How to learn Grade 3: Social studies

Nebraska academic standards: Social studies, Grade 3

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1. History · Develop historical inquiry and research skills.

1. Understanding People in Their Own Time: Understand that people in the past saw the world very differently from us — judge their actions by the context they lived in, not only by today's values
2. Vocabulary: historical thinking: Know and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE, AD/CE, century, decade, era, period, timeline, excavation, archaeologist, interpretation, corroborate, bias, perspective — and apply these terms when discussing how we know about the past and how reliable our knowledge is

2. History · Describe and explain multiple perspectives of events within a community.

1. Different Accounts of the Same Event: Recognise that different people can give different accounts of the same event — and that both can be genuine while still disagreeing
2. The world contains many cultures, traditions: Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity

3. Geography · Compare the characteristics of places and regions.

1. Similarities & Differences: Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting

4. Economics · Describe how the local community trades with other communities.

1. Global Trade: Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies

5. Economics · Explain that markets are places where buyers and sellers exchange goods and services.

1. How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work

6. Economics · Evaluate choices and consequences for spending and saving.

1. Budgeting Pocket Money: What a budget is; planning how to spend a fixed amount of pocket money or allowance; making trade-offs between different things you want to buy

7. Economics · Explain that people choose and decide what services they ask their local and state government to provide and pay for.

1. Taxes & Public Services: What taxes are and why people pay them; how taxes fund schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services; that governments decide how to spend tax money

8. Civics · Describe the impact of individual and group decisions at the community level.

1. Your Impact on Others: Reflect on how your behaviour lands on others — consider not just what you intended but what the actual impact was on the other person
2. Community Rights and Responsibilities: Understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of a community — that everyone has a right to be treated with respect and to feel safe, and that with rights come responsibilities to treat others the same way