TI Pubic Schools of North Carolina Sine Bar of etn Deparment of Pub ction North Carolina Essential Standards ‘Third grade Social Studies In third grado, smdents draw upon knowledge earned in previous grades to develop more sophisticated understandings of how communities may be linked to form larger politcal units, and how there are cultural, geographic, and economic connections. Through their study of various pattems of community living, the students begin to understand that people's activites are influenced not only by their geographic location, but also by how they use the earth's ‘materials, the physical environment, and bow they express their diversity tarough culture, Students will understand the importance of being a citizen and identify the contributions of selected individuals in te local community. Students will recognize that Americans are comprised of people who have diverse ethnic origins and traditions who all contibute to American life. By looking al communities from a geographic perspective, students become aware of some of the cultural, politcal, geographic, historic, environmental and economic factors that help bind communities together through both time and space, Building upon experiences that demonstrate chronological thinking, students begin to expand ther ability to think like a historian by asking ‘questions that historians ask. Using both primary and secondary sources, students understand the significant role ofthe individual in shaping history and ‘explore changes in communities and regions overtime. Through the study of historical narratives, students ae introduced tothe concept of perspective by asking them to explain why people ean describe the same event differently. This serves asa building block for more sophisticated antlyses in subsequent races, [Note on Strands: H-History, G-Geography and Environmental Literacy, E-Eeonomies and Financial Literacy, C&G-Civies and Government, and C-Culture Page of 17 December 2, 2010= Public Schools of North Carolina tate Boatd of Education | Department of Public Instruction Essential Standard Clarifying Objectives 3a Understand how events, individuals and ideas have [3.1.11 Explain Key historical events that occurred in the Tocal influenced the history of local and regional community and regions aver time. ‘communities SHEED Tnalyze the impact of coniibultons made by diverse historical figures in local communities and regions over SHS TExemplify the Meas that were significant in the evelopment of local communities and regions THD Use historical thinking skill fo understand the [321 Txplain change overtime through historical narratives context of events, people and places. (events, people and places) SH22___ | Explain how multiple perspectives are pontayed though storical narratives, Page 2 of 17 December 2, 2010THES Public Schools of North Carolina ate Board of Education Deparment of Puc nsuction Essential Standard 3Gq Understand the earth's patterns by using theS | 3.G.11 Find absolute and relative Tovatfons oF places within he ‘themes of geography: (location, place, human- local community and region environment interaction, movement and regions). [3.G,1.2 | Compare the human and physical characteristics OF places G15 ‘Exemplily how people adapt to, change and protect the environment to meet their needs. SG.4 | Explain how the movement of goods, people and ideas impact the community SG.LS | Summarize the elements (cultural, demographic, economic and geographic) that define regions (communis nation and world), 3G.L6 ] Compare various regions according to their characteristics state, Page 3 of 17 December 2, 2010