Social Studies - Grade 3

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Elkhorn Public Schools

Social Studies

Social Studies - Grade 3

Cultural Perspective

Community Changes
The learner will be able to compare communities and describe how the local community changed physically and demographically over time.

Strand	Scope	Source
Community: Local	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.1

Community: People and Places
The learner will be able to learn about people and places in the community.

Strand	Scope	Source
Community: Local	Master	Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective

Cultural Contributions
The learner will be able to identify and describe the past and present contributions of peoples such as the Native Americans, Hispanic American, African Americans, European Americans, and Asian Americans in Nebraska.

Strand	Scope	Source
Culture: People	Reinforce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.2

Culture: Past and Present
The learner will be able to compare and contrast life in the past and present of ethnic/ cultural groups.

Strand	Scope	Source
Culture	Master	Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective

Culture: Rights and Responsibilities
The learner will be able to understand rights and responsibilities of cultural/ ethnic groups.

Strand	Scope	Source
Culture	Master	Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective

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United States History

European Exploration
The learner will be able to describe the discovery of the Americas by Columbus and other European explorers as well as the first permanent Spanish, French, and English settlements in North America.

Strand	Scope	Source
Exploration	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.3

Expansion & Development of Nebraska
The learner will be able to explain how historic and geographic factors affected the expansion and development of Nebraska.

Strand	Scope	Source
State History	Reinforce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.5

Historic Events
The learner will be able to identify significant individuals and historical events in their community.

Strand	Scope	Source
Historical Figures	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.11

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Technological Developments

People: Changes in Daily Life
The learner will be able to compare and contrast daily life in the past and present considering things such as roles, jobs, communication, technology, transportation, schools, and cultural traditions.

Strand	Scope	Source
Technology	Reinforce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.4

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Economics

Nebraska's 20th Century
The learner will be able to trace Nebraska's 20th century by identifying the terms goods, services, producers, and consumers and giving examples of each in their community.

Strand	Scope	Source
Goods/Services	Introduce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.6

Economic Factors
The learner will be able to explain the interdependence of producers and consumers in a market economy by describing factors that have influenced consumer demand and describing how producers have used natural resources, human resources, and capital resources to produce goods and services in the past and present.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economics	Introduce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.13

Economic Choices
The learner will be able to identify examples of making economic choices and explain what is given up when making a choice; distinguish between money and barter economics; explain the differences between using cash, checks, and credit to purchase goods and services.

Strand	Scope	Source
Economic Systems	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.14

Taxation
The learner will be able to explain the relationship between taxation and governmental goods and services.

Strand	Scope	Source
Demand	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.17

Distribution of Goods
The learner will be able to describe the impact of changing modes of transportation and communications on the distribution of goods and services.

Strand	Scope	Source
Goods/Services	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.18

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Historical Perspective

Historical Analysis
The learner will be able to develop historical analytical skills by comparing documentary sources on historical figures and events with fictionalized characters and events to distinguish fact from fiction.

Strand	Scope	Source
Historical Analysis	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.12

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Geography

Location
The learner will be able to use concepts of absolute locations, such as using grid systems, and relative location, such as direction, reference to neighboring states, and water features to locate and identify on maps and globes his/her local city or county, Nebraska, the United States, the seven continents, and four oceans.

Strand	Scope	Source
Map/Globe Skills	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.21

Construct Maps
The learner will be able to use the concepts of absolute locations, such as using grid systems, and relative location, such as direction, reference to neighboring states, and water features to construct physical maps and three-dimensional models that include the essential map elements and the geographic regions of Nebraska and the United States, and regions, such as Coastal Plains, Appalachian Mountains, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin andRidge, an Coastal Range.

Strand	Scope	Source
US Geography	Master	NE: Standar5ds, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.21

Land Use
The learner will be able to use the concepts of absolute locations such as using grid systems, and relative location to illustrate how Nebraska communities differ in physical features such as land use, population, density, architecture, services, and transportation.

Strand	Scope	Source
US Geography	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.21

Location: Hemispheres
The learner will be able to distinguish between meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude and use the equator and prime meridian to identify the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres.

Strand	Scope	Source
Map/Globe Skills	Introduce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.22

Cardinal Directions
The learner will be able to identify cardinal directions on a map.

Strand	Scope	Source
Map/Globe Skills	Master	Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective

Map Skills
The learner will be able to demonstrate map skills by construction of maps which will include the essential map elements of title, scale key, directional indicator, and date.

Strand	Scope	Source
Map/Globe Skills	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.19

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Civics and Government

Rules and Laws
The learner will be able to identify examples of the extension of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in American history and the contributions of Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, European Americans, Asian Americans, individuals, and groups.

Strand	Scope	Source
Citizenship: Rights/Responsibilities	Reinforce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.24

Branches of Government
The learner will be able to analyze, explain, and demonstrate the relationship among making laws, carrying out laws, and determining if laws have been violated.

Strand	Scope	Source
Government: Branches	Introduce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.25

Citizenship: Rights & Responsibiliti
The learner will be able to explain the interaction between rights and responsibilities; why we have rules, laws, and constitutional mandates to protect rights and make sure responsibilities are carried out; consequences for violating them; and the role of citizenship in promoting them.

Strand	Scope	Source
Citizenship	Reinforce	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.26

Governmental Leaders
The learner will be able to identify representative leaders at government levels, such as mayor, governor, and president.

Strand	Scope	Source
Authority	Master	NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.28

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