studies Social Studies Grade(s) 3rd In this unit students will learn about the history of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world, examining change and continuity over time in order to develop historical perspective, explain historical relationships, and analyze issues that affect the present and the future. Topic: Resources Use enclyclopedias to gather information Duration: Topic: Time lines Explain the meaning of calendar time in years Use a time line to select, interpret, and sequence information Duration: Topic: Literature Place people found in literature to a time and context in history Duration: Topic: Changes Identify the role individuals and groups play in the social and ecomomical development of a culture Duration: Topic: Important Events and Famous People Examine ways certain people or events have impacted our society Investigate and explain the importance of significant state and national holidays and symbols Duration: Topic: Cooperation and Interdependence Explain examples of cooperation among individuals and cultural groups Duration: Unit: Political Science Duration: In this unit students will learn about political science and acquire the knowledge of political systems necessary for developing individual civic responsibility by studying the history and contemporary uses of power, authority, and governance. Topic: Responsibilities Discuss the need for rules in the classroom and at home Duration: Topic: Documents Explore the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights Duration: Page 3
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Grade 3 Social Studies Social Studies Topic: Rules Explain how rules can promote or hinder cooperation Explore the perspective of groups and individuals with regard to a school or classroom issue Grade(s) 3rd Duration: Unit: Economics Duration: In this unit students will learn about production, distribution, exchange, and consumption so that they can make informed economic decisions. Topic: Money Explore how one can save money to have purchasing power Explore how people earn money Investigate the income of a community Duration: Topic: Needs and Wants Investigate the difference between a need and want Duration: Unit: Behavior Science Duration: In this unit students will learn about the behavioral sciences by exploring concepts from the discipline of sociology, the study of the interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions; the discipline of psychology, the study of factors that influence individual identity and learning; and the discipline of anthropology, the study of cultures in various times and settings. Topic: Families Investigate how families work together Duration: Topic: Cultures Investigate literature and music that conveys expressions of a culture Duration: Topic: Institutions Give examples and explain why rules and laws are important to a group or institution Duration: Topic: Values and Beliefs Identify ways that the media influences our choices Recognize strengths and weaknesses as a student Duration: Page 5
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