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Grade 3
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3.H
History--Students examine the connections of their own environment and cultural diversity with the past and develop an understanding of how people and events of the past and present influence what happens in the world.
3.G
Geography--Students explore geographic relationships between physical, environmental characteristics and distinctive cultural features of their community, state, nation and world.
3.C
Civics/Government--Students learn that they are citizens of their community, nation and world and the importance of the contributions they make to be a responsible, engaged citizen. Students gain understanding in how people create, interact with, and change structures of power, authority and governance that protect the rights of the people.
3.E
Economics--Students explore how people organized and use resources and depend on one another for the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
3.D
Discipleship--Students understand the impact of Catholic faith on all aspects of the study of interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, past and present
3.H.HT
Historical Thinking and Skills
3.H.HR
Heritage
3.G.ST
Spatial Thinking and Skills
3.G.P
Places and Regions
3.G.HS
Human Systems
3.C.PS
Civic Participation and Skills
3.C.RL
Rules and Laws
3.C.RS
Roles and Systems of Government
3.E.DM
Economic Decision Making and Skills
3.E.S
Scarcity
3.E.PC
Production and Consumption
3.E.M
Markets
3.E.FL
Financial Literacy
3.D.EV
Evangelization
3.D.SJ
Social Justice
3.D.LF
Living the Faith
3.H.HT.1
Create simple timelines that identify important event in various regions of the state
3.H.HT.2
Distinguish between fact and fiction in historical accounts by comparing documentary sources on historical figures and events with fictional character and events in stories
3.H.HT.3
Identify what a primary or secondary source of information H3.3
3.H.HR.1
Identify and describe Native American Woodland Indians who lived in the region when European settlers arrived
3.H.HR.2
Explain why and how the local community was established and identify its founders and early settlers including Catholic missionaries
3.H.HR.3
Describe the role of the local community and other communities in the development of the state’s regions
3.H.HR.4
Give examples of cooperation and interdependence among groups and nations
3.H.HR.5
Explain the significance of immigrants to the community
3.H.HR.6
Give examples of social, economic, political and cultural factors that contribute to change in the local community and Church
3.G.ST.1
Use globes, maps, atlases and charts to gather
3.G.ST.2
Label the seven continents and recognize the bodies of water
3.G.ST.3
Use a map key, map scale and cardinal/ordinal directions
3.G.ST.4
Construct a simple hometown map
3.G.ST.5
Practice constructing maps from memory
3.G.ST.6
Identify cities, states and national borders
3.G.ST.7
Construct a simple world map with continents and ocean identification
3.G.ST.8
Use labels and symbols to locate and identify physical and political features on maps and globes (label a map of the Midwest region, identifying states, major rivers, lakes and the Great Lakes
3.G.ST.9
Locate Wisconsin and other Midwestern states on maps using simple grid systems
3.G.ST.10
Identify the northern, southern, eastern and western hemispheres; cardinal and intermediate directions; and determine the direction and distance from one place to another
3.G.P.1
Generalize the geographical reasons for the settling of the local community
3.G.P.2
Explain that regions are areas that have similar physical and cultural characteristics
3.G.P.3
Identify Wisconsin and the local community as part of a specific region
3.G.P.4
Observe and describe the physical characteristics of Wisconsin using words and illustrations and compare them to the characteristics of neighboring states
3.G.P.5
Describe how climate and the physical characteristics of a region affect the vegetation and animal life living there
3.G.P.6
Compare and contrast the local community with other places in Wisconsin
3.G.HS.1
Explain how climate, geographic location and natural resources affect communities
3.G.HS.2
Recognize how current issues impact people, places and environments
3.G.HS.3
Identify factors that make the region unique, including cultural diversity, industry, the arts and architecture
3.G.HS.4
Use a variety of information resources to identify regional environmental issues and examine the ways that people have tried to solve these problems
3.G.HS.5
Identify and describe the relationship between human systems and physical systems and the impact they have on each other
3.C.PS.1
Explain the importance of being a good citizen of the state and nation
3.C.PS.2
Identify people in the state who exhibit the characteristics and virtues of good citizenship
3.C.PS.3
Explain the role citizens have in making decisions and rules within the community, state and nation
3.C.PS.4
Use a variety of information resources together information about local, state, and regional leaders and civic issues
3.C.PS.5
Identify and discuss current events and sources of the information
3.C.PS.6
Compare and contrast various viewpoints including Catholic view on current issues
3.C.RL.1
Explain the need for laws and policies
3.C.RL.2
Summarize rules/laws and describe consequences for breaking them
3.C.RL.3
Identify and state the significance of the political documents of the United States in which rights of our citizens are guaranteed
3.C.RS.1
Distinguish the differences between power and authority
3.C.RS.2
Identify fundamental democratic principles and ideals
3.C.RS.3
Discuss the reasons governments are needed and identify specific goods and services that governments provide
3.C.RS.4
Explain the importance of being a good citizen of the state and nation
3.C.RS.5
Identify people in the state who exhibit characteristics and virtues of good citizenship
3.E.DM.1
Give examples of how economic resources in the home, school and community are limited, and how people must make choices about how to use those resources
3.E.DM.2
Define interdependence and give examples of how people in the local community depend on each other for goods and services
3.E.S.1
Give examples from the local community that illustrate the scarcity of productive resources
3.E.S.2
Explain how scarcity requires people to make choices and incur opportunity costs
3.E.S.3
Illustrate how people compare benefits and costs when making choices and decisions as consumers and producers
3.E.PC.1
Give examples to explain how businesses and industry depend upon workers with specialized skills
3.E.PC.2
Give examples of goods and services provided by local business and industry
3.E.M.1
Give examples of trade in the local community and explain how trade benefits both parties
3.E.M.2
Explain that buyers and sellers interact to determine the prices of goods and services in markets
3.E.FL.1
Recognize that money is the universal medium of exchange
3.E.FL.2
Describe the effects of personal economic decisions
3.E.FL.3
Explain the purpose of saving, spending, investing and tithing money
3.D.EV.1
Identify and describe issues affecting the environment (animal welfare, pollution, littering, etc.)
3.D.EV.2
Describe ways in which local cultures may influence the community
3.D.EV.3
Describe and illustrate the customs and traditions of the various cultures found in the local community
3.D.EV.4
Identify outside influences that affect identity and development (i.e. languages, neighborhood, family)
3.D.SJ.1
Analyze suggestions for how to address environmental issues
3.D.SJ.2
Analyze media’s influence on opinion, choices and decisions
3.D.SJ.3
Justify the appreciation of the diversity of cultures
3.D.SJ.4
Give examples of laws, rules and peer pressure that influence a person in the community
3.D.LF.1
Give examples from Scripture to justify our responsibility as Christians to care for the environment
3.D.LF.2
Describe instances of cooperation and interdependence among individuals, groups and nations (i.e. church, missions, and disaster relief
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