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NE.SS.1.Grade 3 (Community)

Grade 3 (Community)
SS 3.1. Civics: Students will develop and apply the skills of civic responsibility to make informed decisions based upon knowledge of government at local, state, national and international levels.
Civic Participation
SS 3.1.2. Students will understand the impact of individual and group decisions at a local level.
SS 3.1.2.a. Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens (e.g., voting, public service projects,) at the local level
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide American Citizenship
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Effective Decision Making
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Election Process
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Government and Political Systems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roles of the Citizens
 
SS 3.1.2.b. Explain the meaning of patriotic symbols, songs, actions, celebrations, and holidays (e.g., U.S. Flag, Bald Eagle, Pledge of Allegiance, Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day, President’s Day, Flag Day)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide American Symbols & Holidays
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide World Holidays
 
SS 3.1.2.c. Identify ways students can be engaged to have an impact in their local community
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Effective Decision Making
 
SS 3.1.2.e. Identify local leaders and the impact of their decisions that effect public policy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Government and Political Systems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Local Government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide U.S. Court System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide U.S. Government
 
Forms and Functions of Government
SS 3.1.1. Students will identify and explain the structure and function of their local governments.
SS 3.1.1.a. Identify the structure and functions of local government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Government and Political Systems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Local Government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide U.S. Court System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide U.S. Government
 
SS 3.1.1.c. Identify and explain a variety of roles leaders, citizens, and others play in local government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Government and Political Systems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Local Government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide U.S. Court System
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide U.S. Government
 
SS 3.2. Economics: Students will utilize economic reasoning skills to make informed judgments and become effective participants in the economy at the local, state, national and international levels.
Financial Literacy
SS 3.2.6. Students will use knowledge of currency to solve real-world problems.
SS 3.2.6.a. Given a budget, students will be able to make choices as to what to purchase and what to give up
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Income and Earning
 
Globalization
SS 3.2.12. Students will describe how the local community trades with the rest of the world.
SS 3.2.12.a. Identify local goods and services that could be traded with people everywhere (e.g., corn, soybeans, beef)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interdependence of Goods and Services
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Trade and Transportation
 
Institutions
SS 3.2.3. Students will cite evidence of how money (coins and currency) makes trading easier than bartering.
SS 3.2.3.a. Identify historical examples of trading among early settlers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Colonial Life
 
SS 3.3. Geography: Students will develop and apply spatial perspective and geographic skills to make informed decisions regarding issues and current events at local, state, national and international levels.
Places and Regions
SS 3.3.2. Students will compare the characteristics of places and regions.
SS 3.3.2.b. Compare and contrast local places and regions with other places and regions (e.g., prairie and forest, local community with another community, products from Nebraska and another state, crops grown in Nebraska and another state)
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Geographic Regions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks
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Human/Environment Interaction
SS 3.3.5. Students will identify the relationship between humans and the physical environment.
SS 3.3.5.c. Explain the importance of Earth’s natural resources (e.g., minerals, air, water, land)
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The World in Spatial Terms
SS 3.3.1. Students will explore where (spatial) and why people, places and environments are organized in the state.
SS 3.3.1.d. Locate places on maps and globes (e.g., Missouri River, Platte, River, Rocky Mountains, Nebraska, the student's city)
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Map Skills
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SS 3.3.1.e. Identify the continents, oceans, and hemispheres
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Geographic Information
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Geographic Regions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Map & Compass Skills
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SS 3.4. History: Students will develop and apply historical knowledge and skills to research, analyze, and understand key concepts of past, current, and potential issues and events at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Historical Analysis and Interpretation
SS 3.4.4. Students will identify past and current events, issues, and problems.
SS 3.4.4.c. Describe how decisions affected events in the community (e.g., election of local officials; zoning laws)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Government and Political Systems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Local Government
 
Chronological Thinking
SS 3.4.1. Students will describe and analyze chronological relationships and patterns.
SS 3.4.1.a. Describe concepts of time and chronology (e.g., annual, biannual, decades, centuries, millennia)
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines